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The medical staff headed by plastic surgeon Artavazd Sahakyan has performed another unique surgery this time at Heratsi medical complex N1. 

The medical team comprising traumatologists and microsurgeons operated 31-year-old Zhora Khachatryan, reconstructing his head in a 7.5-hour long operation. Khachatryan received a traumatic injury at his sewing shop. 

As Surgeon Sahakyan informed Panorama.am, the incident took place on September 4, at around 16:30. Zhora was immediately transferred from Talin to Yerevan thanks to the professional work of the medical emergency team.

“The operation was performed by two medical teams, and the result is excellent. No talented surgeon will ever dare to perform this type of surgery without having a team like this next to him,” Sahakyan said.  As the surgeon informed, right after the patient was transferred to the hospital, doctors started reanimating him, while the group of other doctors worked on the amputated hand and shoulder to not lose time. After 2.5 hours, the blood circulation was resorted.

“The surgery was successful, and the condition of the patient is assessed as corresponding to the trauma and the surgical complexity. Any amputation
brings shocks, stresses and results in much blood loss. The only option was to take a risk and assess the condition properly, predicting the consequences. I think we made the right decision,” Sahakyan said, adding: “The patient is quite optimistic and does not complain even in this difficult period for him. It is very important for the patient to believe in the doctor and be optimistic.” 

“Due to our promptness, the limb was fully reconstructed. I think no further medical intervention is needed. After the full recovery, which will last about 1.5 years, Zhora will be able to freely move the hand,” the surgeon explained.

We were allowed at the reanimation department to visit Zhora for a couple of minutes and talk to him. He refused to speak of the incident details, saying the most important is the hand has been restored.  “I had no hand yesterday, while there is a one now,” added the patient with a smile.

Zhora called a miracle what happened to him. He said doctors had assured he would be able to move the hand:”If you are promised you should believe them and trust.”

A father of two, Zhora has not seen the children, yet is confident the day will come for him to firmly take them in his arms.