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Penis transplantation is a surgical transplant procedure in which a penis is transplanted to a patient. The penis may be an allograft from a human donor, or it may be grown artificially, though the latter is untested in humans. Peripheral transplant procedures such as hand, face, or penis transplant surgery are controversial because they are not necessary to ensure the life of the patient.
[edit] Allotransplant procedure
The first successful procedure was performed in September 2005, at a military hospital in Guangzhou, China. The patient, a 44-year-old male, had sustained the loss of part of his penis. The transplanted penis came from a brain-dead 22-year-old male. Although successful, the patient and his wife suffered psychological trauma as a result of the procedure, and later had the surgery reversed.[1]
[edit] Lab-grown penis
In 2006 researchers succeeded in replacing a rabbit's penis with one grown in a laboratory.[2] The penises were grown on a matrix from the rabbit's own cells, and contained nerves and blood vessels allowing them to become fully functional.
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