Lula underwent successful surgery in which he was implanted with a hip prosthesis

The Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da SilvaHe underwent successful surgery this Friday at a private hospital in Brasília, where a hip prosthesis was implanted to correct problems in the head of his femur caused by osteoarthritis and which were causing him permanent pain, his doctors reported.

The surgery for the president, who will turn 78 in October, began at noon and lasted about four hours, according to the head of the medical team. Roberto Kalil Filhowho stated that the surgery occurred within normal limits and that Lula “He is already awake and talking and feels fine.”.

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“It was a scheduled surgery that took place normally, with general anesthesia, as is normal in this type of operations. Lula “He is already talking in the intensive care unit and tonight he will be in a normal room.”he claimed.

The doctor added that the president took advantage of the hip operation to simultaneously undergo plastic surgery on the eyelids of both eyes, known as blepharoplasty, which aims to remove excess skin around the eyes and which was also successful.

“(…) it is a very simple procedure, which is why the surgery took a little longer than normal”assured the doctor.

According to doctors, the hip surgery ended at 1:13 pm local time (4:13 pm GMT), just over an hour later, and the eyelid correction began around 3 pm local time (6:00 pm GMT) and lasted for an hour. .

Kalil Filho He said that the Presidency did not previously inform about the plastic surgery because it was not fully confirmed that it would be performed.

The progressive leader, who assumed his third term as head of state in January BrazilHe will have to remain hospitalized at least until Monday or Tuesday, before being discharged, and then he will have to continue recovery treatment at Palácio da Alvorada, the official residence of the Presidency in Brasília.

His doctors said that since the president has strength in his legs, they will try to lift him and walk. “ASAP”although in the first few days you will have to do it with the help of a walker.

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Lulawho since the middle of last year had been complaining of pain all day long that made his movements difficult and left him in a bad mood, suffers from osteoarthritis in the head of his right femur, which has caused severe wear and tear on the cartilage that covers the bones.

This diagnosis forced his doctors to subject him to a “total hip arthroplasty”that is, replacing the hip with a titanium prosthesis.

The president was operated on by a team of twenty professionals made up of doctors he trusts and who arrived at the hospital on Thursday. Brasilia in São Paulo to prepare for the intervention.

According to the Brazilian Presidency, the recovery process will require “between three and four weeks”period in which the president “you can send normally” and will not need to delegate responsibilities to the vice-president, Geraldo Alckmin.

However, you will have some mobility restrictions while you are resting, during which time you will be assisted by your doctors.

In statements he gave to the press this week, Lula He stated that, after postponing the operation for several weeks due to several international commitments that he did not want to miss, he decided to undergo surgery due to the need to “take care” of his health and put an end to the pain.

Once recovered, Lula will resume its international agenda with a trip scheduled for the beginning of November, when it will participate in the 2023 United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP28), which will be held in the United Arab Emirates.

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Source: Elcomercio

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