Can amputations be reversed?

[Anonymous]

I’ve had a fear of losing an arm or leg. I’m hoping there’s a way to reverse amputations.

[rigmarole]

Technically... You have something like 6-8 hours max for major muscle groups surgeries like reattaching an arm. Fingers you have a little longer, but generally not longer than 12 hour though longer time periods have been successful in some situations. The problem is your body wants to form scar tissue to heal the wound and the missing portion doesn't have nutrient and and oxygen delivery when severed from the body so cell death starts to occur. As a side note, technically your body can regrow portions of tissue if the scaring process is stopped and an interstitial scaffold material is supplied... Experimentally this has been done with parts of pigs to regrow body parts for example finger tips but it's experimental...

[DarkWinterNights]

Only within a couple hours if the severed body part is kept at the right temperature and you receive medical attention right away.

[petitedollbabee]

Not that I’m aware of.. I know that fingers and toes can be reattached if you prepare them properly straight after they’ve been removed. Usually removal of legs or arms just results in needing prosthetic limbs, rather than possibility of it being reversed. I don’t believe that we are advanced enough yet medically to be able to reverse it.

[ThrillSeeker01]

I'm not sure what that means? Reattach a limb or something?

[Anonymous]

You could get a prosthetic