15 Celebrities with Pectus Excavatum

Hayden Panettiere

Heroes and Nashville star

Parker Cannon 

Lead singer of pop-punk band The Story So Far, performing at Warped Tour 2013

Neil Patrick Harris
aka womanizer Barney Stinson

Grace Park
Actress, often in a bikini on the TV show Hawaii Five-0. More pics here. 

Sean Gunn
Actor best known for playing Kirk on Gilmore Girls. In this scene, Kirk says to the elders about Luke, "I think he's got body issues". Best quote from that show by far!

Paula Abdul
Singer

Pieter Hoogenband
Dutch former swimmer and triple Olympic champion



Tori Spelling
Actress

Nick Lachey
Singer and actor














Brendan Fraser
aka George of the Jungle

Billy Zane
Titanic antagonist

Joaquin Phoenix
Puerto Rican-born American actor, producer, and musician

Jeff Goldblum
Actor



Shun Oguri
Japanese actor and director

Kirk Douglas
Actor, most active in the 1950s and 60s

Anyone I missed? Add them in the comments and I'll update this list!

About This Blog

Having pectus excavatum (PE) can be pretty hard. At least it has been for me– I've had my share of insecurity and body image issues (beach season, anyone?). However, I gradually learned how to cope with and accept it.

This blog focuses on the psychosocial effects of living with PE. PE can really impact a person's mental health, but unfortunately this is often overlooked.

Excavatum Crush is a resource to help people accept their PE bodies and to find support from similar others. It is intended particularly for those who are living indefinitely with PE, i.e. those who can't or aren't getting the Nuss / Ravitch.

If there's anything in particular you want this blog to cover, let me know in the comments!
You can also email me at: excavatumcrush@gmail.com