Finger replacement surgery with toes

With the use of finger-to-finger microsurgery techniques, it is now possible to replace amputated fingers with toes.

The 4-year-old Ajay, who lives in Haryana (India), lost four fingers of his right hand in a rare accident, when he accidentally reached into the blade of a lawn mower. Immediately after the accident, Ajay was micro-surgery to switch fingers, pairing his 2 toes into the position of the thumb and middle finger.

After nearly three years, Ajay has now been able to use his two new fingers skillfully, even playing cricket.

(Photo: VTC) tAccording to Aditya Agarwal, Gangaram Hospital orthopedic surgeon, the trans-microscopic surgery is capable of creating new, fully functional fingers for children 2 years of age and older. up and adults under 75 years old.

This type of surgery has a very high success rate (over 95%). The surgery takes about 5 to 8 hours and the patient only needs to be hospitalized for 7 to 10 days. The incision will heal completely after 2 months and the new finger will have full feeling after 6 to 9 months.

However, because of the lack of information, these types of surgeries have not yet become popular.'The price of a surgery is relatively expensive, which is also an obstacle, but hospitals in India are available for free surgery for those who need it but cannot afford it,' Gangaram said. .

Thuan An