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before you make a comment i'll let you know. incest didn't happen in my family, it doesn't help me swim better and it doesn't effect my walking.

ok well as i said in the video about it might giving you a surprise like it does with some people. because i have webbed toes, pretty much i don't tell many people about it. i have gone with my webbed toes ever since i was born & have never had the separated by an operation cos the doctor at the time which would of been back in 1986 said that the scaring on my toes will be to bad. i also think it looks normal & think that what you call "normal" non-webbed toes looks weird instead. some people are a bit surprised when they see that i have webbed toes cos they've never come across anyone with them, some people think it look weird, & other people sometimes ask if it helps me swim better. so yeah thought i'd flop them out & give them a show.



here is the info give by wikipedia about webbed toes:


Webbed toes is the common name for syndactyly affecting the feet. It is characterised by the fusion of two or more digits of the feet. This is normal in many birds, such as ducks; amphibians, such as frogs; and mammals, such as kangaroos. In humans it is considered unusual, occurring in approximately one in 2,000 to 2,500 live births.

There are various levels of webbing, from partial to complete. Most commonly the second and third toes are webbed or joined by skin and flexible tissue. This can reach either part way up or nearly all the way up the toe.

Diagnosis:
This condition is normally discovered at birth. If other symptoms are present, a specific syndrome may be indicated. Diagnosis of a specific syndrome is based on a family history, medical history, and a physical exam.

Cause:
The exact cause of the condition is unknown. In some cases, close family members may share this condition. In other cases, no other related persons have this condition. The scientific name for the condition is syndactyly, although this term covers both webbed fingers and webbed toes. Syndactyly occurs when apoptosis or programmed cell death during gestation is absent or incomplete. Webbed toes occur most commonly in the following circumstances:

Syndactyly or Familial syndactyly
Down syndrome
It is also associated with a number of rare conditions, notably:

Acrocallosal syndrome
Apert's syndrome
Aarskog syndrome
Bardet-Biedl syndrome
Carpenter's syndrome
Cornelia de Lange syndrome
Edwards syndrome
Jackson-Weiss syndrome
Fetal hydantoin effect
Miller syndrome
Pfeiffer syndrome
Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome
Timothy syndrome

Consequences:
Webbed toes is a purely cosmetic condition. This condition does not impair the ability to perform any activity including walking, running, or swimming. There is no evidence that it improves swimming ability.

People with webbed toes may have a slight disadvantage for activities that benefit from prehensile toes.

Webbed toes eliminate the possibility of athlete's foot infections in the affected areas.

Psychological stress may arise from the fear of negative reactions to this condition from people who do not have webbed toes. This may lead some individuals to become extremely self-conscious about their feet and go to great lengths to hide them. They may avoid open-toed footwear and activities such as swimming where their feet may be seen. In reality, other people rarely notice this condition unless the person with this condition makes a deliberate effort to point it out.

Surgery:

Partial simple syndactyly before surgery
Partial simple syndactyly, 4 months post-opWebbed toes can be separated through surgery. Surgical separation of webbed toes is an example of body modification.

As with any form of surgery, there are risks of complications.

The end results depend on the extent of the webbing and underlying bone structure. There is usually some degree of scarring, and skin grafts may be required. In rare instances, nerve damage may lead to loss of feeling in the toes. There are also reports of partial web grow-back. The skin grafts needed to fill in the space between the toes can lead to additional scars in the places where the skin is removed.

Famous webbed feet:
Dan Aykroyd -- Canada, actor[1]
Joseph Stalin (Unproven) -- Soviet Union, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Marge Simpson - mother of Bart, Lisa and Maggie. Her webbed toes are revealed in her trial for shoplifting.

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  • lol, how genious =3

  • @Nappulm how genious in what way?

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  • I do see that everyday on my foot

  • you can insult me as much as you want but you're doing me the favor of giving me views

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  • Opps. I didn't read before posting.

  • Dan Aykroyd toes.

    It's good that people make videos like this so that people aren't as surprised when they see other people that have the same rare gene and hopefully they won't react as ignorantly as some of the people in this comment section.

  • a lot of good information.

  • my lil sis has partial webbed toes lol

  • Search for 'The Aquatic Ape Part I' on YouTube

  • Runs in our family too.

  • i have webbed toes too

  • His dad was Neptune

  • And they say what again about americans?

  • Parrents related?

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