In the fifth year of the big war, Russia decided to "put" hand transplantation "on a conveyor"...

In the fifth year of the big war, Russia decided to "put" hand transplantation "on a conveyor." But this operation has many downsides. Why is it dangerous?

Over the past year, two hand transplant operations have been performed in Russia, and they want to do even more because, as surgeons note, the need for such transplants is high because of the war.

But such an intervention will not restore to a person the feeling that "everything is as it was," and it will also increase the risks of developing some serious diseases.

We explain what consequences of the operation are often not talked about and why far from all people without hands are ready for such a transplant.

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In the fifth year of the big war, Russia decided to "put" hand transplantation "on a conveyor." This operation has many downsides

In Russia, as of the beginning of May 2026, two hand transplants had been performed, both at the N. V. Sklifosovsky Research Institute for Emergency Medicine. The first was a year ago. The patient who received a forearm and hand transplant had originally undergone amputation because of a mine-blast injury (whi…