I have 2 toes stuck together on my right foot and i want them separated. can i have all the information about that surgery? i play softball so i want a surgery that heels fast, but is less painful.

What : What you're describing is called syndactyly, or "webbed" toes. You would think that all it takes to separate the toes would be a simple snip-snip and sew up the openings, but this is not the case at all. There is not enough skin to close everything with just a nice snip between the toes, so the incisions are longer and fancy to create skin flaps that are used to cover the open areas. It's not so simple, and should only be performed by a surgeon experienced in such things, and since this surgery is sorta rare, there aren't too many people around that do a lot of these procedures. In fact, in my neck of the woods, it's typically done by a podiatrist with a plastic surgeon. Plastic surgeons are the best at creating skin flaps and great-looking scars (the last thing you want is to exchange your webbed toes with a thick scar between them that is a constant source of irritation). The other concern is that sometimes (this usually happens with accessory (extra) digits more than syndactyly), the nerve and vascular supply to one digit is much more significant than it is to the other digit, and separating them runs the risk of cutting off blood supply (and feeling) to the digit with the lesser neurovascular attachments. So.... Given what you now know, are you sure you want your toes separated?

Tough request.: Surgeries are never painless, and there's always the risk of healing complications when separating two joined digits because there's often not enough skin to go around both. If you'd like to go ahead with surgery, plan it for the off-season so you have ample time to heal without the pressure of an upcoming game.

Toes: Unless this syndactyly is causing you pain or inability to function in daily activities somehow, it is unlikely anyone will do this surgery for you. Plus, as other dr's have stated , there is the risk of scarring due to the need for skin flaps, etc. You want to be real sure you want this . Good luck.