I accidentally slammed my right thumb in a door. The nail fell out and when it grew back my thumb was longer and fatter at the tip because of excess skin. This makes my thumb look bigger than it actually should be. Can this excess skin be removed to make my thumb look the way it looked before the accident - (smaller and the same shape and size of my other thumb)? This is important to me. I always had such beautiful hands and I want my old thumb back.
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January 18, 2016
Answer: Can excess skin on the tip of my right thumb be removed?
Your condition is not that uncommon and is called brachydactyly, Type D. Short thumbs have numerous other names and even some superstitions associated with them. Since there is no simple corrective surgery to change the appearance, realizing that your condition is not that uncommon...
What is most likely going on is that you have a weakness/lengthening of the ligament on that side of the thumb joint. There are procedures to correct this and most likely insurance will cover this. Make sure you go to someone who specializes in hand surgery. Look for someone...