Redett decided that Ray might be an ideal candidate to undergo a groundbreaking penis transplant. A penis transplant is far more complex than other types of organ transplants. The first rudimentary penis transplant was performed in 2006 on a 44-year-old in China, who reportedly soon had it removed at his wife’s behest. It took 14 hours for Redett and his team to complete Ray’s procedure in March 2018 — “The most complex [penis transplant] to date,” he said, and the first for a military veteran. In 2014, the South African patient who received a penis transplant had to have half of his new organ removed after he stopped taking the multiple immunosuppressant drugs — and his body rejected the grafted penis.

Source: Fox News October 15, 2019 07:48 UTC