It aint no raptor claw, it’s brachymetatarsia
I am talking about my little toe, ofcourse.
You remember it, don’t you, no, let me refresh your memory.
That is the toe that makes the women weak at their knees.
Well apparently the reason for its beauty is simple, I have brachymetatarsia.
It means one of the bones in my foot is too short, causing this stunningly sexy toe.
Brachymetatarsia is genetic, but I had already guessed that as my cousin, father and grandpa also have this devilish style icon.
I was always told by my parents that I could have had my toe reset as a child, but checking out the info on brachymetatarsia that really isn’t how it works. As lengthining a babies toe is not really that easy, although surgery can be used in some cases.
Even famous people have brachymetatarsia, Jennifer Garner has a shocking case of it, way less sexy than mine.
thanks to TMZ for that fucking disturbing vision
Jen and my genetic freaks are rare amongst people who suffer brachymetatarsia, as generally it is the 4th toe, and not the 5th that suffer.
These people lose out big time as they don’t even get the cool raptor claw effect, even if Jen’s raptor claw seems to be eating the other toes, where mine is more riding the 4th from behind.
A common case of brachymetatarsia looks like this.
See the lack of raptor claw action here, it is like one toe is being smothered to death by the rest of them.
So now we all know a little more about brachymetatarsia, and we have JB, who commented on the TK Maxx post, to thank.
If you too have brachymetatarsia, feel free to send your photos in.
And if you are a wiki person, please give brachymetatarsia its own page.
Feel free to use my picture as an example of how stylish this genetic condition can be.
Thanks to Dave there is now a poem about my toe.
Jarrod has this cool little toe
The little sod just does not grow
Now he’s older and rough
He’s just brave enough
To stick it on twitter for show.
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Pretty carpet in the first picture though.
I think the carpet is a little rucked up.
i think i have an extreme case of raptor claw toe!!!
omg
I had my toe amputated and it was the best thing I could have ever done! My foot looks normal! and you can’t even tell that it was ever there~!
HERETIC
I have the same thing on my feet……. I don’t have insurance or money to get it fix……. I so hate hiding my feet all the time. My husband did not know for years until my sis told him, he couldn’t believe that I hid them for five years.. I mean we showered together and all…. lol
Hide it? No, be proud. You have a raptor claw, you’re part Dinosaur.
ha!, I hid mine from my wife as well for awhile until my brother told her. It’s funny because her grandmother has it too and being that it is genetic, we’re probably going to have at least one kid with it. (And no, i did not marry my first cousin)
If you married your cousin I’d hope the would have known about it before.
haha well im 14 and just discovered other people had it.. hmm it is a VERY embarrassing during summer, like hiding my feet at the beach, i cant wear thongs or open shoes, i cant have fun at the pools with friends. You should see some of the looks i get when i’ve gone to the beach.. i wanna get it fixed but i dont think they know actually how much i hate it. :( haha but this mmakes me feel better. mines not as short as the picture you had as the “common” case but yeah still pretty bad.. amputated? then you would only have 4 toes! thats weirder isnt it?? hmmm. but pleasee comment :)
Nat, in my whole life I have never worried about it. I am sure people have stared, but now if i had normal toes i would feel let down. Everyone else has the boring toe, yours kicks ass. Fuck them and their boring assed toes.
lmao yeaa but you kinda just wanna be normal in a way. im just embarrassed about what people think i guess. ohhhh well thats the way we were made hahaha. wooot.
I have this condition and I want to get surgery because it is painful! I am 31, and I feel like I can’t stand for very long, I’m starting to get corns on my toes, and I’m tired of taping my toes so they can lie flat! Yes, I tape my toes with first-aid tape. This makes me feel normal…sometimes. Although I still don’t feel normal when my “taped” toe now looks even shorter next to my super long toes!
At the end, it’s not about the toes, it’s about fitting in.
If you can’t stand you shold get it fixed, but fuck fitting in.
i have brachy on my 4th toe, just like that photo you have on your website. i find it very embarrassing too but i am seeking help to overcome it psychologically. i live in Australia but it doesn’t seem like there’s many surgeons willing to do the surgery here so i figured i should just learn to live with it.
Live with it, get someone to lick it. Everything will turn out great.
samee!! im from sydney lol. especially trying shoes on n stuff. i like try and hide and beach with friends? i can never go i swear. its lame!
Go to the beach, show off the claw. The world needs more claw.
I am from Egypt and I want to I can get treatment as the cost of this case brachymetatarsia and how you travel there in Egypt and in many cases such
A raptor claw in Egypt, if you touch the pyramids with it you get special powers.
Knowing people have this too makes me feel loads better i’ve hid my feet all the time and hardly go to beach even though i love it or wear sexy heels. I have had surgery on my left foot when i was 12 and it was xtremely painful and it did work a little, it actually grew a little but we didn’t finish it because i was going back to school so we took it off and i wasn’t able to do it again. If only there was a easier way to accept it but there’s hope my brachy comrades
There is nothing like sand through the raptor claw.
Well, I had it on my 4th toes…both feet and have had the callus distraction surgery. Its fucking hard to be off your foot for 4 months! The weird device that lengthened my toe is still in but my toe is longer now…great news…I get to do the same thing all over again next year for the other foot…but I’m like, hm, then I’ll have no more brachy…I’ve had it all my life so Ill miss my little smothered toe! I dunno, we shall see…if you want before and after pics, email me!
Don’t give up the raptor claw, you need one, everyone should have one, at least.
Hey, please email me the before and after pictures. I have brachymetatarsia in both of my fourth toes. It’s the most embarrassing aspect of my life. I wish it wasn’t like, but it is. I went to an orthapedic surgeon, and a podiatrist…neither one is willing to help.
No before and after pictures here, just before, I’m all about the before.
I have the same thing…but…it’s my second toe…my second metatarsal is shorter..and its only in the right foot…its becoming extremely painful…UGH.I have also developed a large varicose vein directly on the back side of the short toe. Yeah so I finally went to see the doc…gonna get things rolling. I should seeing how I am almost 40.
With veins I allow a doctors appointment. You know what they say, 40 is the new foetus.
I have it on my fourth toe and I hate it! I cant wear some heels because the band hits it. I hide it too. My toes were normal until I was four years old. I’m never barefoot and the doctor said if i got it fixed it would be hard to walk when I’m older. Any suggestions aside from living with it????
Your toes were boring till you were 4, now they are supercool.
i have branchymetatarsia and today i found out what it is called and i am so glad i am not the only one :))had it all my life,i`m 24 now but i am male:))and i am so sick and tired of people looking like i`m a mutant and asking stupid questions or laughing :))but hell,now i now i`m not the only one.
if u want to share stories about this contact me i wrote my e-mail adress….take care and stay away from the flypflops:))
Dude, I only wear flip flops. People need to fell the power of the raptor claw.
hahahahaha saaamee i only realised what it was… pretty funny aye. LOL well im 15 IMAGINEEE THAATTTTT.
argh hate it. from australiaaaa :)
Don’t hate it, love it.
I am so turned on right now it’s unbelievable. Can we get some more pic’s please.