A child with a left floating thumb and a hypoplastic right thumb with syndactyly comes for a review

This child’s case was complicated, with a floating bunion on his left hand and type II thumb dysplasia with syndactyly on his right hand. The grandparents thought that there was no way to treat his left hand because it didn’t even have any bones, but the father was optimistic that there must be a way, so he found me. When I met the family at that time, I was quite impressed because the child was very good, he didn’t cry and didn’t make any noise, and he was very cooperative when I asked him to show me his little hand. During the first surgery, we did a phase 1 floating bunion surgery on the left hand, and on the right hand, we did a functional reconstruction of the opposite palm, and the syndactyly was separated. When he came for his latest checkup, he brought a lot of toys with him. At first, he was very happy to play with them and kept playing with a small toy car in front of the dressing room. After entering the office, the little one’s face changed, he was very resistant, stopped playing with the car, and cried very sadly. Although I didn’t want to, I guess I left a shadow in the child’s young mind. Mom and dad said that the child’s right hand is good at grasping and playing with things. After I checked, I found that the recovery was indeed okay, the thumb function was good, and the webbing of the fingers was also good after the parallel fingers were separated. Dad said he was looking forward to the left floating bunion surgery and hoped to see his child’s thumb move. Dad’s words made my nose sore. It’s really not easy for both the child and the parents, but it’s okay. After we have solved all the problems, it will be better and better in the future, for sure.