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Gujarat teenager becomes first Indian to undergo successful unilateral hand transplant

Mumbai, Feb 3 (uni) After 13 hours of surgery, a team of doctors performed a successful unilateral hand transplant procedure on an Indian teenager for the first time in the country on Friday.
Samiya Mansuri, an 18-year-old from Bharuch, Gujarat, was born with a congenital deformity on her right hand. Her forearm and hand were severely under-developed.The family consulted Nilesh Satbhai, Sr. Consultant Plastic, Hand & Reconstructive Microsurgeon, Global Hospitals, Parel seeking a hand transplant.
After she turned 18, Samiya was physiologically and legally eligible to register for a hand transplant and a 52-year-old woman’s family from Indore generously donated an arm that could be used for Samiya. The teen was rushed to Global Hospital without any further delay.
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