New Pectus Carinatum Course · The Complete System

Flatten the ridge.
The whole system.

Carinatum is the most correctable pectus type, if your brace, breathing and training pull together. Nine modules that make them.

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Joined by 1,000+ people fixing their chest without surgery, since 2015

Excellent Rated excellent, 4.8 out of 5
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11 min · the full method

Why your brace alone isn't enough, and what makes compression actually hold.

Compliance and pairing are the whole game with carinatum. This course is engineered around both.

Pectus carinatum brace correction
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01 / If this is you

You have the brace.
Nobody gave you a plan.

A brace applies pressure. Whether that pressure becomes correction depends on fit, schedule, breathing, exercise and posture working together. Here's where it usually breaks down.

The brace is uncomfortable and you're not sure it's fitted right
Pain at the contact points, skin issues after a few hours, and no way to tell if that's normal break-in or a sign the fit is wrong.
You wear it inconsistently and feel guilty
20 hours a day feels overwhelming, and every break feels like lost progress.
No idea if it’s actually working
Months of wear, photos that look roughly the same, no measurement protocol, no idea if the pressure is even in the right range.
Your exercises feel disconnected from the brace
Generic chest and core work, none of it designed around the compression you're under, and some of it may be quietly working against the brace.
Nobody told you about the posture side
Carinatum creates a specific postural pattern: forward shoulders, tight anterior chest, thoracic curve.
You're doing this without anyone who's been through it
Your orthotist knows braces, your physio knows rehab, but neither has lived this.
The encouraging part

Carinatum corrects better than any other pectus type.

Its cartilage is usually flexible, and it remodels under steady, directed compression, the same principle as orthodontic bracing. Get the fit, schedule, breathing and exercise pulling together, and the ridge settles back. This course is how you align them.

8–16 h structured wear, not guesswork
2–4 mo to first visible flattening
02 / The evidence

Backed by the research,
not just my opinion.

prevalence
1 in 5
of pectus cases are carinatum, the second-most common chest difference
predicts bracing success
Flexibility
the single biggest factor in how correctable carinatum is
the Flatten & Frame strategy
V-taper
lats, shoulders and back make the bump proportionally smaller
biomechanics
Ribs-down
anterior core pulls the rib cage down, flattening the puffed carriage
tissue adaptation
Wolff's Law
flexible, growing cartilage remodels under steady, directed compression
adherence studies
Compliance
the #1 predictor of structural success with bracing
03 / Results

Transformations & Real Stories

Read them by rating, or by what people actually got out of it - the transformations, the honest reviews, and the messages that land in my inbox every week.

500+
Documented Transformations
1,000+
People Helped
11+
Years of Research & Practice
4.8 / 5.0

across 35 rated statements

500+ reviews collected since 2015. Open a bar, a tag or a condition to read the published ones.

What the 4.8 is made of

45 published statements · 500+ collected since 2015

  • 12 mo

    Mihail doesnt sugarcoat anything. told me exactly what to expect and exactly how long it would take. 12 months in and my carinatum is flat. i finally take my shirt off at the beach

    Aiden R. PC 19

    1-on-1 Coaching Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺

  • 4 mo

    The carinatum brace is really well made. fits perfect to my chest and i can wear it under a t-shirt at work. results started showing around 4 months

    Nico P. PC 17

    Pectus Carinatum Brace Milan, Italy 🇮🇹

  • 6 mo

    My son is 15 and was getting self-conscious at the pool. The carinatum brace and the fortnightly check-ins are what kept him consistent. Six months and the ridge has visibly dropped.

    Parent of Ethan PC 15

    Pectus Carinatum Brace Michigan, USA 🇺🇸

  • 5 mo

    Wore it 8 hrs a night for 5 months. the ridge is basically gone. im 16 so i got lucky on timing, but you still have to wear it every single night. beat the operation they were lining us up for

    Elias PC 16

    Pectus Carinatum Brace Bergen, Norway 🇳🇴

  • The wear-schedule chapter is honestly the whole product. everywhere else online just goes "wear a brace" and leaves you to figure out the rest

    hamza PC 20

    Pectus Carinatum Course Casablanca, Morocco 🇲🇦

  • 6 mo

    spent two years hiding the ridge under hoodies before i actually did anything about it. what changed it was the carinatum program - building the chest and back around the ridge instead of just bracing and hoping. six months in and it reads flat enough that the hoodies are gone

    Rafael PC 22

    PC Exercise Program Cebu, Philippines 🇵🇭

  • 4 mo

    He replied to my messages same day, every time. at 17 with a chest you hate, that matters way more than the plan does honestly

    Théo PC 17

    1-on-1 Coaching Ghent, Belgium 🇧🇪

  • solid guide and the pressure numbers are genuinely useful. half a star off cus im 28 and the whole thing is pitched at teenagers. an adult section, where the timelines are honestly different, wouldve been worth a lot to me

    Jonas B. PC 28

    Carinatum Brace Guide Aarhus, Denmark 🇩🇰

  • I came across your blog about a year ago and I just want to say how much you've changed my life for the better. I thought it was going to be another average article, but the tips you gave were things I hadn't heard of before. Now I've improved so much and im more confident then ever.

