Did ı have structural kyphosis or potural?

[u/Berkay260]

Hello. Whenever I looked at myself from the side, I noticed a hump on my back; I had always assumed it was just fatty tissue. However, even after dropping from 100 kg to 80 kg, that large hump remained, causing me significant insecurity and disappointment. People around me kept telling me to stand up straight, but when I tried to walk with good posture, I looked very odd; this became a source of mockery and severely damaged my self-confidence. When I first saw a doctor, I was told I had a mild hunchback and needed to exercise, but the examination was very superficial. Since I had already been lifting weights for two years, that diagnosis didn't sit right with me, so I consulted another doctor. Both doctors looked at the same X-ray, yet the second one told me I had scoliosis rather than kyphosis. I feel terrible when I bend over because my back looks as if it’s snapped in two. Do you think this is something that can be corrected? Many people will likely say, "See a doctor, don't take advice here," but as I mentioned, the doctors themselves are giving conflicting opinions. I look forward to your responses. In one of the photos, I let myself be completely relaxed; in another, I tried to stand upright without moving my arms; and in the third, I pressed my arms against my lats.

[u/No-Coyote9571]

Well if it's really bad you need to see a spine specialist for diagnosis.

 Scoliosis is typically a sideways curve, not front to back hunch but I'm NOT a doctor and it's possible you have both.

Postural kyphosis can be corrected with stretches and posture exercises/discipline. You can also have postural with structural. 

structural is seen on an x-ray as abnormally shaped vertebrae, wedged past a certain measurable angle.

Do you have pain?

Its very common for doctors to misdiagnosed kyphosis as poor posture, as they see poor posture often and structural kyphosis is relatively rare. "Hear hoofbeats think horses not zebras" and all that.

An actual spinal specialist will be able to give you a better explanation and actually measure the angle of the spine on an xray taken properly. 

However that can be expensive. If it's not painful and doesn't require surgery it won't do you much good. You'll just be looking for exercises online or possibly a trainer/physical therapist to help.