Surgery for joined toes (webbed)

We understand the psychological stress that arises from the fear of negative reactions to this condition from people who do not have webbed toes. This includes the fear of embarrassment to show feet in a situation where the feet are normally uncovered, such as on holiday or when swimming etc.

Surgery For Joined Toes

This our signature surgery and we have continued to perform many 100s of toe separation surgeries, which is now a routine procedure in our practice. Also called fused, conjoined or webbed toes or syndactyly (medical term). This is a birth defect (congenital), but also can be an hereditary condition. It affects around 1 in 2000 people and is more common in males than females (roughly 2:1). It most frequently affects the 2nd and 3rd toes. 50% of cases have on both feet (bilateral).

The Surgery

Our consultant has over 30 years’ experience in successfully separating joined toes with our pioneering, safe and effective technique. Most patients will have minimal or invisible scarring. We frequently perform this surgery with excellent results, and all of our bilateral patients have returned to have the 2nd foot corrected.

The surgery will involve gently separating the toes with minimal damage and then using a skin graft taken from near the ankle area to fill in the gap between the toes. This procedure carries one of the highest satisfaction rates for cosmetic foot procedures. 99% of our patients are happy to have the surgery under a local anaesthetic, which also gives good pain-relief after surgery, although the procedure rarely causes severe pain. The surgery takes around 45 minutes.

Patients will wear a walker boot after surgery and can weight bear immediately. The boot is required for three weeks.

This is a quote from one of our patients who underwent surgery to separate their webbed toes:

“I followed the Post-Op care instructions to the letter and I can only say that I am honestly astounded at the recovery and the results. I am absolutely thrilled and have booked for my other foot to be done in the coming months…. The psychological and emotional burden this condition brings with it have disappeared and I am grinning from ear to ear at the anticipation of wearing flip-flops for the first time in nearly 40 years! M.G. London”

See below for some of our results, none of these images have been photo-shopped