South Africa perforns Worlds First successful Penis transplant

South African doctors have confirmed that they
performed the world’s first successful penis
transplant, three months after conducting the
ground-breaking operation.
The 21-year-old patient had his penis amputated
three years ago after a botched circumcision at a
traditional initiation ceremony.
In a nine-hour operation at the Tygerberg
Hospital in Cape Town on December 11 last year,
he received his new penis from a deceased
donor.
“We’ve proved that it can be done — we can give
someone an organ that is just as good as the
one that he had,” said Professor Frank Graewe,
head of plastic reconstructive surgery at
Stellenbosch University.
“It was a privilege to be part of this first
successful penis transplant in the world.”
Doctors said the man, whose identity has not
been disclosed, has made a full recovery since
the operation and had regained all his
urinary and reproductive functions.
In 2006, a Chinese man had a penis transplant
but his doctors removed the organ after two
weeks due to “a severe psychological problem of
the recipient and his wife.”