The first of its kind in the world.. Successful hand transplant

After more than a decade of suffering from scleroderma, 48-year-old Stephen Gallagher is able to move his hands again.

And that after undergoing the process of preparing.

13 years ago, Steven Gallagher was diagnosed with scleroderma, a rare autoimmune disease.

His fingers began to twist and his hands to contract until they became only two fists.

The patient, who hails from Scotland, told the British News Agency (PA): "I couldn't get anything up, it was very difficult for me to get dressed."

In mid-December 2021, the patient's hands were transplanted in a 12-hour operation.

"It gave me a new meaning of life," says the 48-year-old patient.

Gallagher goes on to describe his feeling after the operation, and says he was able to move his new hands as soon as he woke up from the anesthesia.. "These hands are incredible, everything happened so fast."

However, life with the new hands does not go very smoothly.

The patient still had problems closing the buttons, for example.

“But things are going better from week to week,” he says.

For example, he managed to pour a glass of water on his own again.

However, he believes that the basic feeling is the most important.

“The pain before the operation was unbearable. I took a lot of painkillers, it was an unimaginable experience, and now I can no longer feel pain,” says the father of three daughters.

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