Question 1

does having small hands mean i won't grow any taller?

Accepted Answer

Depends on age: Having small hands does not mean you wont grow any taller.  It depends how old you are, and how far along in the pubertal process you are (especially for girls) that determines how much growth you have left.

Question 2

are small hands a sign of anything?

Accepted Answer

Maybe,maybe not: This can be a simple variation fro the normal based on complex genetic factors. It can also be a feature of in excess of 40 named syndromes or associations listed in "smith's recognizable patterns of human malformation" 7ed.2013.

Question 3

are really small hands a sign of anything?

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No syndrome : There are no syndromes known to me where the only finding is one of small hands. I would ask your doctor to look you over closely for any other anatomic findings out of the norm.  If you have no other findings on exam, then  you have small hands and that's it. That can certainly happen and would be totally normal! !

Question 4

do i have really small hands if size 5 gloves?

Accepted Answer

Yes: This is not a problem.

Question 5

what is the definition or description of: small hands?

Accepted Answer

What is says: Hands that are smaller than expected for a person's age and size

Question 6

what to do if i have like seriously abnormally small hands it's weird?

Accepted Answer

Nothing: If your hands are functionally normal. I wouldn't recommend anything.

Question 7

are small hands and feet hereditary?

Accepted Answer

Likely yes, but...: Most of what makes us up is hereditary.  What varies is which genes one inherits from mother's or father's side, and then how many generations the trait goes back...To the beginning of mankind. I also believe that cultural or tribal traits over thousands of years become part of our genetic makeup.  (so don't think faults or hurts come from upbringing: take what ur dealt and make the most out of it.

Question 8

why i have big feet but small hands?

Accepted Answer

Variation of normal: At best, this appears a variation of normal development. It does not necessarily indicate that there is something pathologic or genetically wrong. Fortunately, shoes and gloves come in different sizes.

Question 9

i seem to have really small hands. is it a common or rare genetic thing?

Accepted Answer

Perhaps congenital: If they are truly smaller than small, my guess would be that something went wrong during the development of the hands in utero, which makes it congenital rather than hereditary.

Question 10

do all people with big hands have big feet, or can a person have small hands and big feet?

Accepted Answer

Possible: Usually smaller hands than typical, will be associated with smaller than usual feet.  But it certainly doesn't have to be.  Now I have rather typical, perhaps somewhat larger than aveage, male foot size (10), but very large hands for a male, size 8-- the better to play those tough rachmaninoff reaches as a boy-:).

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