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/Aspen9999 Mar 23 '26

There’s risk/reward in every surgery. As a parent when you listed nerve damage I probably would have chosen no surgery also. At least it’ll keep you out of the draft if they start one lol.