My question is this: Basically, when a body part that has feeling
(such as a penis) is removed and then reattached, if the nerves are
reconnected, how much sensitivity can return? I have read about things like in Taiwan, they say that sensitivity can return if all the tiny nerves are found and connected, but they never say HOW MUCH sensitivity, is there any possibility that there could be a full recovery of sensation, if all nerves are re-connected? I don't care whether it's a transplant or a reattachment, I am simply interested in the technical aspects of nerves being reconnected and feeling returning.
As long as a penis is removed from a person, then reattached, either to that same person or a different person, it is irrelevant, I simply want to know about how much feeling returns when the nerves in the penis are severed and then re-connected. I read somewhere that "If the surgeon who does the replant is an experienced microsurgeon then he/she can do arteries, veins and nerves
no matter how small". However, what I am still trying to learn is: just HOW MUCH sensation returns? how do you define "good"? In short, I would prefer a
percentage value or some sort of quantifiable analysis or,
failing that, at least a solid series of reports stating nerve
function and tactile/erogenous sensitivity in penile reattachment cases.

Edited by Customer (name blocked for privacy) on February 21 2004 at 1:31 AM