South Africa performer stars patient South Africa

World's first penis transplant patient, 21, ‘brought back to life’ with amazing op

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Stay in the loop with all the latest Daily Star news by signing up for one of our free newsletters here.Dr van der Merwe’s patient had already been sexually active when he had the circumcision at the age of 18.The procedure is a common ritual in many parts of South Africa to mark the transition to manhood but in his case a mistake left him with less than an inch of his penis.The male circumcision rate is believed to be almost 50% in South Africa.Experts say as many as 250 South African men lose all or part of their penis due to badly-performed circumcisions and Dr van der Merwe says he intends to continue performing penis transplants even though some critics have said they aren’t necessary.“There is a greater need in South Africa for this.

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