Archive · 20 Jan 2026
18-Year-Old Regains Hand Use After Rare Bilateral Transplant
An 18-year-old boy named Priyank lost both his hands in a farm accident.
He waited for over a year for a donor.
A kind family from Surat donated their loved one's hands after she passed away.
Doctors in Mumbai performed a special surgery to attach the donated hands to Priyank.
The surgery took 13 hours and was successful.
Priyank is now recovering and learning to use his new hands.
This surgery is rare and shows how important organ donation is.
It gives people like Priyank a chance to live a normal life again.
An 18-year-old student, Priyank Aghera, received a rare bilateral hand transplant at Nanavati Max Super Speciality Hospital in Mumbai.
The donor was a 50-year-old woman from Surat, Gujarat, whose family consented to organ donation after her death.
The 13-hour surgery was led by Dr. Nilesh Satbhai and his team, who have performed 26 hand transplants across 14 patients.
Priyank had lost both hands in a farm accident in January 2024 and waited over 13 months for a suitable donor.
Priyank is currently undergoing recovery and rehabilitation to restore sensation, strength, and movement in his new hands.
- Who
- Priyank Aghera, an 18-year-old electrical engineering student, and the donor, a 50-year-old woman from Surat, Gujarat.
- What
- A rare bilateral hand transplant surgery.
- When
- January 9–10, 2026.
- Where
- Nanavati Max Super Speciality Hospital, Mumbai.
- Why
- Priyank lost both hands in a farm accident and required a transplant to regain functionality.
- Recipient
- Priyank Aghera (18)
- Donor
- 50-year-old woman from Surat, Gujarat
- Hospital
- Nanavati Max Super Speciality Hospital, Mumbai
- Procedure Duration
- 13 hours
- Wait Time
- 13 months
- Other Organs Donated
- Lungs, liver, and corneas
- Surgeon
- Dr. Nilesh Satbhai