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Last year, the world community was stirred by information about that thirty-one-year-old Russian programmer Valery Spiridonov decided to become the first person whose head is connected to donor body.
The operation will be performed by Italian surgeon Sergio Canavero in end of next year. Take this step of our compatriot forced an incurable genetic disease that chained him to Wheelchair Of course, there is every chance that transplantation heads will fail, and the patient will die, but Valery is ready take such a risk – for the sake of a normal life in a healthy body.
Now it became known that a second contender for similar operation. They became sixty-two Chinese retired Wang Huanming, with whom he happened six years ago accident. Former gas company employee started jokingly fight with his friend, however, accidentally fell and hurt the spine, leading to complete paralysis. Now the Chinese want get a new body, and therefore also expresses a willingness to go on such a significant risk. According to Huanmin, it’s better to try and die than the rest of my life being disabled.
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Head transplantation is a delicate matter
This operation is planned to be carried out in the foreseeable future in Harbin Medical University in the northeast of China. Famous trans surgeon Ren Xiaoping to complete the present a medical miracle, separating the head of a living person, and is unthinkable short terms to sew it to the body of a recently deceased donor. Doctor will connect the spine, nerves, blood vessels, larynx and other organs. If the operation will be successful, the pensioner will be connected to apparatus “artificial heart – lungs”, which will pump his blood and provide breathing. Over time, the patient must come to life, after which all life functions will begin to return to him in a new body. The same, apparently, awaits and Valeria Spiridonova.
Ren Xiaoping, a surgeon for over thirty years, a long time spent experiments on mice, transplanting the head of one rodent on the body of another. Then the specialist trained on human corpses. It is noteworthy that many Chinese and world experts do not believe in the success of his ideas. Most physicians are convinced that separated from The body of a human head can never be revived. Not less, Xiaoping believes that this is possible, albeit extremely risky.
The transplantologist notes that a thorough and long preparation for surgery. In addition, the surgeon hints that his Italian counterpart may be in a bit of a hurry with a Russian head transplant is not enough experience.
Life Time China
