Shreya Siddanagowder, who lost her hands in a bus accident in 2016 at age 18, became Asia’s first recipient of a bilateral above-elbow hand transplant in 2017.
The surgery was performed using hands donated by a 21-year-old brain-dead male donor named Sachin. Despite the challenges of recovery—including lifelong immunosuppressant medication and rehabilitation—Shreya regained the ability to perform daily tasks independently, write with her transplanted hands, and even matched her pre-accident handwriting.
Almost six years after the transplant, her transplanted hands have adapted remarkably, with the skin tone lightening to match her own, a phenomenon that has intrigued doctors and is linked to nerve regeneration and muscle adaptation.
The surgery was performed using hands donated by a 21-year-old brain-dead male donor named Sachin. Despite the challenges of recovery—including lifelong immunosuppressant medication and rehabilitation—Shreya regained the ability to perform daily tasks independently, write with her transplanted hands, and even matched her pre-accident handwriting.
Almost six years after the transplant, her transplanted hands have adapted remarkably, with the skin tone lightening to match her own, a phenomenon that has intrigued doctors and is linked to nerve regeneration and muscle adaptation.
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