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 young mother who lost her hands in an accident has regained a new lease on life after a successful bilateral hand transplant. Doctors at a private hospital performed the complex 12-hour surgery, a major milestone in reconstructive microsurgery. The breakthrough was made possible through the donor family’s generosity, with the hospital publicly thanking them for their life-changing decision.
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