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World’s First Head Transplant A Success After Nineteen Hour Operation by Nobody: 11:25pm On Nov 29, 2015 |
A 36-year-old man has undergone the world’s first
successful head transplant. The ground-breaking
operation took a team of surgeons 19 hours to
complete and has allowed the patient to be cancer-
free.
Paul Horner, who was diagnosed with bone cancer
five years ago, was on the verge of death when he
was approved for the controversial and possibly
deadly operation.
Doctor Tom Downey, who was part of the South
African team who carried out the operation, told
CNN he is thrilled about the results. “It’s a massive
breakthrough. We’ve proved that it can be done – we
can give someone a brand new body that is just as
good, or better, than their previous one.
The success of this operation leads to infinite
possibilities.”
Surgeons at Charlotte Maxexe Johannesburg
Academic Hospital in SA did the operation in
February but had to wait until they could confirm it
was successful before they made any public
statement.
Downey spoke to reporters on the complexity
behind the first ever head transplant. “This
procedure is another excellent example of how
medical research, technical know-how and patient-
centered care can be combined in the quest to
relieve human suffering.”
The operation was led by Professor Myron Danus and
took place on February 10, 2015.
“Our goal is for Horner to be fully functional in two
years and so far we are very pleased by his rapid
recovery,” said prof. Danus. “Before the operation,
Horner’s body was riddled with cancer and he had
less than a month to live. We were fortunate enough
to find a donor body; a 21-year-old man who has
been brain dead from a serious car accident that
happened in 2012. The boys body worked just fine,
but his brain was not functioning whatsoever, and
there was absolutely no chance of recovery.
He added: “We received approval from the young
man’s parents to use their sons body to do the
operation. They were extremely happy their son
could save a life even in the vegetated state that he
was in.”
The man, Horner, has made 85% recovery; walking,
talking, doing things a healthy individual does. |
Re: World’s First Head Transplant A Success After Nineteen Hour Operation by immortalcrown(m): 11:30pm On Nov 29, 2015 |
Hmmm! On the last day, knowledge will increase. It now remains spinal cord replacement. What about the donor, can't his dud brain be replaced? |
Re: World’s First Head Transplant A Success After Nineteen Hour Operation by goodmorning40: 11:38pm On Nov 29, 2015 |
Ogaaa |
Re: World’s First Head Transplant A Success After Nineteen Hour Operation by Joshmon(m): 11:45pm On Nov 29, 2015 |
Good to hear |
Re: World’s First Head Transplant A Success After Nineteen Hour Operation by Thawarplay(m): 11:51pm On Nov 29, 2015 |
This transplant of a thing |
Re: World’s First Head Transplant A Success After Nineteen Hour Operation by Jhosh(m): 6:13pm On Nov 30, 2015 |
Before e go happen fr 9ja;e go b 2099.... |
Re: World’s First Head Transplant A Success After Nineteen Hour Operation by vibes15: 8:26pm On Nov 30, 2015 |
;Dhmmm......wonders shall never end........who go eventually claim the patient after full recovery? the party who donates the head or the other party who donates the body? |
Re: World’s First Head Transplant A Success After Nineteen Hour Operation by ERONX(m): 1:46pm On Jan 01, 2016 |
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