One-year-old Akshat Saxena had seven fingers on each
hand and ten toes on each foot — but no thumbs.
His condition is a genetic disorder known as
polydactyl.
Akshat, from Uttar Pradesh, northern India, has since
had surgery to remove the excess digits.
And doctors are trying to construct thumbs from the
fingers they amputated.
Mum Amrita said: “I was so happy to see my baby as it
was our first child. But later, when I saw his fingers, I was shocked and
surprised.”
Amrita later learned that her son had broken the world
record for the child with the most fingers and toes.
The previous record holder was a six-year-old boy in
China who had 15 fingers and 16 toes.
Amrita said a friend told her that Akshat was special.
She said: “He read on the internet about the baby born
in China. Then he said that my boy has broken the record of having 34 fingers.
“At first I was not convinced at all. It was hard to
believe that my son has broken the record.
“But later, he along with my husband and younger sister
registered the data on the internet.”