Opera singer Ambrož Bajec-Lapajne performed several couplets of Franz Schubert‘s classic Lied, “Gute Nacht“, while undergoing surgery for a brain tumor during which he was required to be awake. Watch Ambrož perform in the video below.
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Man Plays The Guitar While Undergoing Brain Surgery
Anthony Kulkamp Dias was undergoing surgery for a brain tumor during which he was required to be awake. The Brazilian man surprised surgeons by playing his guitar and singing the Beatles classic “Yesterday“. Having the 33 year old bank worker play his guitar and talk to surgical staff meant that the doctors would be able to check that… Continue reading Man Plays The Guitar While Undergoing Brain Surgery
Doctor Uses Robot to Stitch a Grape Back Together
A da Vinci surgical robot controlled by a surgeon carefully stitches skin back onto a grape. The same technology that can be used to suture a tiny grape is designed to help perform delicate, minimally invasive surgery. Watch the video below.
Full-Body Transplants Will Be Possible Within Two Years
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
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
Man Falls in Love With Wife for First Time Again
Jason Mortensen was dosed up on morphine after a hernia operation. He woke up from the surgery and started talking with the woman sitting next to his bed, not realizing that she was his wife until she told him. The funny part about this video is that Jason was flirting with his wife Candice like its the first… Continue reading Man Falls in Love With Wife for First Time Again
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