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Heartbreak as teen denied 'cosmetic' surgery for ingrowing ribs which make it hard to breathe

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Don't miss a thing by signing up to the MyOldham newsletter here A teenager whose ribs are growing inwards has been denied surgery on the NHS after commissioners agreed the procedure would be purely “cosmetic”.

Harlan Repton, 15, has been left feeling like a stack of bricks are on his chest after his ribs started growing inwards in September 2020.

Mum Julie has been desperately trying to raise £25,000 to put Harlan through the procedure privately, but had hoped that her efforts would have been made unnecessary by health bosses deciding to perform the operation.

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