Schedule a Pectus Care Appointment

Scheduling an appointment with our team is one step to beginning your non-surgical pectus care journey. We offer appointments both In-Office or by TeleHealth. Below is a description of each to help decide which is the best for you.

Choose Your Appointment Setting: In-Office or Telehealth

The appointment setting is where you will meet with our clinical team. Each appointment setting offers a different approach to evaluation and care. Both settings offer our three decades of expert care and successful outcomes.

Understanding how these appointment settings differ helps families choose the option that best fits the patient’s needs and circumstances. Our team is always happy to help you determine which option is most appropriate.

Most families begin with a Consultation appointment, which allows our experienced clinical team to assess the chest wall condition, evaluate its severity, and suggest appropriate next steps. A Consultation may be combined with a Fitting Appointment, when appropriate. This is helpful for long distance travelers who choose Pectus Services as a destination for pectus care. If you are unsure which appointment to select, our team is always happy to help.

In-Office Clinical Appointment

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In-Office visits are recommended whenever possible because they allow for a hands-on clinical evaluation and a more thorough assessment of the chest wall.

An In-Office appointment may include clinical photography, detailed measurements, and our radiation-free 3D Pectus Scan taken on-site in our Pectus Care Center. This helps us more thoroughly assess the chest and create a more personalized care plan.

In-Office appointments also allow for direct fitting and adjustments of the T-Joe Pectus Brace or Vacuum Bell. Each of our Pectus Center locations features an on-site brace workshop, which means there is no waiting for your T-Joe Pectus Brace or Vacuum Bell fitting to be ordered and wait for it to come in. This approach is especially helpful for long distance travelers who visit Pectus Services as a destination provider. This approach allows for more precise sizing, customization, and adjustments, and may help reduce overall wearing and treatment time.

We highly recommend In-Office appointments for patients with the following: severe, asymmetric, or complex chest wall conditions; girls / females; competitive youth or high school athletes; patients with tight time schedules; and families who want the most complete hands-on evaluation and fitting experience.

TeleHealth Video Appointment

TeleHealth appointments allow families to connect with the Pectus Services clinical team from home. This is a helpful way to begin the process when traveling to one of our Pectus Center locations is not possible or practical. This may include families who live far from one of our locations, patients located across the United States or internationally, or families managing school, work, other children, athletic schedules, or limited travel availability.

TeleHealth is also helpful for families who have already received care at one of our Pectus Center locations and need ongoing support without additional travel.

During a TeleHealth appointment, our team can view the chest wall shape or condition, review the nature and severity of the concern, answer questions, and provide guidance on appropriate next steps in non-surgical pectus care.

TeleHealth may also be helpful for patients who already have a pectus brace that was not made by Pectus Services. If the brace is uncomfortable, difficult to wear, or not achieving the comfort, fit, or progress expected, a TeleHealth appointment can help determine whether replacement with our super soft T-Joe Pectus Brace may be appropriate.

While TeleHealth is not the same as a hands-on clinical experience at one of our Pectus Center locations, our goal is to provide experienced, personalized pectus care and guidance wherever you are in the world.

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Types of Pectus Care Appointments

Pectus Services provides a variety of pectus care appointments. Each is designed to support patients at every stage of non-surgical pectus treatment and tailored to the individual needs of each patient. If you are unsure which appointment to schedule our team is always happy to help.

Consultation Appointment

This appointment is typically the first step for new patients and families. During this visit, our experienced clinical team reviews the shape of the chest wall, the type and it’s severity. Consultations help determine appropriate next steps in non-surgical pectus care. May be completed In-Office or via Telehealth. This appointment usually lasts about one hour.

Fitting Appointment – Vacuum Bell or T-Joe Pectus Brace In-Office

This is appointment is selected when a patient is moving forward with the use of a Vacuum Bell or T-Joe Pectus Brace for pectus carinatum.

During this visit, detailed orthometry measurements, pectus photos, and if In-Office 3D Scanning are completed. The chest is carefully evaluated, including consideration of factors such as symmetry or asymmetry, to ensure proper device selection, fit, comfort, and customization.

For Vacuum Bell patients, we carry a range of sizes in stock, allowing the patient to leave the appointment with an appropriately fitted device the same day.

For the T-Joe Pectus Bracing System, each orthosis is fabricated during the appointment on-site in our pectus brace workship. Next the brace is fitted and adjusted to the patient. This is especially helpful for families traveling long distances to a Pectus Center location for care.

A Fitting may be combined with a Consultation appointment allowing evaluation and fitting to occur during the same visit when appropriate. This appointment may take up about 2 hours.