Sew a finger to his stomach but save him the casing.

This is one of the stories that makes the word "modern medicine" look close to the word miracle.

A young man from Kyriat Malachi, Israel, had a machine accident, and his three right fingers were severely crushed with fourth-degree burns, the most severe so that doctors feared he might lose his fingers for the rest of his life.

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But a specialized medical team from the Department of Hand Surgery, Kaplan Hospital, Rehovot, Israel, decided to use a sophisticated and almost rarely seen approach.

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They sewed the patient's fingers into a makeshift abdomen.

It sounds shocking, but the medical reason is that the abdomen is bleeding, stable in temperature, and allows the severely damaged tissue to recover before reconnecting to the hand.

All three fingers were "recuperated" in the abdomen for about 1 month.

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Then the doctor performed a second operation to reattach the finger to the hand. The result... exceeded expectations. Not only did the finger survive the amputation, but it was almost completely relocated. Blood flow and muscle function recovered remarkably.

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This case is regarded as a prime example of the advancement of hand surgery and creativity.

To heal what seems "incurable."

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For this young man, it's not just about healing his fingers, it's about getting his hands back on life.

And for the medical community, this is a testimony that sometimes life support requires science and the courage to think outside the box.