The prestigious Spanish surgeon Francisco Piñal was the main protagonist at the Congress of the French Society of Microsurgery held in Paris on 13 and 14 March, where he gave the master lecture on toe transplantation, a highly complex technique in the field of reconstructive surgery.

Considered one of the world’s leading figures in hand surgery, Dr. Piñal shared his experience with international experts in this innovative surgical technique, which restores functionality and aesthetics to patients who have suffered traumatic amputations of the fingers of the hand.

The doctor, born in Santander in 1960, has performed more than 500 procedures of this type, achieving a success rate of more than 99%, a figure that places him at the forefront of microsurgery worldwide.

Francisco Piñal is widely recognised for his contributions in fields such as microsurgery, reconstructive surgery of the upper limb and arthroscopic techniques applied to wrist fractures, many of which have become international benchmarks.

His participation in this congress reaffirms his role as a key figure in the evolution of hand surgery and underlines the relevance of Spanish medicine in the global medical context.