Doctors Perform Dangerous Multi-Limb Amputation On A Baby's 'Horrifying' Extra Limbs

<div><p>When Karam's parents got the first look at their infant son, they admit that they were 'horrified.' </p><p>Their first child was born with an extremely rare condition known as polymelia. </p><p>Babies with polymelia are born with the extra limbs of a conjoined twin that did not fully form. Rather than growing a separate body the other baby was absorbed into Karam's body resulting in polymelia. </p><div><figure><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4420754/Baby-8-LIMBS-flown-home-world-surgery.html" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/3F470D2500000578-4411854-image-m-62_1492270824150-2.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/3F470D2500000578-4411854-image-m-62_1492270824150-2_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4420754/Baby-8-LIMBS-flown-home-world-surgery.html" target="_blank">Cover Asia Press / Jaypee Hospital</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>Senior orthopaedic consultant at Jaypee Hospital in Delhi, India oversaw the care of young Karam from the moment the concerned parents presented their baby.</p><p>'When Karam was brought to Jaypee Hospital for the first time, he was just two weeks old and his condition was very critical," he told <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4420754/Baby-8-LIMBS-flown-home-world-surgery.html">Daily Mail</a>. </p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p></p><p>There are only two known cases worldwide of infants born with this condition. </p><p>Since the limbs were growing out of the baby's stomach and his condition resulted in some heart problems, doctors decided to approach his surgery in three stages.</p><p>'One leg of the baby was shorter than the usual size and the other one was divided into two parts looking like two separate limbs.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/3F3E3D6D00000578-4411854-image-a-19_1492180963430.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/3F3E3D6D00000578-4411854-image-a-19_1492180963430_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p>'In addition, two limbs - one like a leg and the other one like a hand were protruding out of the stomach. The baby's normal leg was also slightly crooked.' </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/3F3E3D9D00000578-4411854-image-a-21_1492181046906.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/3F3E3D9D00000578-4411854-image-a-21_1492181046906_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p></p><p></p><p>Part one of the surgery required the careful removal of the limbs sticking out of his tiny stomach. "He had four extra limbs by birth-out of which two hands and a leg were like of a normal child<a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4420754/Baby-8-LIMBS-flown-home-world-surgery.html#ixzz4eiyT10LM"></a><a href="http://ec.tynt.com/b/rw?id=bBOTTqvd0r3Pooab7jrHcU&amp;u=MailOnline"></a><a href="http://ec.tynt.com/b/rf?id=bBOTTqvd0r3Pooab7jrHcU&amp;u=DailyMail">.</a>"</p><p>The second surgery, required doctors to fix the cardiac issue that happened as a complication of his condition. </p><p>In the final procedure, doctors removed his remaining extra limbs. Even though he has his own arms and legs, he will still require more procedures as he grows.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/3F3E3CB600000578-4411854-image-a-22_1492181068936.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/3F3E3CB600000578-4411854-image-a-22_1492181068936_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p></p><p></p><p>The three-part surgery was hailed as a success and considered a world first. After a thorough post-operation evaluation and monitoring, Karam was deemed strong enough to fly home with his parents.</p><p>His father, Sarwed Ahmed Nadar, told reporters that his only wish is for his son to grow up normal and healthy. </p><p>"'He is my only child and the first-born is always special. There were a lot of risks but I never lost hope."</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/3F470D6D00000578-4411854-image-a-63_1492271007006.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/3F470D6D00000578-4411854-image-a-63_1492271007006_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p></div>