Children are especially good candidates for replantation surgery because of their great ability to heal and regenerate tissue. Replantation of an amputated part is ideally performed within 4 - 6 hours after the injury. However, success has been reported up to 24 hours after the injury if the amputated part has been cooled.

Proper care of the amputated part or parts is critical to successful replantation. Under the right conditions, there is a good likelihood that the surgery can restore the use of the finger or toe.

Special care is needed in the hospital to monitor and maintain the blood flow to the replanted part. The arm or leg will be kept raised. The room may be kept warm to ensure that blood flow to the skin is not changed due to cooling.

After discharge from the hospital in about a week, you may need to wear a cast to protect the part. The health care provider will need to continue checking blood flow in the digit.