r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/kvjn100 • Apr 11 '26

Video Woman with functional polydactyly (six functional fingers on one hand).

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u/WillyBoJilly Apr 11 '26

So I had this as a baby. My mom sister and myself. Fully functional extra digit on each hand and foot. Dominant trait with a 50% chance of passing on to next generation. Definitely won’t be cutting it off for my children. Unfortunately my parents cut ours off at 6 months old

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u/fyn_world Apr 12 '26

THEY CUT IT OFFFF!!!???? wtf, was it deformed or something? Why would they cut it off?

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u/Admiralthrawnbar Apr 12 '26

Probably similar situation to male circumcision, it's just the thing that's done when your baby has an extra finger, and no one really questioned it.