    Cristian PE 17

    Read the blog USA 🇺🇸

  • Had rib flare since i was a teen. the brace plus the breathing drills changed everything. my waist looks normal in a fitted shirt for the first time in my adult life

    Daniel K. Rib Flare 27

    Rib Flare Brace Bristol, UK 🇬🇧

  • 6 mo

    spent two years researching surgery before i found this. six months in and i wish id found it sooner. the progress photos dont lie

    Tom W. PE 24

    Pectus Excavatum Course Manchester, UK 🇬🇧

  • the breathing protocol alone changed how i feel day to day. didnt realise how shallow i was breathing until i fixed it. the rib flare correction kind of followed on its own

    Sam B. Rib Flare 21

    Rib Flare Course Oregon, USA 🇺🇸

  • 3 mo

    Was skeptical, id tried everything before. the custom vacuum bell was different to anything id used. three months of consistent use and i can already see the sternum coming up

    Chris L. PE 31

    Vacuum Bell Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦

  • 9 mo

    direct, no nonsense. mihail knows this condition better than any doctor ive seen. my GP was shocked when i showed him my 9 month comparison photos

    Ryan H. PE 29

    1-on-1 Coaching Dublin, Ireland 🇮🇪

  • the course structure is exactly what i needed. not overwhelming, not vague. each module builds on the last and you always know what to do next

    Jake M. Rib Flare 23

    Rib Flare Course Texas, USA 🇺🇸

  • 7 mo

    been watching mihails youtube since 2017. finally bought the program in 2023 and kicked myself for waiting. shouldve trusted him years earlier

    Liam O. PE 26

    PE Exercise Program Auckland, New Zealand 🇳🇿

  • what sold me is that every claim links to a study. only place online that treats pectus like an actual training problem instead of selling a miracle

    David P. Rib Flare 34

    Read the blog Rotterdam, Netherlands 🇳🇱

  • 7 mo

    Seven months with the bell now. dip is maybe half what it was and i've stopped turning sideways away from people at the gym lol. didnt expect that part

    Tobias PE 24

    Vacuum Bell Hamburg, Germany 🇩🇪

  • 5 mo

    started at 19 with a chest i couldnt look at in the mirror. went with the excavatum course cus everyone kept telling me nothing but surgery works and i didnt buy it. 5 months of doing the work most days and my chest sits noticeably flatter now - the surgeon who told me wait and see at 17 wouldnt recognise it. only regret is i didnt start the day i turned 17

    Wes PE 19

    Pectus Excavatum Course Colorado, USA 🇺🇸

  • 9 mo

    Nine months in and my cardiologist literally asked what id changed. resting heart rate came down and i sleep breathing through my nose now. still kind of wild to me

    Andrés Vásquez PE 31

    1-on-1 Coaching Santiago, Chile 🇨🇱

  • 1100 pages sounded ridiculous til i realised its a reference not a book you read front to back. im in the vacuum bell chapters basically every day

    callum_g PE 22

    Breathe Deeper Glasgow, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • Back and rear delt work changed how my chest reads more than anything i did to the actual chest. did NOT expect to be told that

    Dmitri PE 29

    PE Exercise Program Riga, Latvia 🇱🇻

  • App keeps me honest ngl. i log the bell session and it tells me when ive earned the next step up. before this i was just guessing

    Joon-ho Park PE 26

    The app Seoul, South Korea 🇰🇷

  • 4 mo

    my mum found mihail tbh. four months of coaching and the difference between the photos is obvious. never had to sit in front of a surgeon

    Tomás Ferreira PE 17

    1-on-1 Coaching Porto, Portugal 🇵🇹

  • 3 mo

    gaining weight was the bit nobody would explain to me. 3 months on the nutrition plan, 5kg up, and the same chest reads completely different at that weight

    Felix PE 28

    Pectus Nutrition Program Graz, Austria 🇦🇹

  • 6 mo

    It works. the suction takes getting used to and i gave myself a bit of skin bruising the first fortnight, until i dropped the pressure back to what the guide actually says. my fault not theirs

    Marc-Antoine PE 33

    Vacuum Bell Quebec, Canada 🇨🇦

  • 5 mo

    honest review. 5 months of consistent bell use and my depth has barely moved. im 35 and my chest wall is stiff, which the guide does warn about upfront. the posture and breathing side genuinely helped and i dont regret the money, but i wouldnt tell someone my age to expect what the teenagers are getting

