Indian amputee's new lower limbs adapt to her body

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When amputee Shreya Siddanagowder was offered new hands, the Indian student didn't hesitate -- even though they were big, dark and hairy, and once belonged to a man. Now though, not only have her new hands become more slender, they have also changed colour to match her skin tone, mystifying the doctors who carried out the rare 13-hour transplant.

Last Updated Thursday, March 12, 2020 8:36AM EDT

"The donor was a tall man with big spindly fingers," Siddanagowder's mother Suma told AFP by phone from their home in Pune in western India. The biggest problem was finding a donor. For cultural reasons, Indian families are often reluctant for the hands of their loved ones to be made available after their death.

Eventually, the hospital obtained a pair of hands from a man in August 2017. Siddanagowder and her family accepted.

 

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Since when are hands lower limbs?

Amazing surgery. Hope all goes well.

this is truly incredible!

When did hands become lower limbs?

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