In just over 3 months, the first graft surgery will take place

Although experts say it is not possible to evaluate and succeed, Dr. Sergio Canavero is confident that the success of a graft surgery can be at least 90%.

In early 2015, the whole world was shaken when British magazine New Scientist announced: in December 2017, Italian neurosurgeon named Sergio Canavero will implant a head on another body. This is the first transplant in the world. At that time, many people thought that this was obviously a medical antics, but meanwhile, there were many who believed that if successful, this would be a brilliant achievement, opening a new era for him. Faculty

Italian neurosurgeon Sergio Canavero.(Photo: National Post).

Blinking one by one, 2017 is already in its 8th month, meaning there are only 3, 4 months left, the first human head transplant in the world will be carried out. The whole world was anxiously waiting, hope and sarcasm also existed.

They call Sergio Canavero a "crazy doctor" when deciding to perform this surgery, but Sergio believes a lot about the probability of success. He was born in 1964, grew up in a small Italian city. On a fall day in 1974, during a visit to a familiar bookstore, the boy Sergio then bought the Marvel Team-Up 51 book, which included Dr. Strange - the neurosurgeon who had the superpower to connect the most complex nerves. That was the first inspiration.

Growing up, more and more Sergio was exposed to information and more and more, he dreamed of becoming a surgeon. At the age of 18, he started to study medicine in the city of Turin and after graduating until 22 years later, Sergio was a renowned neurosurgeon in the hospital of Turin, Italy.

It was not until he embarked on an in-depth study and plan for early transplantation that he quit working at this hospital and since then, colleagues and scientists have continuously called him 'crazy doctor. 'because a project is too risky. However, Sergio still firmly believes in his own arguments of this first transplant because he thinks that if successful, this will be a great way to cure paralysis for those who unfortunately have.

He said that if successful, this would be a great way to cure paralysis for those who unfortunately have.(Photo: Dailymail).

So who is the first pair? That is Valery Spiridonov - a Russian computer scientist Werdnig-Hoffman (a rare genetic spinal muscular atrophy). Valery is 30 years old, his life has been associated with a wheelchair for more than 20 years, but more and more, the disease is getting worse.

This is one of many candidates from all over the world that Sergio's secretary - Chinese doctor Xiaoping Ren - learned when his scientific work was published, seeking volunteers for surgery. unprecedented art in medical history.

In an interview with Russia's Komsomolskaya Pravda, Dr. Sergio shared: 'I chose Valery for two reasons. First, he is brave enough and ready to go to the end. Second, his courage is based on the knowledge that he has studied from all the researches of scientists in this area. Therefore, I decided to choose him as the first person to go into history. '

Valery Spiridonov.(Photo: Dailymail).

So far, the site of the surgery has not been published. It could be Russia, China or some country in Europe. It is expected that the surgery will last 36 hours with the participation of 150 people including surgeons from countries such as Russia, China, Korea, nurses and medical staff. The estimated cost is about 10 to 15 million USD.

According to Dr. Sergio, describes how surgery, Valery's body and a volunteer donor will be removed from the body at the same time. Valery's head will be kept cool from 10 to 15 degrees Celsius - similar to the temperature used in surgeries in deep areas of the brain. The donor's body part will also be cooled.

Doctors have an hour to pair Valery's head into the donor's body with a "glue" named polyethylene glycol . Later, the doctors will connect the spine, muscles, blood vessels, respiratory tract, and esophagus. In addition, to prevent body and head from getting rid of each other - a risk inherent in most transplant surgeries - doctors will use a special medicine. Valery will be in a coma, unmoving for 1 month so that the head and body are completely attached to each other.

Doctor Sergio and Valery during a press conference.(Photo: Dailymail).

Despite the fact that the expertise and evaluation are not successful, Dr. Sergio is still confident that despite other risks may occur, the success of this surgery can be up to at least 90%.

As for Valery, he said, I am ready for the surgery. However, he met his girlfriend's opposition to an important surgery. During a talk at Good Morning Britain, he shared: 'She supports everything I do but she doesn't think I need to change, she accepts me now. She doesn't think I need to change. My motivation is to improve myself so that I can take care of myself, completely independent. Every day, I need help from people, sometimes 2 times a day because I need someone to help me get into bed, put in a wheelchair. So my life depends on others and if there is a way to change this, I think I should try. '

As for our doctor Sergio, despite many protests, he still gets the support of his family. He said: 'The family fully supports me. They understand the risks, even when they think it's too dangerous. But the family always supports my decision. '

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