Celebs and their plastic surgery

Humans with wings?

A plastic surgeon at Dartmouth Medical Center has reportedly stated that he is planning to graft wings onto a human, possibly within five years.

According to an article in cyberpunks.org:

Dr Joe Rosen is not a quack. He works at the acclaimed Dartmouth Medical Centre, and has been a scientific advisor to Nasa. He is fond of making statements such as: “Human wings will be here. Mark my words.” He believes in all seriousness that within five years he will be able to graft wings on to a human being`s body. This is possible because our brains adapt to create neural maps for new body parts. When we have a limb amputated, our neural map of that limb gradually fades away; and if we gain a body part, our neural map expands accordingly.

“If I were to give you wings, you would develop, literally, a winged brain. Our bodies change our brains, and our brains are infinitely mouldable,” Rosen has said.

Surgical techniques already in existence can be used to stretch torso fat and rejig rib bones to create a wing. Although no human would be able to fly, they would resemble angels and have full sensation in their new hanging, boned flaps of flesh. Rosen has designed blueprints. This is the new world of radical plastic surgery, where Rosen is Moses. He would not be content to settle merely for wings either. He has been working on cochlear implants to enhance human hearing (a procedure which the US military has shown interest in, raising as it does the prospect of super-human soldiers), and even tails.

I have been to some of the most up-to-date conferences in plastic surgery and have heard none of this. It sounds as unbelievable to me as it probably does to you! Instead of wings, I wouldn’t mind having a third arm. I could probably operate a lot faster…

Story credit: plasticized.com

Thanks for reading.
Michigan-based Plastic Surgeon

Anthony Youn, M.D.

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58 Responses to “Humans with wings?”

Anonymous
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December 12th, 2006 at 9:13 pm

Hey Tony,

I had seen your blog a year or so ago (I can’t remember how I learned of it, perhaps a school mate mentioned the Dr 90210 show or something). Anyway, something today brought me here again. I thought this time I should say “hi”. Though I should be doing client work right now, I must confess a certain “guilty pleasure” in celebrity gossip.

I hope you are doing well — it sounds like you are. Say ‘hi’ to Mike for me if you have a chance.

Regards,

Tina (Granzo)
Anonymous
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December 13th, 2006 at 12:58 am

I read that Slater essay. It was very interesting. Humans with wings don’t sound bad, if it can be functional. Isn’t it everyone’s fantasy to have wings on their backs sometime in their childhood?
Vern
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December 13th, 2006 at 9:42 am

Where is he planning to find wings that large to graft on anyway?
Anonymous
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December 13th, 2006 at 7:12 pm

How functional are wings on a human if you can’t fly?
Anonymous
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December 13th, 2006 at 8:29 pm

How long do you think it will take before Nip/Tuck does an episode about this?
Anonymous
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December 13th, 2006 at 8:33 pm

How long do you think it will take before Nip/Tuck does an episode about this?
Anonymous
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December 13th, 2006 at 8:36 pm

But how would the wings get new feathers? I am guessing that they would either molt on their own or just fall off with normal wear and tear. And maybe I am taking this too far, but how the heck would someone with wings dress themselves???
Anonymous
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December 14th, 2006 at 2:02 pm

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stacy in pasadena
Anonymous
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December 14th, 2006 at 5:45 pm

Why would somebody want wings that don’t function as wings? So they can have a freakish and hideous new appendage? Is this doc legit or is he out for headlines? I can totally see some of the kids in my class ending up like that in ten years (I’m a first-year med student)–more interested in generating news than contributing something. Hate that.
Anonymous
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January 10th, 2007 at 11:20 am

I wonder if it’ll be possible to attatch multiple tails, and wings…I’d like nine fox tails…

there’s the issue of color, as well, I personally would prefer black wings, but that also raises the question as of weather or not there will be feathers on the wings, your article said that the persons appearence will be similar to an angels, so I’m assuming the wings will have feathers of some sort…..

The flying part dissapoints me, because I’d love to fly under a full moon, wearing a black trench coat, and carying a 6 foot sword that I’m purchasing later in the month, but that’s irrelevant, I’d like toknow if it’s possible to Alter the bones of the human body to allow a lighter composition, maybe like a birds, with the gas pockets within, to allow flight.
cghipp
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January 11th, 2007 at 3:37 pm

You would have to have enormous, highly specialized back muscles in order to make use of wings. And if our neural map expands to make use of added body parts, why can’t I move my toes or ears independently after having them for 35 years?
RDoc
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January 26th, 2007 at 12:30 pm

Is it possible to plant gills?
joe
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June 22nd, 2007 at 5:34 pm

Oh I would literally kill to have wings, six white giant wings. Maybe I’m a bit of a transhumanist, but this guy needs to do this. I would happily add wings to me, I t would make me unique, and give me what I always wanted.
I WANT WINGS
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August 18th, 2007 at 12:02 pm

Isn’t there any way that you could put wings on humans without stretching their bones and skin out? There has to be a way to somehow plant actual wings on the human’s back, close to the spinal cord. Why does it have to be that painful to get wings that dont even do anything but hang there?
winged chicka
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August 18th, 2007 at 12:05 pm

I think it would be AMAZING 2 hav wings.
But wouldn’t it be painful 2 hav 2 stretch out your skin, and rib bones?? What would be the point of gettin’ such ugly wings if you couldnt even USE them?? ud just look deformed.
Please, if there is any news of a NEWER discover, notify me..id really really like 2 be able 2 experience the feeling of being lifted off the ground!!

thank you for researching this, and i hope u think of new ideas SOON!!!

