SELECT 
  product_descriptions.product_id, 
  product_descriptions.short_description, 
  IF(
    product_descriptions.short_description = '' 
    OR product_descriptions.short_description IS NULL, 
    product_descriptions.full_description, 
    ''
  ) AS full_description 
FROM 
  product_descriptions 
WHERE 
  product_descriptions.product_id IN (220568) 
  AND product_descriptions.lang_code = 'en'

Query time 0.00055

JSON explain

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Result

product_id short_description full_description
220568 <p>Turn your child's favorite drawing into an adorable stuffed creature. Just message me a picture (scan or photo) of the art piece and I will create a 3D version of the creature your child created. I use felt, fleece, fabric, trim and buttons (let me know if you child is under 3, I will not use buttons then). Some of the fabric is upcycled (remnants from other projects), some new. The plushies will be between 10" and 12" depending on the design.&nbsp;</p>