Dad Shares Photo Of His Baby’s Foot To Raise Awareness Of Dangerous Condition

A Dad-of-two has shared a photo of his five-month-old baby’s foot in order to raise awareness of an alarming condition.

Scott and his wife Jessica welcomed their second child, baby Molly back in September.

She was a few weeks premature and had some minor health complications, but had recovered well and was healthy and happy.

However, Scott told Buzzfeed that on a recent lunch, he and Jessica noticed that Molly was agitated and was over-heating.

When they took off her socks, they noticed something very strange – a piece of hair had wrapped tightly around one of her toes.

The hair was so tightly wrapped that it had cut through her skin and caused her toe to swell. The condition is called a “hair tourniquet” and can cut off a baby’s circulation, causing severe pain.

The condition can lead to serious infections and can even result in loss of fingers or toes.

Luckily, Jessica was able to remove the hair with a magnifying glass and tweezers, but the couple are eager to spread awareness of the condition which could be easily missed.

Scott wrote:

“The hair managed to cut all the way through Molly’s skin.

“But it could have been worse had it gone much longer untreated, or if the hair wasn’t accessible.”