Hand and microsurgery
Our Results
Hand and microsurgery
A mangled thumb, with the patient having gone to 5 hospitals earlier, all of whom advised amputation.
The thumb after replantation and cover with a neurovascular island flap. Unbelievable return to normalcy. This patient is back as a high precision micro lathe operator!
A 6 year old child having lost his thumb and two fingers during a cracker blast.
The same child, a few months later, thumb created with tissue from the groin. Appears remarkably lifelike! He needs further reconstruction for a near perfect result.
A carpenter, whose thumb is shown completely amputated from his body. He had lost hope that he would ever hold a chisel again !
The microvascular anastomosis
The same patient with the replanted thumb. He is unable to believe his luck and has recovered both movement and sensation in the thumb completely after 4 months!
A white collar officer whose forearm was run over by a lorry.
Remarkable recovery within just 3 months. The photos show excellent movement, and a well settled skin graft over such an extensive wound.
A computer engineer, unable to extend his wrist fingers and thumb due to a complete cut of all his extensor tendons due to an accident. Do watch the video below to see his remarkable post operative recovery.
Similar to the first case. Near total amputation of the thumb due to a mishap with a power saw. This man had been to 8 different centres, all of whom advised immediate amputation.
Pictures taken 3 months after revascularization. Complete recovery. His healing masks such a major injury, a remarkable result having been achieved with our expertise!
Late post operative video, showing perfect recovery in a software engineer with a complete cut of all extensor tendons. Watch the video till the end. His pre op photographs can be seen in the Hand and Microsurgery section.
Hand surgery is one of the most challenging branches of plastic surgery, with good results possible only with technical perfection and rigorous therapy. We offer a 24 hour hand injury service under the stewardship of Dr.S. Skanda, who has been trained in one of the best centres in the country, namely Stanley Medical College. Major microsurgical procedures are performed on a regular basis, with successful replantations being done where the blood vessels are less than 1 millimetre in diameter! Our experience runs into several thousands of cases, varying from the simplest of hand injuries to mangled and amputated extremities. We also offer a wide variety of procedures for correction of hand deformities( elective procedures ) covering the entire gamut of hand surgery. Some of the pictures shown below may be visually disturbing. But the end results are there for everyone to see!
Our patients are our trophies. We do not use photoshopped/airbrushed images. The photographs displayed are the sole property of Dr. Skanda. We display our own results, not those of other surgeons or from the internet.