Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 24: A man belonging to Reasi district who had lost his face in a bear attack, made miraculous escape following four complex surgeries done by a team of doctors at Hartej Hospital, Amritsar.
One evening Mohd Sadiq, 42, was grazing his cattle in a forest in Mahore area of district Reasi, when he was attacked by a black bear, who chewed away most of Mohd Sadiq’s face before he was rescued by the villagers.
He was taken to a local hospital and then to Government Medical College and Hospital, Jammu, with a fractured facial bone and intense damage to left eye. Without a nasal bone, even breathing was difficult task for him. The doctors then referred him to Amritsar where he was admitted at Hartej Hospital, Amritsar, which gave him a new lease of life.
“When Mohd Sadiq came to us, it was unlike anything we had seen”, said a surgeon who was part of five-member team of doctors, which conducted four complex surgeries over two months to reconstruct Mohd Sadiq’ face. He was added by Dr HS Nagpal, chairman and managing director of the hospital.
Dr Bikram Singh, senior consultant and head, department of burns, plastic & reconstructive microvascular surgery at Hartej Hospital, said, “A bone was taken from the pelvic zone of Mohd Sadiq and with help of a tissue from his arm an artificial nose was grown. His hand was kept tied to his nose for 21 days”. The last surgery was done on January 11 and since then Mohd Sadiq has made a spectacular recovery, he added.
“I was a man with no face. I had lost not only my nose, cheeks and lips but also my identity but now I feel whole again”, said Mohd Sadiq.
Dr Manish Manocha, Group Head, Maximum Clinics in Jammu, said, “We are providing OPD consultations for the patients, who requires orthopaedic, neurosurgery and diabetic foot management every Sunday at Gole market, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu, in association with Hartej Hospital, Amritsar, under Corporate Social Responsibility programme.
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