World's first head transplant operation set for 2017.

[phikappa]

Russian's gon russle.

A man set to become the world�s first head transplant patient has scheduled the procedure for December 2017.

Valery Spiridonov, 30, was diagnosed with a genetic muscle-wasting condition called Werdnig-Hoffmann disease, and volunteered for the procedure despite the risks involved, Central European News (CEN) reported.

�When I realized that I could participate in something really big and important, I had no doubt left in my mind and started to work in this direction,� Spiridonov, a Russian computer scientist, told CEN. �The only thing I feel is the sense of pleasant impatience, like I have been preparing for something important all my life and it is starting to happen.�

Dr. Sergio Canavero, an Italian neurosurgeon, will perform the procedure on Spiridonov. The procedure is expected to last up to 36 hours, and it will require Spiridonov�s head be cooled as well as the donor�s body to extend the period during which the cells can survive without oxygen, CEN reported.

�According to Canavero�s calculations, if everything goes to plan, two years is the time frame needed to verify all scientific calculations and plan the procedure�s details,� Spiridonov told CEN. �It isn�t a race. No doubt, the surgery will be done once the doctor and the experts are 99 percent sure of its success.�

Spiridonov joked that first thing he plans to do after the procedure is go on a vacation.


�But on a serious note, this operation is aimed at restoring independence of severely disabled people. Once I get it back I�ll see what the life of a healthier person looks like,� he said.

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[SiberianExpress]

Read a legit article about that months ago but i haven't heard anything about it since. People will spend hours gossiping about d-list celebs but an upcoming fuking head transplant? Nobody gives a fuk.

[BrocepCurls]

I have no idea how the fuk this is possible

[phikappa]

Head/Off, starring Nicholas Cage and John Travolta coming in 2018.

[JustGravy]

i remember hearing about this months ago with a different guy, what ever happened to him?

[OaklandCali]

Good luck with the hair transplant.

[shorkey]

You could say the operation is off to a head start

[SiberianExpress]

I have no idea how the fuk this is possible

Apparently getting the nerves all attached and not dying in between is the most complex part.

[phikappa]

i remember hearing about this months ago with a different guy, what ever happened to him?

So you're saying he had a head start?

[gymdedication]

the dude getting the transplant has nothin to lose, he gets a new body if its succesful, he has a disorder and wouldnt live long with his current body anyways

[ALLUCANEATRIBS]

wouldn't this be a body transplant ?

[Succeeded]

How would that be possible? you'd have to perfectly connect the muscle fibers, nerves, veins, arteries, spine etc. Just how?

[MurphDirtyX]

If successful, it will be possible for immortality then? Head to head to head to head.


I wonder long the brain can last before it ages to long though. this is interesting

[Dxohamah]

Head/Off, starring Nicholas Cage and John Travolta coming in 2018.

rated PG-13.

[MurphDirtyX]

How would that be possible? you'd have to perfectly connect the muscle fibers, nerves, veins, arteries, spine etc. Just how?

This, how in the phuck

[unicornsRreal]

Russians never even made it to the moon.

Good luck with your head transplant goals of 2017.

[ALLUCANEATRIBS]

This, how in the phuck

they can do hand transplants, doubt its much different, just connect all the chit

[Succeeded]

they can do hand transplants, doubt its much different, just connect all the chit

LOL you make it sound as if its a walk in the park.

[ALLUCANEATRIBS]

LOL you make it sound as if its a walk in the park.

its just tubes bro

[TacoBrahh]

This would be perfect for balding miscers

[dhawkeye1980]

They are only giving him like a 30% success rate

[tekkenbruh]

inb4 this somehow succeeds but the patients wakes up in a state like Olivia Wilde in Lazarus Effect

they can do hand transplants, doubt its much different, just connect all the chit

brb how do you transplant head?
"just connect chit"

[hyoogmyron]

Everyone involved knows it won't work. Since the idea was introduced publicly, the surgeon wants to hurry up and go through with it before someone else does it - making him the first in the world to attempt it on a human. He knows there's no chance of it working.

The patient will die soon anyways and this is a great alternative to doctor assisted suicide which he probably can't legally do. The surgeon probably knows this too and sees it as a win-win.

It will draw interest and maybe spark research but lettuce be real, there's 0% chance of this working.

[brahdude]

Risks:
Death or
Taking anti foreign tissue rejection medication for life which results in way worse side effects than propecia

[YouMadOrMirin]

X-files already did it, definitely not the first anymore.

[phikappa]

Risks:
Death or
Taking anti foreign tissue rejection medication for life which results in way worse side effects than propecia

What if the body rejects the head?

[tekkenbruh]

What if the body rejects the head?

ultimate fa is born, even his body rejects him

[ThoriumNi28]

Seems like science is heading off to crazy new directions.

[JDizleSwoleizle]

lmao, and loose all my trap gains, no thanks.

[blindsideflank]

What if the body rejects the head?

But srs I don't see why it couldn't work but I understand that it probably won't the first time.
My expectation is that he will have numerous strokes etc during the procedure and they will end up with a vegetable. That might be considered a success though.