    Nikolai PE 35

    Vacuum Bell Guide Sofia, Bulgaria 🇧🇬

  • 8 mo

    dip and flare at the same time. THE FLARE WENT FIRST, which nobody warned me would happen, and that alone changed my whole silhouette

    Bruno Salgado PE + Rib Flare 30

    1-on-1 Coaching São Paulo, Brazil 🇧🇷

  • brace did its job on the flare. what i actually wanted was how to run it alongside the vacuum bell work in the same week. asked and got a proper answer same day, but that should be in the material, not something you have to know to ask for

    Otto PE + Rib Flare 25

    Rib Flare Brace Tampere, Finland 🇫🇮

  • Everyone i asked just told me to do more core. turns out i was breathing into my neck this whole time. learning to actually use my diaphragm was the entire fix

    Georgia Rib Flare 24

    Rib Flare Course Perth, Australia 🇦🇺

  • 4 mo

    started out flat on my back every night checking whether my ribs still stuck up, they always did. got the rib flare program and actually did the breathing side properly this time instead of just the exercises. four months later i lie down and theyre flat - i still check out of habit and still cant quite believe it

    Hanna Rib Flare 22

    Rib Flare Program Malmö, Sweden 🇸🇪

  • 7 mo

    the fortnightly check-ins are the only reason im still doing this. left on my own id have quit around week 3, easy

    Katarina Rib Flare 31

    1-on-1 Coaching Split, Croatia 🇭🇷

  • obsessed with watching that number drop every month ngl. 10/10

    marta_v Rib Flare 25

    The app Valencia, Spain 🇪🇸

  • clear, cited, actually practical. heavy going in the anatomy chapters if you have no background, but id rather be given too much than too little

    Aisha M. Rib Flare 27

    Rib Flare Brace Guide Dubai, UAE 🇦🇪

  • material's good and i have no issue with the science. my honest gripe is the early modules cover the same ground as the free blog posts, which id already read before buying. the later phases are where the real value sits. wouldve paid the same to skip straight to those

    Stefan Nagy Rib Flare 34

    Rib Flare Course Budapest, Hungary 🇭🇺

  • logged case −9 kg · 5 months

    I am 52 and carried both a ridge and a dip my whole life. Dropped 9 kg in five months and my chest finally reads as one shape instead of two.

    Greg Henderson PC + PE 52

    Ohio, USA 🇺🇸

  • logged case +5 kg · 3 months

    Three months, 5 kg on, and the ridge sits lower than it ever has. At 19 I thought surgery was the only thing that would fix it.

    Ethan PC 19

    North Carolina, USA 🇺🇸

  • logged case +9 kg · 6 months

    Nine kilos in six months. Building the muscle around the ridge did more for how it looks than the years I spent hiding it under loose shirts.

    Omar Al Mansoori PC 24

    Abu Dhabi, UAE 🇦🇪

  • logged case 4 months

    Four months of coaching and the ridge you could see from the side has flattened out. I stopped checking my profile in every window I walk past.

    Beau PC 30

    Missouri, USA 🇺🇸

  • logged case Before → After

    My carinatum was the first thing I saw in every photo of myself. Now I have to point it out to people. Same chest, trained differently.

    Taras Bondarenko PC 29

    Czech Republic 🇨🇿

  • logged case +3.2 kg · 2 months

    Two months in and I've put on 3.2 kg of muscle. My chest doesn't cave the way it used to when I'm standing relaxed, and that alone was worth it.

    Milo PE 25

    Germany 🇩🇪

  • logged case −0.9 cm · 9 months

    Nine months, 5.7 kg of muscle on, and 0.9 cm off the depth of my chest. I am 32. I had been told the window for fixing this closed at 18.

    Liam PE + Rib Flare 32

    Seattle, WA 🇺🇸

  • logged case +4.5 kg · 6 months

    I came in skinny with a deep dip and ribs that flared out. Six months later I am 4.5 kg heavier, and the flare is the part people notice is gone.

    Ian PE + Rib Flare 22

    Canada 🇨🇦

  • logged case −0.9 cm · 7 months

    The brace handled the flare, the training filled out the chest. 6 kg on and 0.9 cm less depth in seven months. I wear fitted shirts now.

    Alejandro Sanz Torres PE + Rib Flare 29

    Bilbao, Spain 🇪🇸

  • logged case +4 kg · 5 months

    Five months, 4 kg up. The dip is still there if I go looking for it, but nobody else finds it anymore.

    Lars PE + Rib Flare 25

    Sweden 🇸🇪

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"Mihail doesnt sugarcoat anything. told me exactly what to expect and exactly how long it would take. 12 months in and my carinatum is flat. i finally take my shirt off at the beach"

"The carinatum brace is really well made. fits perfect to my chest and i can wear it under a t-shirt at work. results started showing around 4 months"

"My son is 15 and was getting self-conscious at the pool. The carinatum brace and the fortnightly check-ins are what kept him consistent. Six months and the ridge has visibly dropped."

"I came across your blog about a year ago and I just want to say how much you've changed my life for the better. I thought it was going to be another average article, but the tips you gave were things I hadn't heard of before. Now I've improved so much and im more confident then ever."

"Had rib flare since i was a teen. the brace plus the breathing drills changed everything. my waist looks normal in a fitted shirt for the first time in my adult life"

"spent two years researching surgery before i found this. six months in and i wish id found it sooner. the progress photos dont lie"

"the breathing protocol alone changed how i feel day to day. didnt realise how shallow i was breathing until i fixed it. the rib flare correction kind of followed on its own"

"Was skeptical, id tried everything before. the custom vacuum bell was different to anything id used. three months of consistent use and i can already see the sternum coming up"

"direct, no nonsense. mihail knows this condition better than any doctor ive seen. my GP was shocked when i showed him my 9 month comparison photos"

"the course structure is exactly what i needed. not overwhelming, not vague. each module builds on the last and you always know what to do next"

"been watching mihails youtube since 2017. finally bought the program in 2023 and kicked myself for waiting. shouldve trusted him years earlier"

"what sold me is that every claim links to a study. only place online that treats pectus like an actual training problem instead of selling a miracle"

Mihail doesnt sugarcoat anything. told me exactly what to expect and exactly how long it would take. 12 months in and my carinatum is flat. i finally take my shirt off at the beach

Aiden R.Age 19Pectus Carinatum12 mo
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"My carinatum is finally flat."

Aiden R. · Age 19
Pectus Carinatum
12-month result
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Pat · Germany 🇩🇪
Pectus Excavatum
Vacuum bell owner
Filmed
0:00 / 0:31
Stefan · Macedonia 🇲🇰
Pectus Excavatum
Vacuum bell owner
Filmed
2:14

"Cancelled my Nuss surgery."

Marcus T. · Age 22
Pectus Excavatum
8-month result
Filmed
3:02

"Fitted shirts fit for the first time."

Daniel K. · Age 27
Rib Flare
6-month result
Filmed
1:31

"I wish I had found this sooner."

Tom W. · Age 24
Pectus Excavatum
6-month result
Filmed
2:58

"My GP was shocked at the photos."

Ryan H. · Age 29
Pectus Excavatum
9-month result

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Greg Henderson — pectus carinatum and excavatum chest before and after 1-on-1 coaching Before
After
Greg Henderson, portrait
Greg Henderson, 52
Month 0 → Month 5
Pectus Carinatum + Pectus Excavatum Weight loss: −9 kg1-on-1 coachingOhio, USA 🇺🇸
Ethan — pectus carinatum chest before and after 3 months of exercise and 1-on-1 coaching Before
After
Ethan, portrait
Ethan, 19
Month 0 → Month 3
Pectus Carinatum Weight gain: +5 kgExercise & 1-on-1 coachingNorth Carolina, USA 🇺🇸
Omar Al Mansoori — pectus carinatum chest before and after 6 months of exercise and 1-on-1 coaching Before
After
Omar Al Mansoori, portrait
Omar Al Mansoori, 24
Month 0 → Month 6
Pectus Carinatum Weight gain: +9 kgExercise & 1-on-1 coachingAbu Dhabi, UAE 🇦🇪
Taras Bondarenko — pectus carinatum chest before and after exercise and 1-on-1 coaching Before
After
Taras Bondarenko, portrait
Taras Bondarenko, 29
Before → After
Pectus Carinatum Exercise & 1-on-1 coachingCzech Republic 🇨🇿
Beau — pectus carinatum chest, side profile, before and after 4 months of 1-on-1 coaching Before
After
Beau, portrait
Beau, 30
Month 0 → Month 4
Pectus Carinatum 1-on-1 coachingMissouri, USA 🇺🇸
Milo — pectus excavatum chest before and after 2 months on the protocol Before
After
Milo, 25
Month 0 → Month 2
Pectus Excavatum Weight gain: +3.2 kg lean muscle massExercise & 1-on-1 coachingGermany 🇩🇪
Liam — pectus excavatum and rib flare chest before and after 9 months on the protocol Before
After
Liam, portrait
Liam, 32
Month 0 → Month 9
Pectus Excavatum + Rib Flare Weight gain: +5.7 kg lean muscle masspectus depth −0.9 cmExercise & 1-on-1 coachingSeattle, WA 🇺🇸
Ian — pectus excavatum and rib flare chest before and after the protocol Before
After
Ian, portrait
Ian, 22
Month 0 → Month 6
Pectus Excavatum + Rib Flare Weight gain: +4.5 kg lean muscle mass1-on-1 coachingCanada 🇨🇦
Alejandro Sanz Torres — pectus excavatum and rib flare chest before and after the rib flare brace plus 1-on-1 coaching Before
After
Alejandro Sanz Torres, portrait
Alejandro Sanz Torres, 29
Month 0 → Month 7
Pectus Excavatum + Rib Flare Weight gain: +6 kgpectus depth −0.9 cmRib flare brace + 1-on-1 coachingBilbao, Spain 🇪🇸
Lars — pectus excavatum and rib flare chest before and after 5 months of exercise and 1-on-1 coaching Before
After
Lars, 25
Month 0 → Month 5
Pectus Excavatum + Rib Flare Weight gain: +4 kgExercise & 1-on-1 coachingSweden 🇸🇪

