What if “success” in chest wall surgery is subjective? Our new study in European Journal of Pediatric Surgery shows that evaluating pectus carinatum outcomes is far less objective than we think: • Surgeons disagree with each other • Peers disagree with surgeons • Even individuals don’t always agree with themselves • Scars matter more to patients than to surgeons • Age and treatment duration? No clear impact on results • Ravitch looks worse pre-op — but delivers better aesthetics Conclusion: If o