First Successful Penis Transplant Performed In South Africa

Alright guys, don't get too excited, but it's looking more and more like the days of being stuck with a broken or dysfunctional penis are close to being over. That's right fellas, whether you lose your penis in an industrial accident or just through sheer incompetence, the prospect of a penis transplant is now a reality thanks to a group of dedicated South African doctors.

According to Batty for Nudity (link below), the lucky recipient of this penis transplant was a young man whose botched circumcision had left him with an angry inch—or, more accurately, an angry centimeter.

The man was 18 and already sexually active when he had the circumcision. The procedure is part of the transition from boyhood to adulthood in parts of South Africa. The boy was left with just 1cm of his original penis. 

Visit scenic South Africa, where the most amazing technological advances in the world live comfortably alongside the most barbaric traditions imaginable. 

Surgeons at Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital performed a nine-hour operation to attach a donated penis. 

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." 

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. The operation took place on 11 December last year. Three months later doctors say the recovery has been rapid. 

Full sensation has not returned and doctors suggest this could take two years. However, the man is able to pass urine, have an erection, orgasm and ejaculate.

Wait, what was that doctor's name again? 

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. 

"If you don't have a penis you are essentially dead, if you give a penis back you can bring them back to life." 

That's what I thought. Hey doctor Van der Merwe, you think when you're done fixing penises, you could help your brother Wikus turn back into a human?

Via Batty for Nudity