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  • 25 Years
  • 14/08/2025

My fourth toe on both feet is shorter than the others could this be brachymetatarsia? Is there a place in Lucknow that does surgery for this and how much would it cost?

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Dr. Dr Dhankecha Dineshbhai

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Surgery opinion is advised to the patient.Cost ranges between 55k-95k inr.

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