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Syndactyly, typical for Apert syndrome
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All the components of the syndrome were evaluated preoperatively brachycephaly, multiple syndactylies of the four extremities [Figure 1], orbital hyperthelorism, median facial hypoplasia, mild exophthalmus, and mental retardation.
Taking extra skin from the abdominal wall
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The latter was indicated because the surgeon considered the possibility of taking extra skin from the abdominal wall [Figure 2].