An Italian surgeon performs the world's first head transplant in China.
Today the whole world froze in anticipation of a sensation. Will the notorious surgeon Sergio Canavero succeed in doing something that no one else has succeeded in doing - transplanting a head to a living person? He has already begun the operation, which is taking place in the strictest secrecy.
This could become the operation of the century or, conversely, the biggest failure in the history of medicine. What we have been preparing for and waiting for for several years is happening right now. The Chinese clinic has turned into a field for an experiment that is already being called a sensation - it is here that something that was real only on the pages of Belyaev’s novel can happen: a group of surgeons is currently performing the world’s first human head transplant.
These brave men put both the patient’s life and their reputation on the line. They are led by the notorious Italian Sergio Canavero. He is sometimes called a charlatan, sometimes the greatest genius of our time. Be that as it may, it is this man who promises to discover what Chinese emperors, English monarchs, and medieval warlocks were looking for - the road to immortality and eternal youth.
The details of the grandiose operation are a closely guarded secret. Until recently, they kept secret who exactly would risk giving their lives for the good of science. The number one contender for a transplant was Russian programmer Valery Spiridonov. Diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy, he was ready to do anything to get rid of a body that was completely immobilized. China agreed to provide a clinic for the project. Canavero had at his disposal not only an operating room, a team of doctors, but also a patient from the Middle Kingdom. Moreover, official Beijing encourages any experiments and does not skimp on financial support. Only shocking facts about how donors are searched for are preferred to be kept silent in China.
Sergio Canavero's latest successful experiment, which was made public, was a monkey head transplant.
Canavero also talked about experiments on humans, but did not provide any evidence. Rumors leaked to the press that his method was used to transplant a head into a deceased person. The 18-hour operation was the final step towards an event that is now being watched by the whole world.
An orthopedist from the Middle Kingdom undertook to assist Canavero. Five years ago, he practiced similar operations on rodents - the test subjects could ultimately survive for a maximum of a couple of hours - but he is in no hurry to give up.
Official medicine, however, is skeptical about the activities of Sergio Canavero. Many experts generally call this a huge scam. But millions of people around the world are waiting and hoping that the Italian will still work a miracle. Cannavero himself is confident of success, having already stated that he is able to defeat old age and overcome death itself.
