The operation of very small structures that are difficult to see with the naked eye, by taking advantage of the magnifying effect of a special operating microscope and using very thin instruments, is called microsurgery
. Thanks to this technique, veins and nerves with a diameter of less than 1 mm can be operated on using needles and threads that are difficult to see with the naked eye. In this way, severed organs such as hands, arms, feet and legs can be replaced, and by repairing the very thin nerve fibers, the replaced limb can feel and move again. Additionally, thanks to microsurgical technique
free tissue transplantations can be performed. Thus, since the tissues are transplanted together with their vessels and nerves, they preserve their vitality and functions and excellent results can be obtained.
The development of microsurgery has not been easy. In the period when microsurgery methods were not yet developed, suturing the severed body part was one of the important dreams that challenged the imagination of physicians. While the unsuccessful attempts caused despair
, they also fueled further research and the first arm replantation was performed in 1964
. Dr. from Boston Malt pioneered clinical practice by reattaching a child's completely severed arm. After this initiative, which constituted one of the milestones in the history of medicine, microsurgical methods developed rapidly and knowledge and experience concentrated at an incredible speed. Nowadays, even a body part as small as the tip of a finger can be stitched back together.
The first replacement of a severed finger in our country was in 1978. In 1980
The French Pasteur Hospital in Istanbul became the first microsurgery center operating with a 24-hour service principle. After the closure of the French Pasteur Hospital in 1991, Istanbul Hand Surgery and Microsurgery Center (IECMM) was established at Aksaray Vatan Hospital.
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