UYO, Nigeria (Reuters) -Gift Usen cannot wait to have her hand. Born 25 years ago in Akwa Ibom, southern Nigeria, she has navigated through her life with only one fully developed hand. "I grew up to ...

"I grew up to see myself with one and a half hands. And most times I feel discouraged, but I had to encourage myself because this is how I saw it. I didn't create myself," said Usen, a cosmetologist.

STORY: In a Nigerian laboratory, Gift Usen experienced something she’d dreamed of her entire life: the feeling of having two complete hands. Born with her left arm ending at the elbow, she tested a ...

Prosthetics unaffordable, inaccessible to many Nigerians Immortal Cosmetic Art hopes to remedy the situation Its humanoid bionic arm works with signals from brain Gift Usen, 25, born handicapped, ...