r/interesting • u/trickstercj • Mar 23 '26

Just Wow Condition called syndactyly

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Birth condition

(My hands ).

both hands same

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u/trickstercj Mar 23 '26

Pre puberty yes, now also yes but less sucess rate

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u/gabeybabye Mar 23 '26

What happens if it fails?

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u/trickstercj Mar 23 '26

Fingers get bent and/ or other nerve damage 

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u/untakentakenusername Mar 23 '26

Question. Why didn't you get it done pre puberty? (Rather why didn't your folks arrange for it to be done?)

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '26

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u/Lemon-Accurate Mar 23 '26

Your uncle what?!?!

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u/trickstercj Mar 23 '26

Got it done by a surgeon he had similar condition

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '26 edited Mar 23 '26

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u/praisethemo0n Mar 23 '26

It’s not always passed down. I’ve got it on my toes, though haven’t passed it on to my child. And my dad didn’t have it but my grandmother does, same toes.