Replantation & Limb Salvage
Multi-segment amputations, major limb salvage and revascularization. An in-house microsurgery team is on call every night of the year.
Learn more →World-class microsurgery.
Without the U.S. price tag.
Hands, arms and legs that most centres would amputate are rebuilt every week in Zhengzhou, China — a tertiary microsurgery hospital with an English-speaking team, transparent all-inclusive pricing and 24/7 in-house surgeons.
22 yrsPerforming complex limb salvage
700 bedsTertiary microsurgery hospital
5–10 daysFrom first contact to surgery
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Surgeon answer within 48 hours · no deposit
Microsurgery in China, arranged for you.
From first message to operating table, we coordinate everything remotely — records, quotes, visa letters — and keep supporting you after you fly home.
Toe-to-Hand Reconstruction
Functional thumbs and fingers rebuilt from your own tissue — grip, sensation and appearance, not prosthetics.
Learn more →Deformity Correction & Lengthening
Ilizarov and hexapod fixation for post-traumatic deformity, non-union and limb-length discrepancy.
Learn more →Diabetic Foot & Chronic Wounds
A provincial key discipline. Debridement, flap coverage and salvage of feet scheduled for amputation elsewhere.
Learn more →Microsurgical Reconstruction
Free-flap reconstruction, lymphedema super-microsurgery, and rebuilding of ear, nose and lip lost to trauma or tumour.
Learn more →Second Opinions & Revisions
Failed operations, infected hardware, chronic osteomyelitis. Send your imaging — we will tell you what is still possible.
Learn more →The same operation, priced side by side.
Indicative 2026 self-pay totals — surgeon, theatre, implants, ward and standard rehab included.
Your price is fixed in writing before you fly.
Procedure & service
China
United States
Typical saving
Finger replantation — all-inclusive
$3,500 – 7,500
$18,000 – 45,000
70 – 80% less
Major limb salvage · free flap
$9,500 – 19,000
$60,000 – 150,000
80 – 85% less
Toe-to-hand reconstruction
$6,000 – 12,000
$30,000 – 80,000
75 – 80% less
Complex multi-tissue reconstructions are quoted individually after imaging review. Ranges exclude flights and accommodation.
Admitted in days, not in seasons.
Public systems book you a theatre slot months out — and a limb does not survive the wait. Here a bed and an operating room are found for you, usually within the same week you first write to us. No referral chain, no waiting list, no “come back in six months”.
Emergency cases are accepted 24/7 — send photos from the emergency room and a microsurgeon replies the same day.
Typical time from first contact to surgery. Emergency and open-fracture cases are scheduled on arrival day.
Concierge service · one coordinator, start to finish
Door to ward
A coordinator meets you at Zhengzhou airport, arranges the car and checks you in. You never hail a taxi with a cast on.
English at every step
An interpreter sits in every consult, scan and consent. Reports and discharge notes are translated for your doctor at home.
A room for your companion
Private single room or family suite, meals, a local SIM card and transport — whoever travels with you is looked after too.
Paperwork, sorted
Visa invitation letter within 48 hours, insurance forms and international card payment — all handled by the same person.
Where you stay · choose your privacy
Both options are on the ward itself, minutes from the theatre — no hotel commute, no early-morning transfer.
Private single room
A room and bathroom of your own for the entire stay — quiet nights, controlled visitors, and a door you can close while you recover.
Family suite
A two-room suite with its own sleeping area for a partner, parent or child — so whoever travels with you stays on the ward overnight instead of a hotel across town.
Your room type is confirmed when you approve the plan and is priced per night inside the written quote, subject to availability on your admission date. Tell your coordinator which one you prefer at step 01.
Before you fly · how it works
Four steps to surgery.
Nothing to pay until then.
One English-speaking coordinator carries your case through every stage — the assessment, the trip, the pickup and the first-day work-up.
Free assessment · free trip planning · free airport pickup. The only payment is the written surgical quote you approve.
STEP 01
Free online assessment
Send photos, X-rays and your history by email or WhatsApp. Two senior microsurgeons review the case and return a written opinion within 48 hours — no fee, no deposit, no obligation to travel.
Free of chargeSTEP 02
Trip planned once you confirm
Accept the plan and your coordinator secures your room — private single or family suite — and arranges flights and ground transport for you and your companion. Planning the trip is free; you pay only airfare and the treatment you approve.
Arranged for freeSTEP 03
Airport pickup in Zhengzhou
A driver and your coordinator meet you in the arrivals hall at Zhengzhou airport, whatever hour you land, and bring you straight to the ward. No taxi, no language barrier, no navigation.
IncludedSTEP 04
Assessed on admission day
Bloods, imaging and a surgical review are done on the day you arrive, so your operating slot is confirmed the same day — not a week into the stay.
Day oneSteps 01 to 03 carry no fee at all. You pay only the treatment itself, against a written all-inclusive quote approved before admission.
Start with the free assessmentThe case that built the reputation
Seventeen segments. One hand. All alive.
