“Identity is a significant issue for many individuals who have sustained an injury that resulted in lost genitals, especially for younger individuals.”

It’s important to note that this type of surgery has been attempted before – twice – and only one of those transplants was deemed successful.

The transplant takes around 12 hours from start to finish, and involves stitching the patient’s nerves and arteries to those in the new penis. However, the patient will then have to take medication for the rest of their lives to prevent the body from rejecting the new organ… although, this is a very small price to pay.

Johns Hopkins are apparently well in the process of evaluating the first group of troops who’ll be receiving the surgery – the only thing left to do now is find a donor.

This news can change the lives of so many individuals. Fireman, police officers, ordinary members of the public – anyone can fall victim to these sorts of injuries, as well as transgender men looking for realignment surgery.

We’re keeping our fingers crossed that these surgeries are successful. The future really is now.

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