Superheroes are born with abilities that often make them stand out from the crowd. But among us there are real people with unusual congenital features of the body and we often do not notice them at all.
Bored Panda presents a selection of rare body anomalies.
1. My friend's daughter was born with the same white hair as her mother
This condition is called Poliosis and arises from the absence of melanin on the scalp. These unique patches are like moles and can be inherited.
2. My friend's iris is split in half
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This anomaly is called Heterochromia and is caused by a genetic malfunction, disease, or injury to the eye. Smooth "half" anomaly is very rare.
3. My dad has 6 fingers and 2 middle fingers. He often uses them for expressive gestures
The fingers of this person are fully formed and in excellent working condition, although this does not occur every time with polydactyly. Most often, the fingers are underdeveloped or fused. In this man, this anomaly was inherited by his son, but at a young age his extra fingers were removed.
4. I have Waardenburg Syndrome, which is why I am deaf in one ear, have white hair and eyes of different colors
Waardenburg syndrome affects the color of your skin, hair and eyes, and can sometimes lead to hearing loss. The condition is associated with mutations in six genes that help form cells, primarily melanocytes, which are responsible for the pigmentation of hair, skin and eyes. It is a congenital disorder that affects about 1 in 42,000 people. There is no cure for it.
5. Mirror hand syndrome
Scientifically, this anomaly is called Ulnar dimelia, but in everyday life it is simply the mirror hand syndrome. It lacks a thumb, but the total number of remaining fingers on each hand can reach eight or seven. This condition is so rare that only about 100 cases have been described in the medical literature in the entire history.
6. My son was born with elf ears
In medicine, this is called Stahl's ear, but some call it elf ears or Spock's ears. This is a deformation of the auricle due to malformed cartilage. Most often, this is treated by surgery immediately after the birth of the baby.
7. I was really born with this hand
According to this man, such an anomaly was due to amniotic constriction syndrome. This happens when thin filaments inside the fetal bladder entangle a part of the baby's body and pull it over, causing deformation.
8. I have only 4 fingers on my hand and index instead of thumb
This anomaly is called Symbrachydactyly and arises from the underdevelopment of the hands. Most often, one or more fingers are missing.
9. I was born with a scar on the iris
In medicine, this is called macular wrinkling. A macular fold is a scar tissue that forms in the macula of the eye (the center of the retina). This part of the eye is responsible for visual acuity, so this condition can cause blurred and distorted vision. Macular wrinkling occurs when the vitreous humor of the eye is detached from the retina.
10. My wife and sister have the same fused toes. They noticed this feature and got tattoos
Scientifically, this condition is known as syndactyly, but it is commonly referred to as webbed toes. It occurs in about 1 case in 2000-2500 births.
11. I have tentacles under my tongue. In my opinion, others do not have this
This anomaly is called the fringed folds of the tongue or plica Fimbriata. They are harmless, but sometimes they can get stuck in the teeth. In most people, they are almost invisible or in the form of small tubercles. But sometimes they can reach a centimeter in length or more.
12. I was born with six toes on one foot and four on the other
Six fingers is a type of polydactyly called Hexadactyly. But such an anomaly with a different number of toes on two legs, as in the photo, is very rare.
13. I was born with three fingers, thumb, ring and pinky
Finger defects are quite common among newborns, about one in ten babies have something wrong with their fingers or toes. This particular anomaly is called ectrodactyly or cleft hand. Most often it is associated with the so-called pincer hand, but in this case with three fingers, the defect is called tridactyly.
14. I have five fingers, but not a single thumb
All five fingers of this person are normally developed and functioning, and the thumb is actually there, but it is developed differently. The defect is called the Triphalangeal thumb. It occurs in about 1 case in 25 thousand children.
15. I was born without a nasal bridge
Most often, such an anomaly is congenital and is often combined with some other anomalies - Klippel-Feil Syndrome, achondroplasia, delayed psychomotor development, Cornelia de Lange syndrome, etc. Interestingly, this unique feature has its advantages - the person who posted this photo said that his nose never bleeds.