Umar Farooq, a baby boy from Karachi in Pakistan who was born with six legs has had a successful surgery. The doctore successfully removed four limbs and left him with two.
Thankfully, he can now live a normal life. The eight-hour operation was carried out by a team of five doctors who fought to save the boy’s life at the National Institute of Child Health (NICH) in Karachi, Pakistan yesterday.
He is now said to be in stable condition and his parents are rejoicing over the successful operation. His complex birth is the first ever in the history of Pakistan.
The head of the NICH, Jamal Raza, said the abnormal birth was the result of a genetic disease which would affect only one in a million or more babies.
“It was strange that apparently an abnormal baby with six legs was as normal as other children,” he said. Before surgeons could operate they said they had to work out which of the limbs belonged to the boy and which to his twin. A team of five doctors was assigned the task to examine the baby and carry out initial tests like blood test, MRIs and X-rays to diagnose the case.
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