Overview
- Russian outlets citing SHOT report that planned skin-graft surgery cannot proceed due to extremely poor test results and ongoing infection.
- Clinicians warn his condition must stabilize soon or he could lose an arm, with some reports suggesting both limbs may be at risk.
- Tereshin publicly claims his tests were good and says graft surgery is planned this week, a statement that conflicts with the reported medical assessments.
- Saving the limb would require a coordinated team including a vascular surgeon, a plastic surgeon, and a reconstructive surgeon, according to the reports.
- Previous procedures, including one in June, reportedly removed about 70% of the injected material, yet fibrosis, necrosis, and non-healing wounds persist.