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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Chinese Man Has New Nose Grown On Forehead
A man in China has a new nose grown on his forehead. The 22-year-old, named Xiaolian, lost his original nose in a traffic accident last year and surgeons were unable to recover his damaged nose. The patient underwent the unusual procedure, by taking a cartilage from his ribs, cut it into the shape of a… Continue reading Chinese Man Has New Nose Grown On Forehead