Can toe deformity be corrected?

In today's age of attention to appearance, people are paying more and more attention to their appearance. This not only refers to the face, but also includes various parts of the body, which all need maintenance or even plastic surgery. Speaking of plastic surgery, the most needed part is the deformed part, just like the toe deformity I am going to tell you about today. This situation may not be very obvious at ordinary times, but when the hot summer comes, unless you don't wear sandals or slippers, you will always attract strange looks from others. Now let's talk about whether toe deformity can be plastic surgery.

The most common deformity of the toes is polydactyly - an increase in the number of toes. Other deformities include syndactyly, macrodactyly, and congenital contractures or angulations of the toes. Polydactyly can occur in the context of well-defined genetic syndromes but is most often an isolated trait with autosomal dominant inheritance and variable expression. It is often accompanied by syndactyly or other congenital malformations, and the overall incidence is about 2‰ of surviving infants. Clinical manifestations: Polydactyly is mostly located on the outside of the little toe, and is rarely located on the inside of the big toe. It can be bilateral or unilateral. According to Venn-Watson, polydactyly can present in the following ways.

The treatment is to remove the extra toe as soon as possible. X-rays should be taken before the operation to clarify the condition of the bones and design the operation based on the condition of the bones and joints. In cases of polydactyly and polymetatarsals, the extra metatarsal bones should be removed. If the metatarsal bones are wide or bifurcated, the metatarsal heads should be trimmed after the polydactyly is removed. The tendons attached to the polydactyly should be transferred to the toes that are retained for touching the ground, and the joint capsule and collateral ligaments should be repaired. The operation is relatively simple.

Syndactyly is often accompanied by polydactyly. Simple syndactyly usually does not affect function and generally does not require treatment. The main indication for surgery is aesthetic factors. If there is polydactyly, it should be treated as polydactyly.

Congenital macrotoe refers to the hypertrophy of one or more toes, which are significantly larger in size compared with adjacent toes. The most common coexisting diseases are neurofibromatosis, angiomatosis and congenital lipofibromatosis. The purpose of surgery is to solve functional symptoms, mainly pain or difficulty wearing shoes, and the cosmetic purpose is to change the abnormal shape of the foot and toes and obtain a foot shape similar to the size of the opposite side. However, severe cases of giant toes that cannot be corrected may require removal.