Is there a need for surgery for syndactyly and what is the best age for children to have surgery for syndactyly?

Toe syndactyly is a congenital abnormality that can be detected at birth when two or more of the five toes are adhered to each other and not separated independently. For children with syndactyly, it is necessary to consider whether surgery is necessary, not only to consider whether the syndactyly will affect the child’s future development, but also to consider whether it will affect sports, weight bearing, shoe wearing, and aesthetics when the child grows up. What is the best age for a child to have toe surgery? It is advisable to have surgery early, preferably before the child learns to walk (around 6 months), because after surgery, the child has to recover for a period of time, and surgery before learning to walk helps the child recover better by lying down, and the process of parental care is relatively convenient. If, for some reason, the child is not operated before walking, but only when he/she is older, parents should not rush after the operation when they find that the child has a protective gait, such as duck walk, jumping on the feet, etc. Parents should have enough patience, what the child needs at this time is encouragement and guidance.