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Man has double hand transplant in ‘world first’ for scleroderma patient

A man whose hands were left unusable by scleroderma has been given a new lease of life after what is believed to be the world’s first double hand transplant for the condition. Steven Gallagher, 48, was diagnosed with scleroderma, an autoimmune ...

26 May 2022 at 10:01

Hope for children who need new limbs 10 years after first UK hand transplant

Ten years after the UK’s first hand transplant, the surgeon who led the team has said he would like to start helping children who have lost limbs to sepsis and meningitis. Consultant plastic surgeon Professor Simon Kay admitted it was ...

26 Dec 2022 at 08:10

Hand transplant recipient hugs donor’s sister in emotional first meeting

A double hand transplant recipient hugged and held hands with the twin sister of her donor when she met her for the first time. “I’ll shake your hand because I can,” said Corinne Hutton when she met Deborah Gosling, whose sister’s ...

02 Apr 2025 at 12:37

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