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From 2001 to 2006, 264 patients and 291 parents completed the initial questionnaire, and 247 patients and 274 parents completed the postoperative questionnaire. Responses used a Likert-type scale of 1 to 4, reflecting the extent or frequency of a particular experience, with higher values conveying less-desirable experience.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>RESULTS. Preoperative psychosocial functioning was unrelated to objective pectus excavatum severity (computed tomographic index). Patients and their parents reported significant positive postoperative changes. Improvements occurred in both physical and psychosocial functioning, including less social self-consciousness and a more-favorable body image. For children, the body image component improved from 2.30 \u00b1 0.62 (mean \u00b1 SD) to 1.40 \u00b1 0.42 after surgery and the physical difficulties component improved from 2.11 \u00b1 0.82 to 1.37 \u00b1 0.44. For the parent questionnaire, the child's emotional difficulties improved from 1.81 \u00b1 0.70 to 1.24 \u00b1 0.36, social self-consciousness improved from 2.86 \u00b1 1.03 to 1.33 \u00b1 0.68, and physical difficulties improved from 2.14 \u00b1 0.75 to 1.32 \u00b1 0.39. Ninety-seven percent of patients thought that surgery improved how their chest looked.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>CONCLUSIONS. Surgical repair of pectus excavatum can significantly improve the body image difficulties and limitations on physical activity experienced by patients. 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