Tywais Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Terminally ill man set to be first to undergo the world’s first full head transplant AN Italian surgeon is set to become the first in the world to transplant a human head on to a donor body. The pioneering operation by Dr Sergio Canavero is to be carried out on a 30-year-old computer scientist who is suffering from a fatal muscle wasting disease. Valery Spiridonov has admitted that the prospect of going through with the operation is terrifying. “I am afraid, but what people don’t really understand is I don’t really have many choices. “If I don’t try this out my fate will be very sad. With every year my situation is getting worse.” The man from Russia, who is battling the rare genetic Werdnig-Hoffman muscle wasting disease, added: “My decision is final and I do not plan to change my mind.” More here - Daily Telegraph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 Some background information of the process and history. First human head transplant could happen in two years A radical plan for transplanting a head onto someone else’s body is set to be announced. But is such ethically sensitive surgery even feasible? IT'S heady stuff. The world's first attempt to transplant a human head will be launched this year at a surgical conference in the US. The move is a call to arms to get interested parties together to work towards the surgery. The idea was first proposed in 2013 by Sergio Canavero of the Turin Advanced Neuromodulation Group in Italy. He wants to use the surgery to extend the lives of people whose muscles and nerves have degenerated or whose organs are riddled with cancer. Now he claims the major hurdles, such as fusing the spinal cord and preventing the body's immune system from rejecting the head, are surmountable, and the surgery could be ready as early as 2017. Canavero plans to announce the project at the annual conference of the American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgeons (AANOS) in Annapolis, Maryland, in June. Is society ready for such momentous surgery? And does the science even stand up? The first attempt at a head transplant was carried out on a dog by Soviet surgeon Vladimir Demikhov in 1954. A puppy's head and forelegs were transplanted onto the back of a larger dog. Demikhov conducted several further attempts but the dogs only survived between two and six days. The first successful head transplant, in which one head was replaced by another, was carried out in 1970. A team led by Robert White at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio, transplanted the head of one monkey onto the body of another. They didn't attempt to join the spinal cords, though, so the monkey couldn't move its body, but it was able to breathe with artificial assistance. The monkey lived for nine days until its immune system rejected the head. Although few head transplants have been carried out since, many of the surgical procedures involved have progressed. "I think we are now at a point when the technical aspects are all feasible," says Canavero. More here - Newscientist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Crossy Posted April 14, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 14, 2015 Point of order, isn't it actually a complete body transplant? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 Point of order, isn't it actually a complete body transplant? Read the article, that is brought up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angiolo Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 i want to live forever,please put my head on a good looking young man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Costas2008 Posted April 14, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 14, 2015 Cheer up TVF members........there is still a chance for you 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lust Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 i want to live forever,please put my head on a good looking young man[/quote Sorry mate, you are stuck with that mug forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy chef 1 Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 frightening... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keestha Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Possible implications are mind boggling. You're 60+ and your body is slowly wearing out, so go to China, shell out a lot of money, and get the body of a 20+ year old man who has just been executed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Zaphod Beeblelrox would be beside himself to hear about this... that his original head can finally be removed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerry123 Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 thats a bummer have to change all his id photos now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F430murci Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Could this revolutionize sex change procedures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post dcutman Posted April 14, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 14, 2015 There are thousands of severed spinal cords out there. How many has this guy repaired to the point of full function? I could only find his name on the transplanting head theory. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manarak Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Could this revolutionize sex change procedures? That was my thought too, LOL Good luck to the patient for the operation! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NeverSure Posted April 14, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 14, 2015 This is shocking news. I had heard that they were first going to test this idea on TVF members due to some of the posts they'd read. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gulfsailor Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 There are thousands of severed spinal cords out there. How many has this guy repaired to the point of full function? I could only find his name on the transplanting head theory. Current technology according to this surgeon make it possible to fuse certain nerve cells in the spinal cord when they are cleanly cut. That is not the case with common spinal injuries where the spine is crushed and thus damaged much more severe. Google for this doctor's TedX speech in which he explains it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post shaggy1969 Posted April 14, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 14, 2015 “My decision is final and I do not plan to change my mind.”..........but he does plan to change his body 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilSA1 Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 This is shocking news. I had heard that they were first going to test this idea on TVF members due to some of the posts they'd read. I believe they have already tested this on a few TVF members recently, but there were no noticeable improvements. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy chef 1 Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Are they playing God? It's a kind of Frankenstein story...ethical incorrect...should be banned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesjohnsonthird Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 This is shocking news. I had heard that they were first going to test this idea on TVF members due to some of the posts they'd read. There is strong evidence that several brain donors have signed up for the forum. And there are several more apparently needing an urgent transplant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 I could think of many people in Thailand where a head transplant is a good idea whether they needed it or not.... pity they can't do a brain transplant, to expedite the process..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullstop Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> Possible implications are mind boggling. You're 60+ and your body is slowly wearing out, so go to China, shell out a lot of money, and get the body of a 20+ year old man who has just been executed. Better make a booking for a todger transplant at the same time... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 This will only be interesting when he gives his first interview after the OP. He must be a frightened man but as he said, he has no choice. Good luck to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIRIOS Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 .....as for choice of words....'...do not plan to change my mind...'..... ....only the location..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Future black market item: headless bodies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godden Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 I was due for an <deleted> transplant but the <deleted> rejected me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandtee Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 It all sounds very "Boris Karloff"! Horror movie material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandtee Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 My nephew has got a head he is not using. Any offers? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidee Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 no way this will work they cannot even fix people with spine injury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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