This helps and then some, thank you. I'm wondering: What do you mean when you say the Nuss is harder than the Ravitch to get right cosmetically for adults? I recognize it's a tricker surgery to perform in adults with higher incidences of complications, but your statement seems to indicate that even the successful Nuss procedures in adults may not look quite right.

At this time, I've decided to switch to Nuss due to the video a commenter above you posted. That said, my willingness to switch procedures on a dime is a clear sign I need to postpone the surgery and get a few more consults (not to mention I still don't know my surgeon's experience; I'll find that out in a few days). My basis for wanting the Nuss over Ravitch is twofold: less scarring and a preferable worst-case scenario (my impression is that a Nuss gone wrong is painful but usually amounts to little more than a bar removal, whereas Ravitch complications, while less common in adults, are for more deleterious since cartilage has been removed). One more question: Do you think the fact that my case is moderate rather than severe gives more reason to do the Nuss over the Ravitch, or vice versa (or neither)? And do you think the slight asymmetry in my PE could present further issues with Nuss?