Painter gets hands back, thanks to brain-dead woman donor and Ganga Ram doctors

A 45-year-old painter from Delhi, who lost both hands in a train accident, will be discharged from Ganga Ram Hospital tomorrow after a successful bilateral hand transplant surgery lasting over 12 hours.

NEW DELHI: A painter who lost both of his hands in a terrible accident will now be able to paint again, thanks to a miraculous surgery performed by doctors at Ganga Ram Hospital. The 45-year-old, who underwent the first successful bilateral hand transplant in Delhi, will be discharged from Sir Ganga Ram Hospital tomorrow. He had suffered the loss of both his hands in a train accident in 2020. A woman who was declared brain dead pledged her organs to a man who was from a financially struggling background and had lost all hope of living a better life.

The surgery lasted for over 12 hours and involved connecting every blood vessel, muscle, tendon, and nerve between the donor's hands and the recipient's arms.

source: timesofindia