A baby boy, who was named Akshat, has registered his name in the Guinness World Records for having a total of 34 fingers and toes. He is just over the age of one and hails from the Bareilly district in Uttar Pradesh.
Amrita Saxena, the mother of the child, says she couldn't believe that her son broke the world record."At first, I couldn't believe that my son has broken the world record. I came to know about it when one of my family friend informed us about previous world record was with a baby born in China with 31 fingers. We registered the data of our child in the Internet and after that I was asked to submit few documents. Now, my son's name was registered in the Guinness World Records," says Amrita.The Doctors have said that it was a rare phenomenon and diagnosed it as polydactyly."It's a case of polydactylic. It is a congenital physical anomaly in humans, dogs, and cats having supernumerary fingers or toes. It is due to certain defects in the bone development of the uterus. It is absolutely curable. Generally people go for plastic surgery. And in few occasions it can be cured normally, if the polydactyly is minimal," said Dr. Parul Gupta, a gynaecologist.The parents of Akshat wants him to undergo the treatment to cure it and lead a normal life.
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