MSSH conducts successful plastic and reconstructive surgery on 24 yr old male

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Jammu Tawi: Medica Superspecialty Hospital in Kolkata conducted a ‘ground-breaking' successful plastic and reconstructive surgery on a 24-
year-old male from Jagadishpur in Howrah. The team of experienced doctors from the Plastic Surgery department and Medica's critical care
team joined together for the complex case. The team put in their combined efforts under the leadership of Dr. Akhilesh K Agarwal, Senior
Consultant Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon to achieve this momentous feat on 6th November 2022. Biplab Samanta, a 24-year-old technical
worker, and the only bread earner met with a severe accident on 6th November while working on a machine. In the accident, all the fingers of
his right hand were amputated at different levels. After the incident, he was taken to several nearby hospitals where he was informed that to
prevent infection, his hand would have to be amputated at the wrist. At 7 p.m. on the evening of 6th December, the surgery was done by Dr.
Akhilesh K. Agarwal, Senior Consultant Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon, Department of Plastic Surgery, Medica Superspecialty Hospital.
The surgery was complex because the structures of all five fingers had to be reconstructed. Steel wires were used to fix all the finger bones,
and eventually, the tendons (a fibrous connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone) were repaired. Blood vessels with a caliber of less than
1 mm were reattached under the microscope while taking care to maintain the patency of the lumen (a hollow passageway through which
blood flows). Following surgery, the patient was monitored closely by Dr. Agarwal and Dr. Aviral Roy, Consultant-Intensivists, Internal
Medicine & Critical Care, Medica Superspecialty Hospital. It was critical to take extra care to identify any potential vascular compromise so
that action could be taken immediately to keep the circulation going. Dr.Akhilesh Kumar Agarwal, who led the operation, said, “When he was
brought to Medica for hospitalisation, he was in excruciating pain, and the reimplantation was urgently needed. So far, the recovery has been
effective, but he will eventually require some corrective surgeries to fully recover, at which point all his fingers will be able to function and he
will be able to carry out all his duties as required.
Undoubtedly, this is a remarkable case that I have recently encountered. I send Mr. Samanta and his family my best wishes for a
happy and healthy future.” Dr. Alok Roy, Chairman, Medica Group of Hospitals, averred, “Regardless of one's financial condition, religion,
gender, nationality, etc., we are here to serve, and we are incredibly grateful to have done so. Even though every surgery has its own risks
and complexities, it gives a doctor great pleasure when it is successful; & this is one such surgery. In the future, we hope to be able to save a
growing number of lives and work to support everyone, irrespective of their economic condition.”