Although we always emphasize that floating finger surgery should be done early, there is no rush to do it right away for babies too young to have it done because the width of the metacarpal bone is not wide enough in a two or three month old baby, and they need to be a little older to have the surgery. So what should babies pay attention to before having the surgery? How to protect the floating finger? Many parents are at a loss as to what to do after seeing a floating finger for the first time. If you want to keep the floating finger, parents don’t need to do special treatment, no massage, don’t rub, don’t pull, just pay attention to protect it. The protection of the floating finger is actually very simple, the first is not to let the floating finger produce very violent rotation, do not go to twist it. When the baby accidentally touches it, the parents should pay attention to it, and the parents themselves should not twist it. Because if you twist it, it will cause the blood vessels to become entangled, and there will be blood transportation obstacles. Secondly, don’t wrap it with a line or something else, wrapping it is equivalent to tying up the blood vessels underneath, tying them up tightly so that the blood can’t pass through, and the floating finger will die. These are the two most critical issues. In addition, parents should also try to avoid the baby with the index finger and middle finger to clip things. Because once pinched, the metacarpophalangeal joints of the baby’s index finger will rotate to a certain extent, and when making a fist, the baby’s index finger will not be able to hold it completely to the bottom. We have observed this phenomenon very often. Therefore, for children with floating fingers, firstly, they should be protected, and secondly, they should be gripped, not clenched. After we rebuild the function of the thumb, it is better to let the child go to the pinch grip normally.