This would not have been possible without the hard work of the team of doctors that pulled off the Himalayan task at the famous Delhi hospital and research centre.
In a first in Delhi, a team of doctors at Ganga Ram Hospital successfully performed a bilateral hand transplant on a painter who lost both hands in a train accident in 2020. The highly complex surgery lasted for 12 hours. To subscribe please click tau.id/2iy6f and access our live channel.
A painter who lost both hands in a tragic accident is about to hold his brush again, thanks to the surgical excellence of a group of Delhi doctors and a woman’s organ donation pledge that transformed four lives.
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The 45-year-old, whose case is the first successful bilateral hand transplant in Delhi, will be released from Sir Ganga Ram Hospital tomorrow. He had lost both his hands in a train accident in 2020. Coming from an underprivileged background, he was staring at a dead end.
The hands of Meena Mehta, former administrative head of a prominent South Delhi school who was declared brain-dead, came to the 45-year-old’s rescue. Ms Mehta had, during her lifetime, pledged her organs to be used after her death.
Her kidneys, liver, and corneas have transformed the lives of three people, and her hands have been donated to the painter. DD News shared before and after pictures of the painter with a caption.
“Delhi’s first successful bilateral hand transplant in Ganga Ram Hospital. A terrific story of resilience and courage and also an example of humanity, a lady who was declared brain dead pledged her organs and her hands to find a way for this painter who belonged to an economically weaker section of society and had lost all hope of leading 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. Dedication paid off and at the end, when the team of healthcare staff posed for a picture, the double thumbs-up by the painter who got his hands back was the highlight.
