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India’s First Womb Transplants

Making it Possible in 8 hours was A Real Achievement

8 hours and that was it! The task that earlier seemed like a next to impossible task, accomplished smoothly in 9 hours. Yes, 18th May 2017 was the day when we successfully performed India’s 1st womb transplant followed by another successful womb transplant on 19th May 2017 at our Galaxy Care Hospital.

There were a lot of speculations around whether this will succeed or not. However, the success of womb transplant in India that too in the first attempt is an extremely positive step taken in India medical industry.

So far, 25 attempts are being made for womb transplant around the world out of which only 9 were successful. 1st successful womb transplant from the live donor was performed in Sweden in 2012 led by Dr. Mats Brännstrom.

It Started From That One Lecture

It all started in 2015 with that one lecture on womb transplant from Dr. Mats Brannstrom at the US. He took 14 hours just to separate the womb from the donor through open surgery. This led me to think of performing this surgery through laparoscopic method to reduce the time. From that moment, I started preparing my team for this womb transplant.

First Womb Transplant in 9 hours

On 18th May, we performed India’s first womb transplant on a 21-year-old woman who was born without the uterus. The surgery started at 12 noon and successfully carried out around 9:00 pm. The donor, in this case, was recipient’s mother. Post-surgery, once we saw that the blood flow is normal and the condition of donor and recipient is normal, that was a moment of success for us.

World’s 1st womb transplant took 14 hours to separate the womb from the donor. Whereas, we were successful in completing India’s 1st womb transplant in just 9 hours.

Making it in 8 hours in the 2nd Attempt

Within 48 hours of the first womb transplant, we started the second womb transplant on 19th May. This time, we helped a 24-year-old woman to get her mother’s womb. In this case, the recipient’s womb was earlier taken out from her body as she was suffering from Asherman’s Syndrome. This we did it in just 8 hours.

The womb transplant started at 2 pm and was completed at 10:10 pm. Doing it in less than 9 hours was an achievement for us.

Not an Overnight Success

It was not an overnight success. I was not only about that 9 hours of the 1st womb transplant, it has been a hard earned effort of two years. I started preparing myself and my team for these surgeries for 2 years. We practiced on the cadaver in US and Germany. Then we applied Pune technique and studied each and every step in the process.

On the other hand, we were also waiting for Government’s permission to perform these womb transplants. We were the first to get the permission from the Government of Maharashtra for 5 years based on our efforts, infrastructure and the expertise that we have in this field.

Opened-up New Hopes

The success of these womb transplants has given many such women a hope to conceive their own baby. Earlier, the only options for such women were surrogacy or adoption. However, hereafter a new gateway to motherhood has been opened for women who do not have a uterus or those who have uteruses that do not function.

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Dr. Shailesh Puntambekar - The pioneer of Laparoscopy Technique in India

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There was a time when India was struggling in healthcare industry due to lack of medical facilities for complex surgeries. As a result, we were dependent on the help from the experts from overseas. But, as the time progresses, India started producing medical experts. However, the mindset of the people 'what we have in India is good but what the overseas have is the best' was still the same.

It was Dr. Shailesh Puntambekar, the pioneer of Laparoscopic Cancer Surgeries in India, who changed the mindset of the people in India. He was continuously working to make all the medical facilities available and affordable for all the people without limiting it to a specific class. With a vision to show the world what difference India can make to the healthcare industry.

The Pioneer:

Dr. Shailesh Puntambekar has been the pioneer of Laparoscopic Cancer Surgeries in India and thousands of cancer patients from all over India have been benefited after he single-handedly introduced and developed these advanced laparoscopic techniques. For his pioneering work in Laparoscopic Cancer Surgery, on an international level, Dr. Shailesh Puntambekar has been awarded the “Distinguished Surgeon’s Award”, at the “International Surgical Olympics” in Beijing China in the year 2009.

Inventor the Pune Technique:

Dr. Shailesh Puntambekar invented Lap. Radical Hysterectomy which is known as 'Pune Technique' worldwide. Pune Technique is recognized worldwide and used in more than 40 countries. In spite of his individual efforts for this technique, Dr. Shailesh Puntambekar named the technique by the name of Pune city. Many doctors from different countries came to India to learn Pune technique from Dr. Shailesh Puntambekar.

First to Introduced Da Vinci robot in India:

Dr. Shailesh Puntambekar is the first surgeon to introduce Da Vinci robot in India. The Da Vinci robot is one of the world’s most advanced pieces of surgical equipment. Robotic Cancer Surgery is now being performed by leading hospitals in USA, Europe, Japan, and Korea. He is the first to perform Robotic Cancer Surgeries in all branches of surgical specialties in India.

With his continuous efforts to improve the scenario of the healthcare industry is an inspiration to all the doctors. Dr. Shailesh Puntambekar believed in his and India's potential and made the things possible.