A simian crease is nothing to worry about.A simian crease sounds slightly bizarre, but in reality it’s just a single crease across the palm of one’s hand. Usually people have three creases, but 1 out of 30 people have one. It’s also called a Single Transverse Palmer Crease.
In people with Down syndrome, the chances of having one crease instead of three are greater—approximately 69% have the single crease on one or both palms.
It’s simply another variation of normal.
Her toes, however, have what I call a “sandal gap”. There is a wider than usual space between her 1st and 2nd toe. It’s actually pretty cute. Reminds me of a very tiny, very blonde Spock doing the Vulcan “V”, only with her toes! Her feet are ready-made for flip-flops!
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