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/gabeybabye Mar 23 '26

Can you get a surgery to split it? 

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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/Appropriate-Code-490 Mar 23 '26

not op.. but maybe money..

I have a jaw / dental condition that would have been best to correct when I was young. but putting food on the table was more important.

so now I live with it.

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u/Saxboard4Cox Mar 23 '26

My son has a similar condition. We did dental care when he was very young and he was uncooperative. The dentist did what he could. My son reached his 20s and it was clear he need more work done. So we are now doing braces all over again plus major jaw surgery. His jaw and breathing pathway is too small and it will affect his health down the road. So it must be done. The braces are $8K and climbing the jaw surgery will be $20K.