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Question: Rare finger deformity, worth a look even if you don’t have any help.?
I’ve had this finger deformity on my index, middle and little finger of my right hand all of my life, as I was born with it. I’m a fluent typist, can still grip things well enough and am left handed so can write legibly – I’ve gotten used to it.
A picture tells a thousand words, so please look here:
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The normal sort of questions are “Does it hurt?” [no] and “Can you feel the tips?” [yes]. In terms of joints, the index and middle finger only really have two bones, but the index finger tip can bend slightly. The little finger is the closest to normal out of the three. The tip is very small and has a very small nail, but that’s about it.
I know I’ll never have full dexterity like another human being, but I just wondered if medical science could help me, say, stretch the bones? I’m 17 in a few weeks if that makes a difference. I wanted to get into medicine but I don’t know if this will cause problems or not.
If anyone can give me any idea of prices and/or age limits it’s be much appreciated.
Answer:
Answer by the_only_solorose
If you have adapted and can use the hand then there should be nothing about it that prevents you from going into the medical sciences.
As for changing it, see a plastic surgeon.
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