One cup of raw, sliced yellow squash contains 18 calories. This low-calorie vegetable is an ideal side dish if you wish to lose weight. Yellow squash essentially has no fat -- a 1-cup portion provides only 0.2 g. Keeping your calories low but building a balanced meal does not have to be mutually exclusive.
Pros and cons: Nuss vs Ravitch. Whereas the Ravitch Procedure offers less pain after the procedure, the Nuss procedure gives a better cosmetic result. Dr. Hans Pilegaard primarily uses the Nuss procedure as it is the best option for most patients with pectus excavatum â even for patients older than 30 years.
Homecare after surgery (Ravitch or Nuss) 1  A shower can be taken 5 days after surgery. Have your child take the clear film dressing off before the shower and leave the tape strips in place. These will fall off on their own. 2  There are no stitches to be removed. These are under the skin and dissolvable.