 Finger replantation is a surgical construction of an amputated finger after trauma. Pre procedure, you are tested and examined to see if your condition qualifies for replantation surgery. On the day of the procedure, you are administered anesthesia after which the surgeon carefully removes the damaged tissues. Bone ends are then shortened and rejoined with pins, wires or plates and screws. This holds the parts in place to allow the rest of the tissue to be restored. The doctor then repairs the damaged muscles, tendons, arteries, nerves and veins. Sometimes grafts or artificial spaces of bone, skin, tendons and blood vessels may be needed too. The grafts can be from your own body or from a tissue bank. The procedure takes three to four hours. Post procedure, patients are advised to not smoke and keep the replanted part above heart level to increase circulation. You may also spend a night in the hospital to have your recovery monitored.