Hope for some of you - Doctors perform first U.S. penis transplant

[WhawhaWhat]

Doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital performed the first U.S. penis transplant, they said Monday, calling it a "landmark procedure."

Thomas Manning, 64, is recovering well after the 15-hour procedure performed earlier this month, according to the hospital. Manning, of Halifax, Massachusetts, had his penis amputated after he was diagnosed with penile cancer in 2012.

The procedure, described by the doctors as a "surgical milestone," is called a gentitourinary vascularized composite allograft, or GUVCA.

It involves "surgically grafting the complex microscopic vascular and neural structures of a donor organ onto the comparable structures of the recipient."

Put another way, "surgeons connected the intricate vascular and nerve structures of a donor penis with those of the 64-year-old transplant recipient," the hospital said. The surgeons said their goals were to reconstruct the genitalia giving it a natural appearance and to re-establish urinary and possibly sexual function.

Although Manning is still healing from the surgery, his doctors said there are no signs of bleeding, rejection or infection and are cautiously optimistic that he will regain function.

"Today I begin a new chapter filled with personal hope and hope for others who have suffered genital injuries, particularly for our service members who put their lives on the line and suffer serious damage as a result," Manning said in a statement provided by the hospital. He also expressed gratitude to his family and his medical team, as well as to the family of the donor.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/16/health...ant/index.html

[notorious]

I bet it was a hard operation to pull off.

[Kman34]

CP...." I donated 1/2 my penis and still have 8'' ".....

[Jakemall]

Now we're going to start seeing porn stars with penes that look like coral snakes.

[wazu]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

I can't even make a joke about this. I just feel sympathy and admiration for all involved, and am curling into a fetal position as I type.

I, too, am conflicted between the endless penis joke opportunities and the serious awesomeness that this is something that is now possible. Interesting that he mentioned armed services. We hear about all types of terrible injuries from combat, but somehow seem to never hear of soldiers suffering catastrophic damage to their penises. Every time I've heard a story of some guy losing his leg to an IED I think, "oh man, hope it didn't also hit him in the groin!"

[scho63]

Originally Posted by mac459

I wonder if he got to choose the color and size..can you order one like a burger at Burger King and have it your way or do you get stuck with whatever they pull out of the spare penis pile

He looks like a short little white guy so they probably gave him the matching model of the 3" super white quick plumper.

[Kman34]

Good for him...he still has time to change a Lesbians life...