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The world’s first successful penis transplant has been reported by a surgical team in South Africa.<\/p>\n

The 21-year-old recipient, whose identify is being protected, lost his penis in a botched circumcision.<\/p>\n

Doctors in Cape Town said the operation was a success and the patient was happy and healthy.<\/p>\n

The team said there was extensive discussion about whether the operation, which is not life-saving in the same way as a heart transplant, was ethical.<\/p>\n

There have been attempts before, including one in China. Accounts suggested the operation went fine, but the penis was later rejected.<\/p>\n

Penis replacement<\/strong><\/p>\n

The man was 18 and already sexually active when he had the circumcision.<\/p>\n

The procedure is part of the transition from boyhood to adulthood in parts of South Africa.<\/p>\n

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These boys are undergoing a circumcision ceremony in South Africa<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The boy was left with just 1cm of his original penis.<\/p>\n

Doctors say South Africa has some of the greatest need for penis transplants anywhere in the world.<\/p>\n

Dozens, although some say hundreds, of boys are maimed or die each year during traditional initiation ceremonies.<\/p>\n

Long<\/strong><\/p>\n

Surgeons at Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital performed a nine-hour operation to attach a donated penis.<\/p>\n

One of the surgeons, Andre Van der Merwe, who normally performs kidney transplants, told the BBC News website: “This is definitely much more difficult, the blood vessels are 1.5 mm wide. In the kidney it can be 1 cm.”<\/p>\n

The team used some of the techniques that had been developed to perform the first face transplants in order to connect the tiny blood vessels and nerves.<\/p>\n

The operation took place on 11 December last year. Three months later doctors say the recovery has been rapid.<\/p>\n

Full sensation has not returned and doctors suggest this could take two years.<\/p>\n

However, the man is able to pass urine, have an erection, orgasm and ejaculate.<\/p>\n

Preparation<\/strong><\/p>\n

The procedure required a lot of preparation.<\/p>\n

The team needed to be sure the patient was aware of the risks of a life-time of immunosuppressant drugs.<\/p>\n

Also some patients cannot cope with a transplant if they fail to recognise it as part of their body.<\/p>\n

“Psychologically, we knew it would have a massive effect on the ego,” said Dr Van der Merwe.<\/p>\n

It took “a hell of a lot of time” to get ethical approval, he added.<\/p>\n

One of the concerns is a heart transplant balances the risk of the operation against a certain death, but a penis transplant would not extend life span.<\/p>\n

Dr Van der Merwe told the BBC: “You may say it doesn’t save their life, but many of these young men when they have penile amputations are ostracised, stigmatised and take their own life.<\/p>\n

“If you don’t have a penis you are essentially dead, if you give a penis back you can bring them back to life.”<\/p>\n

Further attempts on other patients are expected to take place in three months time.<\/p>\n

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Source: BBC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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