A Golden Arm of a Different Kind

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In the Sinatra movie, the golden arm referred to a heroin addict. In this post, it refers to a man who grew a penis on his arm.

Well, not quite. Sergei, 28, was born with a micropenis: it was two-inches when erect, and he was thus unable to have sex. So, in a ground-breaking new surgery, Professor Mikhail Sokolshchik of the National Medical Surgical Centre in Moscow, removed Sergei's micropenis, attached the tip (where all the nerve endings are) to his arm to keep the tissue alive, then attached a synthetic penis shaft and used skin from Sergei's arm to encompass his new penis. New penis and old tip were then reattached. More skin grafts to his arm help to diminish scarring.

If any men are still reading after that description, you might be happy to know that Sergei will likely be able to enjoy sex now (though he can never maintain a full erection and is in a constant state of having a semi) and hopefully even father children.

This is an amazing surgery — it took eleven hours straight — is one that could change everything for the one in 200 men who are born with a micropenis. And that is a very very nice thing.

There's a story about the procedure from the Telegraph here.