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.