Breathe Deeper.
Fix pectus. No surgery.
A 1,127-page e-book for treating pectus excavatum without surgery. Every method I used to make my own chest unnoticeable, in one place.
The pectus spiral
most people get stuck in.
You keep losing time hopping from website to website, reading incomplete information about pectus. Do any of these sound familiar?
You don't have to piece it
together from scraps.
You need one complete A-Z, tried-and-tested roadmap focused strictly on correcting pectus excavatum non-surgically - so you know you aren't skipping or missing a single step.
What 1,127 pages
actually looks like.
Four spreads, untouched, straight out of the file you get. Every number on this page is something you can see for yourself below.
Every one of the 93 chapters ends with its own scientific references - 741 citations in total, so you can check the evidence yourself.
Backed by the research,
and 25 years of living it.
Beyond the 741 scientific references, I've personally tested every non-surgical method in this book. I made the mistakes myself, so I know how to help you avoid them and stop your appearance from getting worse.
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.
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
- ★★★★★
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 🇺🇸
- ★★★★★
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 🇬🇧
- ★★★★★
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 🇨🇦
- ★★★★★
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 🇮🇪
- ★★★★★
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 🇳🇿
- ★★★★★
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 🇩🇪
- ★★★★★
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 🇺🇸
- ★★★★★
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 🇰🇷
- ★★★★★
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 🇵🇹
- ★★★★★
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 🇦🇹
- ★★★★★
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 🇨🇦
- ★★★★★
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 🇧🇬
- ★★★★★
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 🇫🇮
- ★★★★★
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 🇬🇧
- ★★★★★
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 🇦🇺
- ★★★★★
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 🇺🇸
- ★★★★★
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 🇮🇹
- ★★★★★
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 🇺🇸
- ★★★★★
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 🇺🇸
- ★★★★★
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 🇳🇱
- ★★★★★
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 🇦🇺
- ★★★★★
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 🇸🇪
- ★★★★★
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 🇭🇺
- ★★★★★
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 🇲🇦
- ★★★★★
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 🇵🇭
- ★★★★★
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 🇩🇰
- logged case
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
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
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
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
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 🇸🇪
- logged case
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
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
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
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
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 🇨🇿
"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."
"spent two years researching surgery before i found this. six months in and i wish id found it sooner. the progress photos dont lie"
"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"
"been watching mihails youtube since 2017. finally bought the program in 2023 and kicked myself for waiting. shouldve trusted him years earlier"
"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"
"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 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"
"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"
"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"
"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."
"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"
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.
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“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Five months, 4 kg up. The dip is still there if I go looking for it, but nobody else finds it anymore.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
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 quizHow 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.
Five things you fix,
one complete system.
Most people struggle to understand and act on these five areas. The book covers every one of them, from A to Z.
The best exercises
The most effective exercises for pectus save time and improve your chest faster, with less wasted effort. Building chest muscle won't pull the breastbone out, but it makes the indentation less noticeable, and the right exercises correct the muscular imbalances that make the deformity worse.
Fix poor posture
Poor posture makes your deformity look more severe. We hide it by rounding the shoulders and pushing the head forward - what I call pectus posture. Inside are proven exercises to undo that unhealthy posture and stand taller with more confidence.
Fix flared ribs
Protruding ribs can make pectus excavatum look deeper than it is. The most effective way to treat flared ribs is with bracing, using Dr. Sydney Haje's Orthopectus dynamic remodeling method. I review the best braces and exactly how to use them.
Vacuum bell therapy
Vacuum bell therapy pulls the sternum out of the dent, non-surgically. Used consistently and correctly, alongside the other methods, it can eventually flatten your chest. I cover everything from buying the right one to using it while you sleep.
Improve your life quality
Pectus can take a heavy toll, especially psychologically. This is a self-improvement journey as much as a physical one. I share what helped me improve happiness, handle stress, get past dating difficulties, and my honest views on smoking and drinking.
What's inside
1,127 pages.
Thirteen parts, ninety-three chapters. Open any part to read every chapter title in it, then decide whether this covers your chest.
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Introduction Part 01
Where I started, what the book assumes about you, and the kit you need before chapter one.
- 01 About me
- 02 The reason why I wrote this
- 03 Frequently asked questions
- 04 Required equipment
- 05 Training principles
- 06 Chest anatomy
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Pectus excavatum 101 Part 02
What the deformity actually is, why you have it, and how to put a number on yours.
- 01 What it is?
- 02 Causes
- 03 Symptoms
- 04 Haller index
- 05 How to measure by yourself
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Vacuum bell Part 03
The longest part of the book, because suction is the only method that pulls the sternum out rather than dressing it up.
- 01 What it is?
- 02 History
- 03 How to use
- 04 Warm-up exercises
- 05 For adults
- 06 For kids
- 07 Sizing
- 08 Advantages over surgery
- 09 Disadvantages over surgery
- 10 Is it safe?
- 11 Therapy while sleeping
- 12 Vacuum bell and bodybuilding
- 13 Skin care
- 14 How to clean
- 15 Vacuum bell DIY
- 16 Price
- 17 Where to buy
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Bracing Part 04
Dr. Sydney Haje's dynamic remodeling method, and the brace I rate for flare and protrusion.
- 01 About Dr. Sydney Haje
- 02 Dynamic Remodeling Method
- 03 LaceIT Pectus Brace
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Posture Part 05
The habits that make the dip look deeper than it is, taken apart one at a time, down to your shoes and your mattress.
- 01 Pectus posture
- 02 Stretching
- 03 Asymmetry
- 04 Pot belly
- 05 Scoliosis
- 06 Shoulder impingement
- 07 Shoes, walking, insoles
- 08 Foam rolling
- 09 Sitting
- 10 Sleeping position
- 11 Mattress
- 12 Chiropractic
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Exercise Part 06
What to train and what to leave alone, whether you have a full gym or a floor and some space.
- 01 Strength training
- 02 Core
- 03 Yoga
- 04 Pilates
- 05 Swimming
- 06 Gymnastics
- 07 Running
- 08 Hiking
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Nutrition Part 07
Whether food moves the needle at all, and how to put weight on if you have always been the skinny one.
- 01 Can it improve pectus?
- 02 Gaining weight
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Breathing Part 08
The pattern pectus trains into you, and the drills that reverse it.
- 01 Breathing exercises
- 02 Cold showers
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Flared ribs Part 09
The part people skip, and then wonder why the chest still looks wrong after the dip improves.
- 01 Understanding flared ribs
- 02 How to correct them
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Psychological Part 10
The half of this nobody prints in a leaflet: the anxiety, the hiding, and dating with a chest you would rather cover.
- 01 Anxiety
- 02 Meditation
- 03 Stress
- 04 Confidence
- 05 Dating
- 06 Hiding
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Women Part 11
Pectus in women specifically, plus pregnancy, bras, and what to do about a baby with a sunken chest.
- 01 Pectus in women
- 02 Pregnancy
- 03 Bras
- 04 Pectus in babies
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Health problems Part 12
Sixteen chapters on the symptoms that get dismissed, from breathlessness and palpitations through to POTS.
- 01 Problems later in life
- 02 Pain
- 03 Shortness of breath
- 04 Covid-19
- 05 Apnea
- 06 Asthma
- 07 Smoking
- 08 Burping and hiccups
- 09 Heart problems
- 10 Seeing heartbeat
- 11 Low blood pressure
- 12 Vomiting and acid
- 13 POTS
- 14 Dizziness
- 15 Marfan syndrome
- 16 Cracking sternum
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Lifestyle Part 13
The questions you would only ask someone who has it: army medicals, contact sport, tattoos over the dip, what to say to the person who comments.
- 01 Chest hair
- 02 Tattoos
- 03 Rude things people say
- 04 Singing
- 05 Army
- 06 MMA and boxing
- 07 Alcohol
- 08 Marijuana
- 09 Caffeine
- 10 Top surgeons
Focus on what matters:
doing it, then checking it.
Ninety-three chapters sounds like a lot to get through. It is not, because a chapter is short by design: one idea, shown, with the thing to go and do at the end of it.
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One idea per chapter
Plain language, and any medical term gets explained the first time it appears. You do not need to have read anything else about pectus first.
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Shown, not described
102 illustrations and 311 photos, so a position or a device setting is something you look at and copy rather than something you interpret from a paragraph.
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The thing to go and do
Chapters end with the action, not a summary. Most of them are things you can do the same evening you read them.
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The references, at the end
Every chapter closes with its own citation list, 741 in total. If a claim matters to you, the paper it came from is named right there.
It is a PDF. No app, no login, no streaming. It opens on your phone between sets, on a tablet, or on a laptop, and it stays yours.
What lands in
your inbox.
It's not just a book. It's a complete survival kit for living and thriving with pectus in the real world.
Four things you'll be able to do
by the last page.
Not feelings. Capabilities, each one with a way to check whether you actually have it.
Measure your own chest properly
Depth and severity, taken the same way every time, so month six actually compares to month one instead of coming down to whether the bathroom light was kind that day.
Check yourself You can state your own depth in centimetres without guessing.
Run a vacuum bell session that does something
The right size for your chest, the right suction, the warm-up that goes before it, and what to change when the skin complains. Seventeen chapters go into this one method.
Check yourself You know what tonight's session is, and why it changed from last week.
Train without making the dip look deeper
Which lifts pull your shoulders forward and deepen the shadow, what replaces them, and how to build the chest and back around the dent so it stops being the first thing anyone sees.
Check yourself You can name the lifts you dropped and what went in their place.
Stop the chest running the room
The psychological part is six chapters, not a footnote: the hiding, the changing room, the beach, dating, and what to actually say to someone who comments on it.
Check yourself You got changed somewhere public this month without planning it first.
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.
25 years living it.
9+ years helping others.
My pectus excavatum took a heavy toll on my mental health, especially in my teens. Everything changed when I realised I could improve it without surgery. After staying consistent and following a non-surgical plan, my sunken chest and flared ribs became unnoticeable.
In 2015 I founded Mr. Pectus to share my experience and help others with the deformity. Since then I've coached hundreds of people through non-surgical solutions, and this book is everything I've learned, in one place.
I start by sharing my story and explaining what pectus excavatum is. From there you learn how to improve it and gain total control over the deformity, in the real world, not just in theory.
Medically reviewed
Every clinical claim on mrpectus is reviewed by Prof. Dr. Mustafa Yüksel, MD
Thoracic surgeon, founder of the Chest Wall International Group
What each path
actually costs.
Not in dollars. In time. Side by side, honestly.
Is Breathe Deeper
right for you?
No surprises between
you and starting.
No waiting on a reply, no onboarding call, nothing to install.
Get Breathe Deeper
today.
Dive deep and discover effective non-surgical solutions for your pectus excavatum, designed to breathe new life into your health and well-being.
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.
Common questions.
Who is this e-book for? +
It's for anyone who wants to improve their pectus excavatum non-surgically. It's ideal if you're motivated enough to change your physical appearance for the better.
Do I need prior knowledge to understand it? +
No. You don't need any prior knowledge to follow the book fully - I explain every process in plain, everyday language.
How should I read it? +
It's built to be read linearly the first time. It starts with the basics of pectus excavatum and the most common symptoms, then progresses into the advanced details. After that, focus on the chapters where you most want to improve.
How long until I notice an improvement in my sunken chest? +
That depends on your motivation, your consistency, the severity of your deformity, and your skeletal maturity. Some people see a great improvement within three months, for others it takes six months to a year. For comparison, the Nuss procedure keeps bars in your chest for at least three years. Stay consistent and treat it properly and your chest improves faster - and the training improves your whole physique, not just your chest.
I've read other pectus books before. What makes yours different? +
This isn't just reading material. It includes exercise plans and programs to follow, and it accounts for the psychological effects the deformity is scientifically proven to cause - something most resources skip. It covers everything from A to Z, including what I've seen thousands of people struggle with over the years.
Will I need to buy a vacuum bell? +
No, you don't have to. But with a vacuum bell you'll get the most out of non-surgical therapy. You can camouflage the dip by building muscle around it, and stretching and breathing help too - but the indentation itself only comes out when you pull it out with a vacuum bell. I also share a discount that can save you up to $60 on certain models.
Do I need a gym, or can I train with just my body weight? +
The book includes both bodyweight exercises and gym-based ones. If I had to pick one, I'd recommend weightlifting if you have access to a gym - and I encourage everyone to start building a simple home gym over time.
Can I run this in my home gym? +
Yes. In fact, I recommend every person with pectus build a home gym. I provide substitutions for each exercise, so a lack of equipment is never an excuse. A home gym saves money, keeps you more consistent, and consistency is the single most important thing for improving your deformity.
I have a question that isn't listed here. Where can I reach you? +
Email me at mihail@mrpectus.com any time, or use the contact form on the site. I'll get back to you shortly.
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