Italian Doctor Declares Successful Implementation of a Human Head

Before the world's first head-transplant surgery will be conducted later this year, doctors have tested the first human head on a body in China and they have succeeded. This article explains the key facts and context behind head graft surgery.

Key Facts About Head Graft Surgery

Sergio Canavero, professor of Italian neurosurgery and director of Turin Advanced Neuromodulation Group, announced that his team was ready to proceed on the living body.

Success in head graft surgery on the body shows that new techniques for resumption of the spine, nerves and blood vessels developed by him will be effective. At the same time, this test also shows the goal of performing an operation in 18 hours by Canavero and his colleagues completely capable.

The first patient in the world to volunteer to participate in a head transplant surgery is Valery Spiridinov, a patient with spinal muscular atrophy. He has agreed to freeze his head and transplant into a new body from the donor source.

Why Head Graft Surgery Matters

Valery Spiridonov, a patient with muscular atrophy volunteered to participate in the first first transplant.

Canavero said he will soon provide evidence of a head-to-body graft surgery on the body in the coming days. And a dead brain transplant will soon be tried and it will be the last step in the real human head transplant phase.

Earlier, Dr. Canavero and his colleagues had many head graft operations on mice, dogs and monkeys.

Head grafting method in mice.(Video: Next.)

Dr. Canavero announced the world's first grafting plan in 2015 and immediately sparked controversy from other neurosurgeons. Many people believe that this plan is impossible and unethical.