Hello,
My son was born six weeks ago with a congenital hand condition. He doesn't have a specific condition, but he basically has two bones in his right hand and three fingers that are all fused together. His right palm and its fused fingers are all smaller than his left hand.
We have been to a pediatric orthopedic surgeon who recommended splitting the finger that is most "thumb-like" from the other two digits, which seem to be very fused together, to make the hand functional - by no earlier than a year.
We have also been to a plastic surgeon who recommended the same type of procedures by no later than six months.
What is better in terms of timing? Neither of these surgeons specialize in hands, although both have worked on them... We plan to see hand specialists soon but are interested to see what timing other parents have worked with.
Also, are there any good pediatric hand surgeons who people recommend in the east coast? We live in Virginia but are open to travel to DC, Baltimore and possibly even Philly or Boston.
Thanks in advance.