A factory press severed one hand into seventeen pieces. Every segment was replanted and every segment survived — the first and only time this has been achieved anywhere in the world. The case is documented in the Chinese Encyclopedia of Microsurgery and in international journals, and the patient regained functional use of the hand.
World record verified in 2019 · presented at international microsurgery congresses
17
segments replanted on a single hand
17 segments
Replanted on one hand in a single 14-hour operation — every segment survived.
9 months
Age of the youngest limb-replant patient treated here — now growing up with a working arm.
Same table
Replantation and emergency craniotomy performed in one operation — a national first.
8 features
China Central Television documentaries on limb salvage and microsurgery advances.
Every case is operated by a named senior surgeon.
No rotating junior rota, no operating behind a screen. You know who is holding the instruments before you buy a ticket — and that surgeon follows your recovery personally.
Visiting faculty from European and Chinese academic centres review complex international cases with the team every month.
Chief of microsurgery
Led the seventeen-segment replant team; contributor to the national expert consensus on replantation and limb salvage.
Director of limb reconstruction
One of the most experienced Ilizarov surgeons in the country — corrects deformities and non-unions most centres decline.
Head of hand surgery
Toe-to-hand transfer and super-microsurgery; reviews every international case before a patient travels.
Patient voices
Far from home, never on their own.
“They told me in Denver the hand was gone. Nine weeks later I was typing with it again. The whole stay cost less than my insurance deductible.”M. R., 41 · Colorado, USA · finger replantation
“From first email to surgery was eleven days. Someone met us at the airport, and a coordinator never left our son's side.”Parent of a 9-year-old patient · Ontario, Canada · limb reconstruction
Names and identifying details withheld at patients' request. Full clinical documentation is shared with serious enquiries under confidentiality.
Why choose China for surgery?
International patient program
A dedicated English-speaking coordinator builds your plan, books tests and translates records — you never navigate a Chinese hospital alone.
Transparent pricing
One written, all-inclusive quote before you fly — surgeon, theatre, implants, ward and rehab. No revised bills after admission.
Fast outcomes
Surgical review within 48 hours, admission within 72 hours of landing. Trauma does not wait for a months-long referral chain.
Post-op care back home
Video follow-up with your surgeon, a written rehab program and full documentation for your providers at home.
Guides
Read this before you decide
Costs, waiting times, what the operations actually involve and how to prepare — written by the clinical team, including the parts that are less comfortable to read.
Finger replantation cost in China vs the United States (2026)
A side-by-side breakdown of what an all-inclusive replantation quote covers in Zhengzhou and at a US trauma centre — and the questions that expose a price that is not really all-inclusive.
Read the guide →Toe-to-hand transfer: who qualifies, and what recovery really looks like
A thumb lost to trauma is not the end of grip. Here is how a toe becomes a thumb — the candidacy rules, the twelve-month timeline and the trade-off at the donor site.
Read the guide →Waiting times for replantation surgery: China, the US, Canada and the UK compared
Muscle tolerates far less warm ischaemia than a finger. Here is how long each system actually takes to get you to a microscope — and what you can compress yourself.
Read the guide →Frequently asked questions
Is it safe to have major surgery in China?
Our centre is a tertiary hospital under China's national classification, with two provincial key disciplines and a microsurgery team in the building around the clock. Replantation and free-flap volumes here are higher than at most Western centres — which is exactly what drives competence in a field where outcomes depend on repetition. You will see the surgeon's case data and the exact theatre before you commit.
What do I pay before I decide to travel?
Nothing. The online assessment, the written surgical opinion, the trip planning, the visa invitation letter and the airport pickup are all free of charge. You commit only once you approve a written all-inclusive quote — and that quote is not revised after admission.
What happens if something goes wrong after I fly home?
You leave with a written operative report, imaging and a rehab plan your local doctor can act on. Your surgeon stays reachable by video for the agreed follow-up period, and we coordinate directly with your physician at home if a complication needs local management.
Will my insurance pay for any of this?
Most international plans reimburse rather than pay upfront. We issue itemised invoices with procedure codes your insurer can process, plus a medical necessity letter from the operating surgeon. Some patients recover a substantial share of the cost; we will tell you honestly if your policy is unlikely to cover it.
How long do I need to stay in Zhengzhou?
Two to four weeks is typical: admission within days of arrival, surgery shortly after, then inpatient rehab and a wound check before you are cleared to fly. Complex reconstruction or bone transport may need longer — we give you the realistic window before you book flights.
Who is this not for?
If your condition is stable, well managed locally and does not need microsurgical expertise, travelling is not worth the risk or the cost — we will say so. Acute life-threatening emergencies should be treated at the nearest hospital first, wherever you are.
Free online assessment
Step 01 of four. Tell us about your injury and attach your latest imaging — two senior microsurgeons reply within 48 hours with a written opinion and an all-inclusive quote. No fee, no deposit.
Request received
Thank you — a coordinator will reply within 48 hours. For urgent limb-threatening injuries, go to your nearest emergency department first.