Man with 9 toes on left foot has surgery to remove freeloaders
- 5 years ago
SHANWEI, CHINA — A 21-year-old man born with some ultra amazing kung fu grip to the tune of 9 toes on his left foot has finally had the four extra digits surgically removed.
According to the Yangcheng Evening News, the man, who goes by the name Ah-jun, since birth has had the ability to almost count to 10 using just one foot.
Why did it take so long to get corrective surgery? Thank Ah-jun's superstitious parents.
Apparently when he was younger, his parentals took him to see a fortune teller who said the extra toes were "a gift from the heavens."
This made his parents reluctant to get surgery, which unfortunately made Ah-jun reluctant to ever wear sandals or show his bare feet.
The condition is actually called Polydactyly. It's a rare birth defect that occurs when a person has extra fingers or toes. It's also more common among dudes.
But finally after years of only being able to swim in a circle, Ah-jun went to see some surgeons at the Shunde Heping Surgical Hospital in Foshan for help.
After a nine-hour long surgery that required a whole bunch of heavy reconstruction, doctors were able to create a new big toe and get rid of the extra foot freeloaders.
Ah-jun is now recovering in the hospital and will soon be able to put his best foot forward.
According to the Yangcheng Evening News, the man, who goes by the name Ah-jun, since birth has had the ability to almost count to 10 using just one foot.
Why did it take so long to get corrective surgery? Thank Ah-jun's superstitious parents.
Apparently when he was younger, his parentals took him to see a fortune teller who said the extra toes were "a gift from the heavens."
This made his parents reluctant to get surgery, which unfortunately made Ah-jun reluctant to ever wear sandals or show his bare feet.
The condition is actually called Polydactyly. It's a rare birth defect that occurs when a person has extra fingers or toes. It's also more common among dudes.
But finally after years of only being able to swim in a circle, Ah-jun went to see some surgeons at the Shunde Heping Surgical Hospital in Foshan for help.
After a nine-hour long surgery that required a whole bunch of heavy reconstruction, doctors were able to create a new big toe and get rid of the extra foot freeloaders.
Ah-jun is now recovering in the hospital and will soon be able to put his best foot forward.