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chardeeus

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Syndactyly (webbed Toes) Posted: 01-27-05 02:35am


Hi, is there anyone here have webbed toes and had it seperated..? Or planning to.., I need to know how complicated it was and how long it takes to recover from surgery, is there any side effects or whatever? Thanks.

omarsmom

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Me Too Posted: 03-26-05 22:49pm


My son was born with the second and third toe webbed and I am not sure what to do. I would like to have them separated but don't know anything about the surgery and recovery. It isn't the worst problem but would love to have it dealt with. If you hear of anything please let me know. Thanks trena

polly83

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Webbed Toes Posted: 07-20-05 21:51pm


My second and third toes were webbed up to the second knuckle and I had them split about a year ago. I would not reccomend splitting them if it is for looks. My toes are still sore sometimes. The surgery is very complicated and I was on the couch for almost a month. I limped for a long time and it has finally healed all the way. If you can help it, don't do the surgery.

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webbed toes Posted: 02-26-08 14:28pm


My grandmother had 2nd and third toes, as did my mother and i had had 2nd and third on the right side and 2nd, third and 4th on the left. My grand son has the 2nd and 3rd. I had my 2nd and 3rd split on both feet. It bothered me alot as a child and i was 19 when i had it done. I hated them, and was teased. But now at 58 i sure wished i had them, so my grandson would feel better

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Posted: 02-26-08 16:40pm


i cant help you but im going to copy this to the foot forum and hopefully you will get more help there

RainInSpain

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I've got em, too Posted: 03-21-08 13:09pm


It's funny...I've struggled with Body Dysmorphis Disorder (BDD) for many years, though the fused 2nd and 3rd toes of my left foot have never really been an issue for me. However, I can completely understand others' feelings of repugnance or shame regarding their syndactyly. As I mentioned, I have had a long, painful history of trying to reshape a body which, for years, I percieved to be abnormal. The question is...will plastic surgery to correct the fusion truly increase your son's happiness/life success? Will it increase his self-esteem, or raise his market value as a human being? Maybe. I'm not going to tell you categorically that it won't. But I do know two things for sure. The first is that recovery from cosmetic surgery is pure and utter HELL. In my own experience, the ensuing pain, nausea, and disturbing numbness (due to nerve damage) far outweighed the potential benefits of looking more attractive. I can't even imagine how painful or debilitating it must be to experience such discomfort on the body part I use most every day. Secondly, in terms of social success, self-esteem, and ultimate happiness, your son will benefit much more from you modeling confident behavior that teaches him self-determination, rather than externally-focused behavior that teaches him to be insecure and anxious. I'm not saying your concerns are totally without merit. The fact is, your son probably will be teased as he grows up. If not for fused toes, then for scars where a fusion used to be. Or acne. Or being too tall. Or too bookish. Or too whatever. Take a step back from your situation, and you will see that this really has nothing to do with toes. It has to do with fear, and wanting to protect our children from being hurt by others as we ourselves have been hurt. It's almost unbearable to think about, but the truth is that at some point, your son will likely experience tremendous emotional pain - as do we all. My prediction is thay the deciding factors in his ability to survive that pain will have nothing to do with his toes, fingers, or any other body part. P.S. Syndactyly skipped a generation in my family. My beautiful paternal grandmother had it as well. Before I knew anything about inheritence, it was physical evidence that she and I were linked - proof positive that I was carrying on her genes. Best of luck in your decision!

PickingPouts

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Posted: 05-31-08 10:11am


My 2nd and 3rd toes are also stuck together and so are my bfs. We have no problems with it in fact we love it. it make us different and no one can ever tell unless you point it out. His are connected up to below the nail and he has large feet. My feet are a size 6 so my toes are very small so you can not tell at all but still. Even as a child when i showed people no one made fun of it. 1 in 200 people have it so its not that strange. If you have it on your feet you can not pass it to your childs hads only there feet so i think thats good. I have met atleat 15 people in real life that have it. I never thought it was ugly or strange. i thought it was different but its realy not. When i 1st met my bf i showed him my toes and he said "mine look like that" My bf and i hope our kids have the twin toes we think its cool and the kids im sure will if we both have it..... GL and so get them seperated it is not worth it from what i hear.

welsh_girl

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Posted: 06-27-08 08:21am


Hi Chardeeus. Did you reach a decision? I also have webbed toes on my right foot (2nd and 3rd again), and i know that my cousin and uncle have the same. There could be others in my family too but i've never checked! They don't bother me, but my cousin did ask her doctor about getting them surgically separated and he advised against it as it is a complicated and fairly painful process.