A 2-Year Old Girl Born With Four Arms And Four Legs!!!
A 2-year old girl who was born with four arms and four legs showed the first signs of movement Thursday following a marathon operation to remove the extra limbs, doctors said. Lakshmi, this 2-year old girl from Bangalore, India who has been revered by some in her village as a reincarnation of the four-armed Hindu goddess she was named for, was born joined at the pelvis to a “parasitic twin” that stopped developing in her mother’s womb. The surviving fetus absorbed the limbs, kidneys and other body parts of the undeveloped fetus. On Wednesday, a team of more than 30 surgeons conducted the operation- which lasted more than 24 hours- removing the extra limbs, transplanting a kidney from the twin and reconstructing her pelvic area in the hope she would be able to lead a normal life. Lakshmi will need further treatments and possible surgery for clubbed feet before she will be able to walk. Thanks for stopping by Heather’s Feathers at www.skinnymoose.com/health
Posted on 3rd November 2008
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