Surgery For Webbed Toes
Repair of
Alternative Names
Web finger repair; Web toe repair; Syndactyly repair
Description
This procedure is done using general anesthesia. The patient is asleep and pain-free.
The health care provider will mark the areas of skin that need repair.
The surgeon cuts the skin, then lifts up small flaps in the web and at the sides of...
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