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Delhi doctors restore student hand using rare toe to finger transplant after years of deformity

Health & Fitness
Published on 10 May 2026
Delhi doctors restore student hand using rare toe to finger transplant after years of deformity

An eight hour surgery used a toe to rebuild

Doctors in Delhi performed a rare toe-to-finger transplant on an 18-year-old college student, reconstructing a deformed middle finger and restoring substantial hand function. The team carried out an eight-hour microsurgery that transplanted her second toe and used existing skin for coverage, followed by a promising recovery trajectory.

  • A rare toe-to-finger transplant rebuilt a deformed middle finger
  • Doctors in Delhi completed the complex microsurgery in eight hours
  • The toe was used to restore finger structure and function
  • Skin coverage was managed using the patient’s existing tissue
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