Repair of webbed fingers or toes

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Before and after webbed finger repair

Repair of webbed fingers - series

Syndactyly

Web finger repair; Web toe repair; Syndactyly repair

Risks for any anesthesia include the following:

• Reactions to medications
• Problems breathing

• Bleeding
• Infection

• Loss of skin grafts
• Damage from not getting enough blood in the hand or foot, due to the cast

Call your doctor if you notice the following:

• Swelling
• Severe pain
• Fever
• Fingers that tingle, are numb, or have a bluish tinge

Review Date: 11/02/2006
Reviewed By: Thomas N. Joseph, MD, Private Practice specializing in Orthopaedics, subspecialty Foot and Ankle, Camden Bone & Joint, Camden, SC. Reviewprovided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.