Polydactyly

Polydactyly Polydactyly means to an additional digit, which may be an extra finger or thumb. Polydactyly is one of the most ordinary deviations on the basic growth of the hand. Polydactyly just happens, this is a disorder that can sometimes be in the genes, and can be passed down in generation to generation. The disorder takes place in the mother’s womb when the hand starts forming. Usually the hand starts out with the shape of a paddle, and there occurs an extra split. This is how Polydactyly occurs.
 * __What is Polydactyly? __**
 * __These are the various forms of Polydactyly: __**
 * A hand with five fingers and a thumb
 * A bump on the side of the hand
 * A split on the fingertips
 * An extra finger that hangs from a thin cord from the hand
 * There exists unlimited numbers of variations
 * __What causes Polydactyly? __**
 * __Benefits from the disease __**
 * Polydactyly commonly doesn’t cause any health issues over time
 * The surgical treatment outcome is pleasing for the person with the disease, only when the child has no more than a couple of years of life
 * __Limitations from the disease __**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">If polydactyly isn’t cured after the first few years of the child’s life, most likely the person won’t adapt to the changes caused in their hands, and won’t be satisfied.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">If the person with the genetic disorder doesn’t treat the disease, its very likely that the person will socially suffer at a certain age of his life due that this disease is majorly physically uncommon. The person with the disease will feel like a freak, and the social effects wont be positive ones.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The surgery needed in order to cure this genetic disorder can accommodate to the economical standards of some people, as it may not be possible for another percentage of the population.



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