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Case Log · Verified Outcomes
Greg Henderson
Case 01
“I am 52 and carried both a ridge and a dip my whole life. Dropped 9 kg in five months and my chest finally reads as one shape instead of two.”
Greg Henderson / Age 52
Pectus Carinatum + Pectus Excavatum
1-on-1 coaching · Ohio, USA 🇺🇸
Timeline
5 months
Weight
−9 kg
Ethan
Case 02
“Three months, 5 kg on, and the ridge sits lower than it ever has. At 19 I thought surgery was the only thing that would fix it.”
Ethan / Age 19
Pectus Carinatum
Exercise & 1-on-1 coaching · North Carolina, USA 🇺🇸
Timeline
3 months
Weight
+5 kg
Omar Al Mansoori
Case 03
“Nine kilos in six months. Building the muscle around the ridge did more for how it looks than the years I spent hiding it under loose shirts.”
Omar Al Mansoori / Age 24
Pectus Carinatum
Exercise & 1-on-1 coaching · Abu Dhabi, UAE 🇦🇪
Timeline
6 months
Weight
+9 kg
Beau
Case 04
“Four months of coaching and the ridge you could see from the side has flattened out. I stopped checking my profile in every window I walk past.”
Beau / Age 30
Pectus Carinatum
1-on-1 coaching · Missouri, USA 🇺🇸
Timeline
4 months
Taras Bondarenko
Case 05
“My carinatum was the first thing I saw in every photo of myself. Now I have to point it out to people. Same chest, trained differently.”
Taras Bondarenko / Age 29
Pectus Carinatum
Exercise & 1-on-1 coaching · Czech Republic 🇨🇿
Timeline
Before → After
Case 06
“Two months in and I've put on 3.2 kg of muscle. My chest doesn't cave the way it used to when I'm standing relaxed, and that alone was worth it.”
Milo / Age 25
Pectus Excavatum
Exercise & 1-on-1 coaching · Germany 🇩🇪
Timeline
2 months
Lean mass
+3.2 kg
Liam
Case 07
“Nine months, 5.7 kg of muscle on, and 0.9 cm off the depth of my chest. I am 32. I had been told the window for fixing this closed at 18.”
Liam / Age 32
Pectus Excavatum + Rib Flare
Exercise & 1-on-1 coaching · Seattle, WA 🇺🇸
Timeline
9 months
Chest depth
−0.9 cm
Ian
Case 08
“I came in skinny with a deep dip and ribs that flared out. Six months later I am 4.5 kg heavier, and the flare is the part people notice is gone.”
Ian / Age 22
Pectus Excavatum + Rib Flare
1-on-1 coaching · Canada 🇨🇦
Timeline
6 months
Lean mass
+4.5 kg
Alejandro Sanz Torres
Case 09
“The brace handled the flare, the training filled out the chest. 6 kg on and 0.9 cm less depth in seven months. I wear fitted shirts now.”
Alejandro Sanz Torres / Age 29
Pectus Excavatum + Rib Flare
Rib flare brace + 1-on-1 coaching · Bilbao, Spain 🇪🇸
Timeline
7 months
Chest depth
−0.9 cm
Case 10
“Five months, 4 kg up. The dip is still there if I go looking for it, but nobody else finds it anymore.”
Lars / Age 25
Pectus Excavatum + Rib Flare
Exercise & 1-on-1 coaching · Sweden 🇸🇪
Timeline
5 months
Weight
+4 kg
Before You Start · Straight Answers

What people ask
before they begin.

The four that come up most, answered the same way I would answer them on a call.

Take the 60-second quiz
How long before I see a change? +

Posture and breathing shift first - most people feel that inside the first few weeks. Visible chest change is slower. In the case log above, Milo saw his first real change at 2 months, Ian at 6, Liam at 9. The programs run 16 weeks because that is roughly how long it takes for the training to show up in the mirror.

Am I too old for this to work? +

Almost certainly not. The clients documented on this page were 22 to 32 when they started. Cartilage does stiffen with age, so progress is slower the older you are - but slower is not the same as stopped. What changes is the timeline, not whether it is worth doing.

Do I need a gym, or can I do this at home? +

Either works. Every program ships with a gym track and a no-equipment track for the same 16 weeks, so you pick the one that matches what you actually have access to. You can switch between them mid-program without losing your place.

