A father-of-three whose hands were left “unusable” by scleroderma told how he has been given “a new lease of life” after undergoing what is believed to be the world’s first double hand transplant for the condition.
Steven Gallagher, 48, was diagnosed with the autoimmune disease that causes scarring of the skin and internal organs, after he developed an unusual rash on his cheeks and nose about 13 years ago, and pains in his right arm.
