World's first transplanted penis is removed

 

An accident victim has become the first person to have a penis transplant.

The 44-year-old man was given the 4in organ from a braindead patient half his age in a complex 15 hour operation.

But the organ had to be removed just 14 days later due to "a severe psychological problem with the recipient and his wife".

Transplant expert Professor Andrew George, from Imperial College London, said it was unclear if the man would have been able to perform sexually with the donated penis.

"Doing a penis transplant should be no more complex than anything else," he said. "But it takes time for nerve sensations to kick in."

Top French surgeon Dr Jean-Michel Dubernard, who performed the world's first face transplant on a woman who had been attacked by a dog this year, said psychological consequences were a serious issue for many patients.

"Psychological consequences of hand and face allografts show that it is not so easy to see permanently a dead person's hands, nor is it easy to look in a mirror to see a dead person's face," he wrote in the journal.

"Clearly, in the Chinese case the failure at a very early stage was first psychological. It involved the recipient's wife and raised many questions."

During the operation, carried out by surgeons in China, nerve fibres and tiny blood vessels were stitched to the donated penis.

It also had to be connected to the urethra - the tube that empties the bladder.

The patient was then given drugs to stop his immune system rejecting the new penis.

Surgical teams claimed the operation was a sucess. Tests showed it had a rich blood supply and after just ten days, the man was able to urinate through it without the use of a catheter, according to a report in the European Journal of Urology.

The proceedure is regarded as a major step forward in transplant surgery and brings new hope to men whose sex organs are damaged beyond repair in accidents or birth defects.

Earlier this year, French surgeons transplanted a dead woman's face on to a dog-attack victim.

Two years ago an Austrian team transplanted a human tongue into a patient with jaw cancer.

Doctors have reattached male organs before, but this is the first time they have completed a penis transplant.

I bet she complained about the size.

I bet she complained about the size.

 

Would that qualify as "organ rejection"??:rolleyes:

OMG....AND NOW???a new one?

OMG....AND NOW???a new one?

 

Maybe a bionic one!!:P

YES:P:P!!!!bionic!!!!!!!!!!:laugh3:

Would that qualify as "organ rejection"??:rolleyes:

 

Dunno, Ive never had mine rejected. Just a shame more often then not i never get to that stage.

YES:P:P!!!!bionic!!!!!!!!!!:laugh3:

 

Are you a girl?

what?????:DOF COURSE NO!!!!

r u from S.Marino?????:laugh3:

No, I love the footy teamand in light of that recent defeat, thought i'd show some solidarty to them.

 

If your a bloke, why did you get so excited at the thought of a Bionic Penis. :sneaky:

No, I love the footy teamand in light of that recent defeat, thought i'd show some solidarty to them.

 

If your a bloke, why did you get so excited at the thought of a Bionic Penis. :sneaky:

 

Maybe he wants one!!:P

i've thought at the potential of a bionic one:D:D:D

anyway......i agree with your solidarity to S.Marino...they need it:D:D

i've thought at the potential of a bionic one:D:D:D

anyway......i agree with your solidarity to S.Marino...they need it.D:D

 

They sure do, because they suck!!:P

i've thought at the potential of a bionic one:D:D:D

anyway......i agree with your solidarity to S.Marino...they need it:D:D

 

The potential of a bionic penis - Does your girlfriend really tire you out?

The potential of a bionic penis - Does your girlfriend really tire you out?

 

She might be incredibly demanding!!:rolleyes:

She might be incredibly demanding!!:rolleyes:

 

Aye, either that or hes got an arm of sheer muscle that never gets tired!

The potential of a bionic penis - Does your girlfriend really tire you out?

NOOOOOOOO!!!!!:D:D:D:D!!!!!but....i know...girls always thing to that!

I've spoken about my friend this morning and she confirmed that speak about that ,secretly, MANY TIMES with her friends....so.........

Btw, do you know any Italians in London?

NOOOOOOOO!!!!!:D:D:D:D!!!!!but....i know...girls always thing to that!

I've spoken about my friend this morning and she confirmed that speak about that ,secretly, MANY TIMES with her friends....so.........

 

About bionic penises??:stunned:

@General:No?why?I've been to London this july for holiday....i stayed at Paddington...

@Mcsquared::laugh3::laugh3::laugh3:..........about electronic ones......D:D:D

Well can i ask you for some advice?

 

How can i 'succeed' with an Italian girl in London.

 

I have a thing for Italian women.

you have a thing?A bionic penis for an italian girl???:D

I'm sure they prefer other kinds of that...

anyway...to have success with an italian girl??the italian girls r like the others(i think)......be funny(not as an english),easy,protective and DON'T SAY LIES!!:D

LOL :laugh3:

 

this is lol the funniest thread i've read since being here lol

LOL :laugh3:

 

this is lol the funniest thread i've read since being here lol

 

You have an opinion about bionic penises??:rolleyes:

you have a thing?A bionic penis for an italian girl???:D

I'm sure they prefer other kinds of that...

anyway...to have success with an italian girl??the italian girls r like the others(i think)......be funny(not as an english),easy,protective and DON'T SAY LIES!!:D

 

 

Does style matter? (i'm slightly lacking in that area)

 

What are some good chat up lines in Italian that i could use?

Or other nice things to say to break the ice.