An Italian surgeon claims he will be able to perform the first head transplant – in which patient’s head would be glued onto a donor body – in only two years time. Dr. Sergio Canavero, a member of the Turin Advanced Neuromodulation Group in Italy, believes the technique could save the lives of people riddled with cancer or whose nerves and… Continue reading Full-Body Transplants Will Be Possible Within Two Years
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The World’s Most Extensive Face Transplant
Richard Lee Norris was injured in a gun accident in 1997 and lost his nose, lips and most movement in his mouth. A team of doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center (in a 36 hour operation), the doctors gave Richard a new face from an anonymous donor — including both jaws, teeth, and tongue.… Continue reading The World’s Most Extensive Face Transplant