Meet world record holder for highest number of fingers and toes
– Meet the world record holder for highest number of digits
– He was born with a rare condition called Polydactylism
– Seven fingers on each of his hands and seven toes on each foot, for a total of 28 digits
Devendra Suthar, 43, from Himmatnagar in Gujarat, in western India, has more fingers and toes than more than any person in the world.
This extraordinary record was recognised by the Guinness Book of
World Records after his diagnosis — *polydactylism — was veriffied by
an Indian doctor last year.
Since then he became a local celebrity with people coming from nearby villages to take a glance at their unusual compatriot.
“Because of my extra fingers people here treat me as a celebrity.
They come to see me and the attention makes me feel special. Children
laugh when they see me doing funny tricks with my fingers.
The expression on their face when they see my toes is priceless. Thanks to my fingers I have become a famous man. I consider my extra fingers and toes definitely are lucky for me and I do not want to cut them off.”
Suthar has seven fingers on each hand and seven toes on each foot and has to be extremely careful as he works as a carpenter.
He said: “The extra fingers and toes certainly trouble me at times. I am a carpenter and work mostly with saw and hammer. I have to always be careful to avoid the fingers.”
*Polydactyly or is a congenital physical anomaly in humans, dogs, and
cats having supernumerary fingers or toes. The condition has an
incidence of 1 in every 500 live births and is associated with different
mutations. It usually does not interfere with hand function, but for
social reasons it can be treated operatively
– He was born with a rare condition called Polydactylism
– Seven fingers on each of his hands and seven toes on each foot, for a total of 28 digits
Devendra Suthar, 43, from Himmatnagar in Gujarat, in western India, has more fingers and toes than more than any person in the world.
People
come from far and wide along with their children to see the ‘man with
seven fingers’ and Suthar says he enjoys the attention
Since then he became a local celebrity with people coming from nearby villages to take a glance at their unusual compatriot.
Suthar constantly worries that he will lose one of his fingers when he is using hammers and saws at wor
The expression on their face when they see my toes is priceless. Thanks to my fingers I have become a famous man. I consider my extra fingers and toes definitely are lucky for me and I do not want to cut them off.”
The carpenter who has 28 fingers and toes says he has to be extra careful not to slice off one of his extra digits at work
He said: “The extra fingers and toes certainly trouble me at times. I am a carpenter and work mostly with saw and hammer. I have to always be careful to avoid the fingers.”
world record fingers and toes
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