Babies cry for a variety of reasons, mainly because they are hungry, they need their diaper changed or are feeling uncomfortable. As you grow accustomed to your child, you learn the different sounds they make and start understanding their behavior. Scott Walker, a dad from Kansas recently posted a photo of his daughter’s foot, a photo that went viral because it warned parents against a dangerous condition they might not be aware of.
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The family was out to lunch and noticed that Molly had become very upset and so they checked her and nothing was out of the ordinary. Mom checked her toes and noticed that something was cutting the circulation of her little toe, which turned out to be a hair. The photo shows how swollen Molly’s toe became since the hair had somehow tightened around her toe and cut through her skin.
The phenomenon is called the toe-tourniquet syndrome or hair tourniquet, which is more common than you think. It happens when a piece of hair, thread or similar material gets tightly wrapped around an appendage. It can result in pain, injury and sometimes loss of appendage. It can happen in any of the following: toe, wrist, penis, scrotum, tongue, vaginal labium, earlobe, or nipple.
Molly’s mother removed the hair with tweezers and a magnifying glass within a few minutes. They don’t know how long it took for the hair to get wrapped around her toe, but the hair did manage to cut through Molly’s skin. Luckily they noticed it in time otherwise it could have been worse.
Doctors recommend to always check babies toes, especially when a baby is inconsolable. It’s always good to inspect your baby in other parts of their body, since this can happen almost anywhere. If you can’t remove it easily, be sure to call 9-11 or visit your pediatrician as soon as possible.