Pectus excavatum, carinatum, rib flare - is it the same plan? +

No, and that matters. A sunken chest and a protruding chest need close to opposite work, and rib flare often rides along with both. There is a separate program for each. If you are not sure which one you have, the 60-second quiz sorts it out and points you at the right starting place.

04 / What you actually walk away with

A correction you can
sustain, and measure.

Mihail, corrected without surgery
Mihail, corrected without surgery
Measurable protrusion reduction
Not just 'it looks better', calibrated measurements at defined milestones that tell you exactly how much structural change has occurred.
A brace protocol you can actually keep
Compliance is the whole game. Wear schedules, skin care, exercise pairings and a troubleshooting system that keep you on track instead of guilty and stalled.
A flatter profile from the side
As the ridge settles toward the chest wall, the sharp forward point eases, the silhouette you've wanted under every shirt.
Exercise that compounds the brace
The patterns that build supporting musculature without creating pressure that fights your compression, instead of generic work that undoes it.
Skin that survives the hours
The conditioning and padding system that prevents the sores and discomfort that derail most people's compliance.
Correction that holds
The retention phase that locks in your gains, so the ridge doesn't drift back once active correction ends.
05 / Course curriculum

Nine connected modules.
One correction system.

From fitting to retention, each module builds on the last so your brace, body and habits finally pull together.

  1. PC Anatomy & Severity Self-Assessment Module 01

    How the cartilaginous overgrowth develops, the three types (symmetric, asymmetric, mixed), and how to self-classify and measure your protrusion accurately.

    1. 01 How PC overgrowth develops
    2. 02 The three types
    3. 03 Self-classifying your type
    4. 04 Measuring your protrusion
  2. Brace Fitting, Pressure Zones & Compliance Strategy Module 02

    The fitting principles that decide whether a brace corrects or just compresses, padding placement, pressure targeting, and a tightening progression that creates change without skin damage.

    1. 01 Fitting principles
    2. 02 Padding placement
    3. 03 Pressure targeting
    4. 04 Safe tightening progression
  3. Wear Schedule Architecture Module 03

    Not 'wear it as long as possible', the structured daily schedule, build-up protocol for new wearers, and the maintenance strategy that locks in gains.

    1. 01 The structured daily schedule
    2. 02 Build-up for new wearers
    3. 03 Locking in your gains
    4. 04 The maintenance strategy
  4. Compression-Aware Breathing & Rib Expansion Module 04

    Breathing sequences engineered to work alongside compression, diaphragm work, lateral rib expansion and intercostal mobility that compound correction.

    1. 01 Breathing with compression
    2. 02 Diaphragm work
    3. 03 Lateral rib expansion
    4. 04 Intercostal mobility
  5. Thoracic Mobility & Postural Correction Module 05

    The thoracic stiffness and anterior chest tightness PC creates, addressed systematically so the brace can do its job more effectively.

    1. 01 Releasing thoracic stiffness
    2. 02 Anterior chest tightness
    3. 03 Systematic postural work
    4. 04 Helping the brace work
  6. Brace-Compatible Exercise Programming Module 06

    Which exercises compound brace correction, which counteract it, and the exact sequences that build supporting musculature the right way.

    1. 01 Exercises that compound correction
    2. 02 Movements to avoid
    3. 03 Building supporting muscle
    4. 04 The correct sequencing
  7. Skin Care, Comfort Protocols & Problem Solving Module 07

    The skin-conditioning progression, padding adjustment protocol and troubleshooting system for pressure sores, rib discomfort and shoulder impingement.

    1. 01 Skin-conditioning progression
    2. 02 Padding adjustments
    3. 03 Preventing pressure sores
    4. 04 Solving discomfort & impingement
  8. Measurement, Photo Documentation & Milestones Module 08

    How to measure protrusion accurately with calipers and photos, plus milestone checkpoints at weeks 4, 8, 16 and 24 that tell you if your pressure is calibrated right.

    1. 01 Caliper measurement
    2. 02 Photo documentation
    3. 03 Checkpoints: weeks 4, 8, 16, 24
    4. 04 Is your pressure calibrated?
  9. Retention Phase & Long-Term Maintenance Module 09

    The retention protocol that maintains structural change, when to reduce wear hours, and how to test whether the correction is holding.

    1. 01 The retention protocol
    2. 02 Reducing wear hours
    3. 03 Testing if it holds
    4. 04 Long-term maintenance
06 / How it is taught

Short lessons.
One thing to do after each.

Nothing here is a lecture. Every lesson takes one mechanism, shows it on a real braced chest, and hands you the adjustment and the cue to check it against.

  1. Watch 6–12 min

    One idea per lesson

    No forty-minute talks. Each lesson takes a single mechanism and shows why it matters for your ridge specifically.

  2. See it Demo

    Filmed on a real braced chest

    Fitting, padding and pressure adjustments are shown on a carinatum chest in a brace, so you can see what correct looks like on anatomy like yours.

