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All patients and their parents were asked to complete a questionnaire.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The mean age of the patients was 6.8 \u00b1 3.23 years at the time of the Nuss procedure, 9.1 \u00b1 3.54 at bar removal, and 12.0 \u00b1 3.28 when the questionnaire was completed. The scores for satisfaction with the procedure, sense of social belonging, and well\u2010being increased after the Nuss procedure according to the responses of the patients and their parents. However, the scores did not significantly differ after bar removal compared to after the Nuss procedure. Patients (4.1 \u00b1 1.08) and parents (4.1 \u00b1 1.02) reported that they were satisfied with the final result and their responses did not significantly differ (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>= 0.498). 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