Liu Hua, 24, a Jiangsu Province native was born with a left thumb, index and middle finger much larger than normal.
Liu was suffering from a rare disease called macrodactyly, a birth
defect in which toes or fingers are abnormally large. The cause of the
disease is unknown but bone and soft tissue grows at an extraordinary
rate.
Liu's three fingers and arm grew dramatically as he grew older and this
had a serious affect on his life and his ability to work. When Liu was
hospitalized in Shanghai last month, his left thumb measured 26
centimeters, his index finger was 30cm and his middle finger 15cm. The
overall weight of his left arm was about 10 kilograms.
"It was the biggest hand in the world," said Chen Zuliang, a hospital
official. "Liu's fingers stopped growing in recent years so plastic
surgery was at last possible to correct the malformation."
On July 20, 2007 surgeons began a seven-hour operation to reduce the
size of Liu's fingers and thumb. Doctors removed 5.1kg of flesh and bone
in the procedure. "This was the first stage. The patient will regain
the use of most of his left hand after rehabilitation," Chen said. "A
second operation is scheduled in six months to reshape his left arm and
shoulder."
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