  3. Do it Today

    The adjustment, and the cue to check it

    You finish each lesson with one change to make and one cue to check yourself against, so you know the pressure is where it should be.

  4. Log it 30 sec

    The number you write down

    Hours worn, pressure setting, or a photo. The next lesson starts from what you logged, not from where you hoped you were.

Read it on your phone while the brace is on. Everything is written as well as filmed, so you can skim a lesson once you already know it.

07 / Your first month

What the first
30 days look like.

You fit, measure and build a schedule you can actually keep, so compliance is solved before motivation runs out.

Start the system
Assess & fit Days 1–3

Self-classify your protrusion, take baseline measurements and photos, and dial in your brace fit and pressure zones.

Build the wear schedule Week 1

Ease into a structured daily schedule with the build-up protocol, hours that stick, skin that holds, no guilt spiral.

Add breathing & exercise Weeks 2–3

Layer in compression-aware breathing and brace-compatible training so everything compounds instead of competing.

First milestone check Week 4

Re-measure against baseline, confirm your pressure is calibrated correctly, and progress the plan with confidence.

08 / What's included

Everything you need to
make the brace work.

The full method
Every module, step by step
Brace fitting & pressure-zone protocol
Wear-schedule architecture
Compression-aware breathing library
Comfort & tracking
Skin care & comfort troubleshooting
Brace-compatible exercise programming
Measurement & photo system
Milestones at weeks 4/8/16/24
Access
Lifetime access on any device
Free updates as the protocol evolves
Retention & maintenance phase
09 / Everything inside

The full contents,
nothing held back.

  1. Start · 7 parts · 19 chapters
  2. Part 1Start here 01
    1. 01 How to use this program
  3. Part 2Understand 02–03
    1. 02 What pectus carinatum is
    2. 03 Anatomy & the strategy
  4. Part 3The science 04–07
    1. 04 Flexibility & the chest wall
    2. 05 How muscle grows
    3. 06 Why full-body, 3×/week
    4. 07 The Flatten & Frame strategy
  5. Part 4The framework 08
    1. 08 The Carinatum Priority Pyramid
  6. Part 5Do it 09–12
    1. 09 Self-assessment
    2. 10 The core plan
    3. 11 The 16-week program
    4. 12 Posture & breathing
  7. Part 6Go further 13–15
    1. 13 What to expect, month by month
    2. 14 Common mistakes & troubleshooting
    3. 15 Where bracing fits
  8. Part 7Reference 16–19
    1. 16 Exercise library
    2. 17 FAQ
    3. 18 References
    4. 19 Photo shot list
  9. Finish · chapter 19 of 19

Plus the full exercise library, the complete reference list and the photo shot-list, and buyers get 15% off a custom compression brace.

10 / By the end of this course

Four things you'll be able to do
that you can't do today.

Not feelings. Capabilities, each one with a way to check whether you actually have it.

Fit and pad your own brace

Pressure on the ridge instead of the ribs, padding where the contact points actually sit, and a tightening progression that creates change without wrecking your skin.

Check yourself You can point to your two pressure zones and say why the padding sits where it does.

Build a wear schedule you keep

Structured hours by phase, a build-up plan if the brace is new, and a way back in after a bad week that does not involve guilt.

Check yourself You know this week's target hours, and what happens if you miss a day.

Breathe and train with the compression, not against it

The drills that expand the ribs laterally under a brace, and the lifts that build the frame around the ridge instead of pushing it forward.

Check yourself You can name one exercise you dropped, and what you put in its place.

Tell whether your pressure is calibrated

Caliper and photo checkpoints at weeks 4, 8, 16 and 24 that separate a stall caused by too little pressure from one caused by too few hours.

Check yourself You can look at a flat month and say which of the two it was.

Mihail Veleski, founder of Mr. Pectus
I had it myself
From the founder

I'm not writing this as a doctor looking at a scan. I had the sunken chest, the flared ribs, the shirt that stayed on at the pool, and nobody could tell me what actually works.

Everything on this page exists because I needed it to exist ten years ago.

Mihail Veleski
Had it myselfSince 2015Corrected without surgery
Mihail Veleski
11 / Who built this

I had it. I fixed it.
Now I help you do the same.

I'm Mihail Veleski. Pale, skinny, sunken chest, flared ribs, I had it all, and it wrecked my confidence. Years of consistent, non-surgical training made my deformity unnoticeable.

I founded Mr. Pectus to give people the exact path I had to find the hard way, tested on my own body first, then refined every time someone hit a wall I had not planned for.

Had it
Not a theory to me
11+
Years in pectus
3
Conditions covered
Cited
Backed by studies

Featured in Healthline · Level 5 DUKE Institute Certified Personal Trainer (ISSA) · Specialised in pectus excavatum, carinatum and rib flare.

