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SURGEONS IN SOUTH Africa have performed the world’s first successful long-term penis transplant.
A team of surgeons from Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital carried out the operation in December last year and are now able to reveal that the procedure has been a success.
The operation, which took 9 hours to complete, is only the second one attempted and the first one with successful long-term results.
Return to function
The patient involved in the operation has now regained full function in the organ.
A number of males each year have their penises amputated after complications following the traditional circumcision procedure.
The patient is question is a 21-year-old man who had his penis removed in these circumstances. The procedure was required to save the patient’s life.
It is thought this happens to around 250 males in South Africa every year.
Speaking about this, André van der Merwe, head of Stellenbosch University’s Division of Urology, said:
This is a very serious situation. For a young man of 18 or 19 years the loss of his penis can be deeply traumatic. He doesn’t necessarily have the psychological capability to process this. There are even reports of suicide among these young men.
Surgery
Preparation for the procedure to go ahead began in 2010 and the operation is part of a pilot programme aimed at creating a procedure that can be used within the South African health system.
The operation involved microscopic surgery that connected blood vessels and nerves.
It is hoped that the procedure will be extended to men who have lost their penises from penile cancer or as last-resort treatment for erectile dysfunction.
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Nice to read a story with a happy ending
I hear there have been complications already…… His hand rejected the transplant!
Hope he wasn’t German, with the name “Hans Jerkoff”. That would be very unfortunate, or fortunate, depending on the success of the operation.
“Budnua” in ionad Renua: sin ainm do pháirtí nua anois. Beidh sé fada agus crua ach b’fhiú é ag an deireadh. :)
Stop cutting off pieces of your dicks in the first place, you fools.
When circumcision occurs at this age it is usually for a medical reason.
Traditional circumcision is barbaric!
It makes sex better though, and the wimins love it
Jewish women love anything with 10% off!! :)
I’d add to that any non medical circumcision of those who can’t consent ie baby boys.
Agreed.
Brilliant
fortunately modern medicine has once again stepped in to clear up the mess left behind by barbaric “traditional” practices.
@ Mark …great one!!
Its no skin of my nose.
Things are looking up for this guy so!
Of course if he didn’t have the circumcision in the first place he’d still have his own penis.
About time the world woke up to male genital mutilation and banned ALL non therapeutic genital cutting irrespective of gender. It’s a disgusting practice that costs hundreds of lives every year and leaves thousands of men with damaged penises.
When circumcision is done at this age there is always a medical reason for it.
It says it was after “the traditional circumcision procedure” in the article so I think a medical reason for it is unlikely.
You can’t be a male and be a Muslim without a circumcised dick. Or a Jew.
Try argue with that.
Wear did the willy come from they used in the transplant
@Francid. Dail Eireann ! {:-)
Has anyonr got any idea who we sent to South Africa for the St Patricks day knees up?….maybe it was them…
Didn’t Mary Harney go once? Just saying.
It must have been a wee one. Take a look at the microscopes the doctors are wearing!
It’s not the first, Jeremy Clarkson had one transplanted on his head years ago
That was the first successful strapadictomy.
Perfect
I wonder if the lad got to choose the size of his new flute!
‘…I’d like it to be a foot….’
You can see how problems might occur!!
The Surgeons are all grinning like Cheshire cats. I wonder what was so funny!!
I would like to have to tuck it into my sock please doc!
Hope they didn’t make a balls of it
Short term penis transplants are handy for a discrete weekend away.
You can honestly claim ‘I never had sexual relations with that woman’ if you can switch back to your own on your return.
Ha ha. “Long” term
Can’t imagine the donor list is very long…..
I have one I’m not using if anybody’s a match.
So has my wife!
Back in the 40s and 50s in Ireland anyone with few bob had their sons circumcised as it was considered hygienic..
Now that’s what you call Renua
Any future partners of Lorena Bobbitt will be happy to hear this.
I`m just hoping it was the right colour.
What has this got to do with Jeremy Clarkson moving to ITV?
That operation must have been hard
Re – membering.
We had a multiple one here a while ago , from opposition into government .
Jack, more and more Jews are going against circumcision. It’s a tradition not an absolute requirement. Not sure about Muslims, but many believe in FGM yet we outlawed that practice. Cutting the genitals of any child for non medical reasons should be illegal, no matter what their parents faith or personal opinion on the matter.
A penis in South Africa has undergone the world’s first ever human transplant…
I’d say he’s cockahoop with the result
He should use the generic version of Viagra…..
Mycoxaflopin
He’s the first member of that particular club!!!!
Ireland hosted a disastrous penis transplant in 2011 .
As long as it wasn’t the dogs bo##ix
I just hope they gave one that’s more than 5.1 inches long and 4.5 in girth.
Where did they get the transplant from?
Suddenly, things are looking up…!
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