Is Penis Transplantation Possible?

Posted on Fri, 7 Aug 2015

Question: Is there such thing as a penis transplant?

Answered by Dr. Dr. P. T. Patil (31 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
First successful Penis transplant is done very recently in Dec 2014 .

Detailed Answer:
Hello

Thanks for query.

The first successful penis transplant was done by a team of Doctors in South XXXXXXX in Dec 2014 and very recently the wife of a the patient is reported to be pregnant .

Hope I have answered your query ,please feel free to ask if you have more questions ,I shall be happy to help you
Thanks and Regards.
Dr.Patil

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Follow up: Dr. Dr. P. T. Patil (1 hour later)

How common will these procedures be in the near future?

Answered by Dr. Dr. P. T. Patil (49 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
It is unlikely to be common .

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for follow up.
The surgery of penis transplant is more difficult than surgery of heart or kidney transplant due to the artery of penis being very small in diameter posing lot of difficulties in restoring blood circulation to the penis which is the prime requirement in surgery of penis implant in order to have adequate blood flow to erectile tissue to achieve hard erection .

The first successful surgery took 9 hours for team of many surgeons .

Looking at the cost and technicality it is unlikely to be common in near future.

Thanks and Regards.
Dr.Patil.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad