Treatment Options for Mermaid Syndrome
To treat mermaid syndrome in babies, it typically involves a team of medical specialists who work on different fields. This may depend on the severity of the disorder and how it would impact different structures and internal organs in the body. Orthopedic surgery has proved effective in separating the fused legs of babies with mermaid syndrome. During this procedure, the surgeon will insert expanders that look similar to balloons under their skin and slowly fill them up with a salt solution. As a result, the skin will stretch and grow. The excess will be used to cover the limbs after the separation. Leg bones in babies with mermaid syndrome tend to be very fragile and susceptible to breakage. Therefore, multiple surgeries are required for treating mermaid syndrome, both for the lower part of the body and other genetic problems, such as lung or kidney disorders. [6]
