Mbagathi Hospital conducts first reconstructive plastic surgery

Mbagathi Level 5 Hospital has recorded another historic milestone after conducting its first-ever complex reconstructive plastic surgery.

A team of four (4) doctors at the county facility led by Dr Chaudry Areeb, a specialized plastic and reconstruction surgeon, performed the procedure on a 29-year-old patient.

The patient had been diagnosed with tendinitis as a result of multiple tendon, nerve and vascular blunt injuries on the left hand.

"He was referred and admitted to Mbagathi Hospital on Thursday, May 23, 2024, for surgery. He was experiencing incessant joint inflammation. He was examined with the aid of the newly installed CT Scan and admitted for reconstructive plastic surgery, which took three hours to perform.'" said Dr Ayeed.

The patient's surgery expenses were not fully covered by the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF), as he paid Sh300,000.

The facility's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr Alexander Irungu when commenting on the milestone said;

"These procedures are made possible after refurbishment of theatres and upgrading of essential equipment with the support of Nairobi Governor Sakaja Johnson."

This comes against the backdrop of the recent successful first-ever brain surgery, that was performed by a team of medics led by the facility's first neurosurgeon Dr Tom Mboya in February 2024.

Mbagathi also set another milestone by conducting cementless hip surgery, also known as Cementless Total Hip Arthroplasty, that replaces a damaged hip joint with an artificial implant without the use of cement to fix the components in place.