On July 6, Da Nang Family Hospital announced that it had performed surgery to remove 4 extra fingers and toes on both sides of a 6-year-old girl named TL (residing in Quang Nam province). The 3-hour surgery was successful with 2 teams of doctors performing it.
Baby L. was taken to Family Hospital by her mother on June 27th with the hope of having surgery to remove her extra fingers and toes. Each of her hands and feet has 6 fingers. In total, the girl has 12 fingers and 12 toes.
Doctors at Family Hospital successfully performed surgery on a baby girl with polydactyly in all four limbs.
According to baby L's mother, although her fingers and toes are still developing and have normal bones, her daily activities are hindered, especially when choosing shoes, exercising, and running.
The treatment process began with the two extra toes on the left and right feet. Here, doctors cut the bone, combined the bone, reconstructed the ligaments and tendons, and finally did cosmetic stitches. After removing the extra toes, doctors began the same procedure on both hands.
Before and after surgery pictures
Two days after surgery, the baby's hands were able to perform movements such as grasping objects without pain.
Doctor Huynh Duc Anh - Family Hospital said that polydactyly is a congenital condition in which there are extra fingers or toes. This defect occurs in about 2/1,000 newborns and usually requires surgery to treat.
However, the simultaneous occurrence of polydactyly in all four limbs at the same time is extremely rare, with only a handful of cases reported worldwide .
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