Making A Penis From An Arm

39 year old Andrew Wardle is among the first in the world to undergo a pioneering operation.  The operation will give Andrew a new penis made from his arm.  

Andrew was born with an ectopic bladder, meaning it formed on the outside of his body.  He had testicles but not a penis and, while he had a successful operation as a child to move his bladder to where is should be, his lack of a penis remained.  

Surgeons at University College London will use a large flap of skin from his forearm with its blood vessels and nerves and fold it into a tube before grafting it into the pubic area. 

After healing, he will be fitted with a pump-operated implant to make passing urine-and sex-possible.  

Mr Wardle said in an interview “I never thought this day would come and still can’t believe it is possible for me to actually have a fully functioning penis.  If it’s a success, I can finally start living like a normal man.  Things like having sex and starting a family, something which so many people take for granted, could actually become a possibility.” 

Mr Wardle has had countless kidney problems and infections and underwent 15 operations to build a tube from his bladder so he could pass water normally.  

This ground breaking surgery will involve three operations taking a total of 12 hours. 

Even though this man has been, born without an important part of his anatomy he hasn’t let that stop him from having normal relationships with women.  This operation will give him a chance for that normal life that the rest of us are lucky to have.