Advanced surgeries help man walk freely after a decade
New Delhi Mar 23 PTI A 40-year-old man who had been left debilitated after he developed elephantiasis in his left leg is on his way to overcoming the condition following a series of surgeries at a private facility here according to a statement from the hospital He can now walk freely and has resumed his daily activities it said The patient had met with a road accident around 10 years ago He underwent a surgery on the left groin which resulted in disruption of the lymph nodes lymphatics Following this he began developing Lymphedema or Elephantiasis excessive swelling due to the accumulation of excessive fluids The patient consulted several doctors in the following years but his situation worsened This compromised his ability to walk and undertake daily chores besides giving him psychological trauma the statement from Max Healthcare said He underwent a procedure that involved microsurgical technique at Max Super Speciality Hospital Patparganj After the microsurgery followed by multiple reduction surgeries and non-surgical means to reduce the swelling his left leg which earlier weighed 45 kg has come down to 25 kg it said The leg had swollen to 120 cm when the patient first came to the hospital It has reduced to 65 cm it said A normal leg of an adult male ranges from 35 to 40 cm in circumference According to the team of doctors led by senior director Dr Manoj Johar and his associate principal consultant Dr Pradeep K Singh Deparment of Aesthetic Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery Lympho-Venous Anastomosis LVA is a one-of-its-kind treatment for treating Lymphedema that could be caused due to a trauma It is common in patients of cancer surgeries or filariasis The patient can now walk freely and has resumed his daily activities while also undergoing conservative therapy for improvement Dr Johar said Lymphedema was traditionally treated with debulking ablative treatments in which the excess volume of fat and fluid was immediately excised or eliminated via liposuction These methods on the other hand are far from physiological and are frequently disfiguring or only provide brief relief LVA is relatively new and is now considered one of the gold standard therapies for lymphedema PTI SLB CJ CJ
New Delhi Mar 23 PTI A 40-year-old man who had been left debilitated after he developed elephantiasis in his left leg is on his way to overcoming the condition following a series of surgeries at a private facility here according to a statement from the hospital He can now walk freely and has resumed his daily activities it said The patient had met with a road accident around 10 years ago He underwent a surgery on the left groin which resulted in disruption of the lymph nodes lymphatics Following this he began developing Lymphedema or Elephantiasis excessive swelling due to the accumulation of excessive fluids The patient consulted several doctors in the following years but his situation worsened This compromised his ability to walk and undertake daily chores besides giving him psychological trauma the statement from Max Healthcare said He underwent a procedure that involved microsurgical technique at Max Super Speciality Hospital Patparganj After the microsurgery followed by multiple reduction surgeries and non-surgical means to reduce the swelling his left leg which earlier weighed 45 kg has come down to 25 kg it said The leg had swollen to 120 cm when the patient first came to the hospital It has reduced to 65 cm it said A normal leg of an adult male ranges from 35 to 40 cm in circumference According to the team of doctors led by senior director Dr Manoj Johar and his associate principal consultant Dr Pradeep K Singh Deparment of Aesthetic Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery Lympho-Venous Anastomosis LVA is a one-of-its-kind treatment for treating Lymphedema that could be caused due to a trauma It is common in patients of cancer surgeries or filariasis The patient can now walk freely and has resumed his daily activities while also undergoing conservative therapy for improvement Dr Johar said Lymphedema was traditionally treated with debulking ablative treatments in which the excess volume of fat and fluid was immediately excised or eliminated via liposuction These methods on the other hand are far from physiological and are frequently disfiguring or only provide brief relief LVA is relatively new and is now considered one of the gold standard therapies for lymphedema PTI SLB CJ CJ
