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Nigerian artist makes dark skin prosthetics to boost patients’ confidence


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There is a lot of uncertainty and anxiety in society at the moment, Medics’ Inn would like to share with our community something positive.

Seun Sanni and Nneka Chile wrote a fantastic report on John Amanam, a Nigerian artist solving the problem of unrealistic prosthetic limbs for darker skin. He creates realistic and affordable limb prostheses, giving many people the opportunity to have a better quality of life. We’ve included this short interview from Youtube, but you can read more by reading the full article written by Seun Sanni and Nneka Chile at Reuters

Reporting by Seun Sanni and Nneka Chile; Writing by Hugh Bronstein; Editing by Alexis Akwagyiram and Gareth Jones.

Image: Patient, Michael Sunday, shows his new prosthetic hand at Immortal Cosmetic Art company, in Uyo, Nigeria January 7, 2020. Picture taken January 7, 2020. REUTERS/ Seun Sanni

Nigerian movie special effects expert John Amanam makes hyper-realistic, dark skin prosthetics – hoping to tackle a loss of confidence from white or unrealistic looking artificial limbs. Nneka Chile reports.

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