Just four months of baby, parents took him to the hospital, the reason is very simple, the baby's left finger has an extra "child", parents are very anxious, want to help the baby change the hand as soon as possible, but do not know much about this operation, so there are many questions.
Is it enough to cut off the extra finger?
Many parents have asked me this, in fact, the child's polydactyly is called compound thumb deformity, which is not only as simple as having an extra thumb, but also often manifested as unequal thumb size and different degrees of dysplasia or deformity, so the purpose of this surgery is usually to reconstruct a functional thumb as much as possible and to achieve a basically normal appearance.
Therefore, polydactyly surgery is not simply done by removing the thumb, but according to the different conditions of each child, there will be different surgical plans to achieve it.
Will the surgically removed finger grow back?
This is also a concern for many parents, and I understand it. For the thumb that has been reconstructed, it will not "grow back" as parents imagined, because the operation has reconstructed the alignment and soft tissue balance of the thumb, and it is not a simple removal of the extra thumb, so parents do not have to worry, just choose a professional doctor for the child to do the surgery.
Can polydactyly surgery be done again as an adult?
Because I have also done such cases, the complexity of polydactyly orthopedic surgery in adults will be much higher than that of babies.
Polydactyly in a 22-year-old adult
To put it simply, adults have almost no ability to shape themselves, and we can change the appearance and function of some of the deformities through surgery, but there is limited room for adjustment. And because the hand has been deformed for a long time, adults will also face changes in hand habits after surgery.
Polydactyly in a 22-year-old adult
Therefore, for the child's hand and foot deformity, it is important to seek medical attention as soon as possible, because at this time, the child's bone and joint are still in the plastic stage, and the space for adjustment through surgery is relatively large.
After a detailed understanding, the baby's parents are also relieved, the operation process is very smooth, after a month and a half after the operation, the parents are also with the baby to review, you can see that the baby's five fingers can now be flexible pinching, grasping, gripping and other actions, very powerful, this is also a good place for parents to do, multi-finger postoperative functional exercise is very important, I let them continue to wear the brace for the child at night, I believe that it will not be long before the baby will have no problem!
Follow-up examination one and a half months after surgery