Prof. Dr. Mustafa Yüksel, MD

Medically reviewed

Every clinical claim on mrpectus is reviewed by Prof. Dr. Mustafa Yüksel, MD

Thoracic surgeon, founder of the Chest Wall International Group

See the review
12 / The honest math

What each path
actually costs.

Not in dollars. In time. Side by side, honestly.

Do nothing
Forever
Another year of hiding it
The problem doesn't fix itself
Same mirror next summer
Figure it out alone
Years
Conflicting forum advice
Trial and error on your own body
Most people lose 1–2 years here
This system
Months
You start tonight
A schedule that actually holds
You measure the change instead of guessing
Start the system
$97 one-time · instant access · 30-day money-back guarantee
13 / Honest assessment

Let's be honest about
who this is for.

It's for you if
The non-surgical route
You have carinatum and want it done properly, not experimented with
You already own a brace
Or you're about to, and nobody has told you how to use it
Daily wear is realistic
You can hold a schedule, plus the breathing and exercise around it
A system, not a guilt trip
You want hours that are structured, not hours you feel bad about missing
You want to measure it
Numbers at set checkpoints, instead of squinting at the mirror
It's not for you if
You want it passive
The ridge does not flatten without consistent hours in the brace
A rigid, calcified case
If a doctor has said your chest needs surgical review, start there
You won't troubleshoot
When something stalls, the fix is in the tracking you skipped
You want it done for you
This is a system you run yourself, start to finish
What happens when you click buy

No surprises between
you and starting.

01
Checkout
Takes about a minute. Secure payment, nothing to install.
02
The link lands in your inbox
Instant access on your phone, tablet or laptop, yours for life.
03
You start tonight
First section read, first step done, with 30 days to make sure it's right.

No waiting on a reply, no onboarding call, nothing to install.

14 / Get instant access

One payment.
Then it's yours.

The complete protocol, built by someone who wore a brace through their own correction. Pay once, keep it for life, and get every update as it evolves.

Try the whole thing for 30 days. Use it, and if it isn't what was described, message me for a full refund, no questions asked. The risk stays with me, not you.

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15 / FAQ

Common questions.

Do I need a specific type of brace? +

The protocol applies to any anterior compression brace, custom orthotist-fitted or off-the-shelf. The fitting and pressure-zone principles in Module 02 are device-agnostic. If you don’t have a brace yet, the course covers how to evaluate your options.

How many hours a day do I actually need to wear it? +

Consistent hours in the right pressure range beat maximum hours at the wrong setting. The wear schedule is structured around 8–16 hours depending on phase, not the impractical 'as long as possible' advice you've probably already heard.

I’ve worn a brace for months with no visible change, why? +

Usually it comes down to pressure calibration (too little), wear schedule (too inconsistent), or posture compensation masking real movement. Module 08’s measurement system tells you exactly which one is your issue.

Can I use this alongside seeing a physio? +

Yes, it complements physio well. The course gives you the self-directed protocol; physio adds hands-on assessment. The measurement system gives them concrete data to work from.

How do I know if my case is too severe for bracing? +

Very severe adult cases with significant cartilage calcification may respond less to compression. The severity self-assessment in Module 01 helps you understand where you are and whether bracing is your primary path or a supplement.

How fast will I see the ridge change? +

With consistent hours in the right pressure range, most people see the first visible flattening within 2–4 months, teens often faster, adults slower. The measurement protocol picks up change in the numbers before your eyes believe it in the mirror.

Will this work for me as an adult? +

Adult cartilage is stiffer, so correction takes longer and severe calcified cases respond less, the course is honest about that. But adults do improve with consistent bracing plus the training and posture work, and the assessment module maps a realistic timeline for your age.

Is this just about the brace, or is there training too? +

Both. Bracing does the structural work; the training and breathing modules reshape the frame around it (chest, posture, ribcage mechanics) so the corrected shape is supported by muscle, not just held by compression.

How much time does it take each day, besides brace wear? +

Around 20–30 minutes of active work most days, breathing, mobility and training. Brace wear itself happens passively while you live your life; the course structures the hours so they cost you as little as possible.

My carinatum is asymmetric, one side sticks out more. Does the protocol handle that? +

Yes. Asymmetric presentations are common, and the assessment module identifies your pattern so the pressure placement and exercise emphasis adapt to it instead of treating your chest as symmetrical when it isn’t.

How do I get access after checkout? +

Instantly. Checkout takes a minute and the link to everything lands in your inbox right after, read it on your phone, tablet or laptop. Lifetime access, free updates, nothing to ship.

What if it’s not for me? +

You're covered by a 30-day, no-questions-asked, 100% money-back guarantee. Go through it, and if it isn't what was described, email me for a full refund.

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P.S. If you've read this far, part of you has already decided. The only thing you can lose by trying is the version of next year where nothing changed. - Mihail

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