The first penis implant in the United States is set to take place within the next year.Surgeons from John Hopkins School of Medicine -- which has an active hand and face transplant program -- say the recipient will be a young soldier injured in a bomb blast in Afghanistan.
According to CBS News. the organ for the procedure will come from a deceased donor. Doctors say they expect it to start functioning in matter of months -- meaning the development of urinary function, sensation, and eventually the ability to have sex. Plans for the surgery were first reported in The New York Times.
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