Man’s Severed Thumb Replaced With Big Toe

Doctors have successfully replaced a British man's severed thumb with his big toe.

After David Lee lost his thumb in a workplace accident, doctors proposed using his toe to replace it.  Worried he couldn't continue working as a cobbler with a missing thumb, he agreed.

Doctors say there are several options for replacing a thumb but the big toe is best because it's "the thing most like a thumb on the body".

Lee says his new appendage "feels heavy" but works - he's back to cobbling shoes and even painting as a hobby.