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Curly toes
If your child is born with curly toes, it means their toes curl under one another. This is usually caused by their toe's tendon being too tight, and typically affects their third and fourth toes the most.
Curly toes will most likely improve on their own as your child grows. Having curly toes will not affect your child's development or ability to start walking. However, it's best to ask your GP to check your child if:
- things aren't improving on their own
- the curly toes are causing problems with your child's skin or nails when they wear shoes
- you're concerned about your child's condition.
HealthInfo recommends the following pages
- Sydney Children's Hospital Network – Factsheet: curly toes
A small factsheet that outlines the core information for parents and guardians of children with curly toes.
Written by HealthInfo clinical advisers. Last reviewed June 2019.
Review key: HICLF-132158