FROM,
wingedchica
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August 18th, 2007 at 12:12 pm

When u say that u graft wings on, do u mean
a) you actually implant wings 2 ur nervous system so they’ll actually work or
b) just stretching your skin out, with ur ribs holding it in place just so u look like some ugly bat??

I personally would prefer to hav BIRD wings grafted onto my spinal cord, instead of just a big stretchy THING jarring out of my back.

No offense, i think ur doing great work, but please consider all of our opinions, and try some NEWER ideas.

thanx,
me
Anonymous
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November 18th, 2007 at 12:40 pm

I saw this months ago and checked back to see if it was updated with the answer being no…how do I sign up to get wings grafted on me because I’ve always felt unwhole without wings…[email protected] if anyone knows anything more on this subject
I REALLY WANT WINGS
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December 18th, 2007 at 5:50 pm

Heyy. I think that u should just find a way to put wings on someone’s spinal cord. Is it really that hard??? Anyway please update this website so we know when u found a way to put wings on people.

Thanks
psychokilla558
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June 6th, 2008 at 11:32 pm

so ur saying its possible for a human being to have wings, but u do know every human that does get wings will try there hardest to fly, i would try as well…
Raine
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August 22nd, 2008 at 1:01 am

oh my god….i cant say i wouldnt kill for these. i do realize that flight wont come for many more years, since we would have to change our entire bodys and have huge sturnums. but just to have wings…to move them, flap them, show them off…i would give anything..
Joe T
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October 27th, 2008 at 10:26 pm

Hey,
I am only 15 years old but i would do anything to have a pair of wings. I would even put myself in say 5 – 10 years to become a test subject. But what i want to know is, will they actually look like real wings like that guy on X-Men 3? Or will they just look like a flap of skin? Would the procedure be painfull? I would really appreciate it if you will get back to me on this. You can email me at [email protected]
Thanks, Joe
Anonymous
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November 10th, 2008 at 6:27 pm

i would like to have wings also… i think itwould be cool…i dont care if it will take a while…please right back
hahaha111
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November 16th, 2008 at 11:45 am

Please could someone email me and tell me how I sign up for this? I would love to have wings, even if they were not functional, I could still show them off

Thanks so much, and my email is [email protected]
Anonymous
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January 28th, 2009 at 9:15 am

i think its great what your doing maybe expand your research with a tail fox tail for example that you can control like an arm…please let us know when your finished with your wing research
kaitlin
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June 30th, 2009 at 3:15 am

i have always wanted wings ALWAYS. ever since i read this book called maximum ride i have dreamed about wings. if you were to create wings i wouldnt mind being your first voulunteer. WOULD NOT MIND. but if you were to assemble the wings would be flesh why not feathers? can i be your first subject? please? i wouldnt mind. i can stand whatever you throw at me.! well think about it, im always free. anytime you need me ill be there.
steven bahr
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July 21st, 2009 at 4:54 pm

this all sound so wonderful if you get the wings to have feathers and you get them working and available to be used( have the abilitly to move them, and feathers would be nice) I will literaly be the first the very first to volentier i will do it now matter how difficult it may be i will go through the test the experiments any thing including if if its like the flock had to go through in the book maximum ride if not at least send me an email of your thoughts on how you plan on grafing wings on humans i want to know how t might be possible. and maybe ways i could help improve your thought to make them usable for flight. this is my email
[email protected] please this is all i want in life is to have wings.
Anonymous
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August 20th, 2009 at 5:19 am

what about using stem cells to make "deformed arms" as wings then graft them and they would be fully functional
Anonymous
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November 4th, 2009 at 11:43 am

hey tony,im all up for youre wings. id do anything to be the guy u expierement on. im really wanting to get a hold of you some how so i can talk this over. i dont care how much amount of money i have to pay. money doesnt mean a thing to me. i hope you try to get a hold of me sometime. 8123564676
Anonymous
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November 17th, 2009 at 7:08 am

If creating an ear from stemcells is posible why not make wings from sratch 'customise'? feathers and all
Anonymous
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April 2nd, 2010 at 10:26 pm

OH MY GOD! I want wings SOOO bad! I've dreamed of having wings since I was born….but the flying part is a disappointment. I'd find a way to fly, I'd try and try. But you can graft wings on me! My email is: [email protected]
Gss56
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April 30th, 2010 at 10:19 pm

Hi I'm 13 years old and all my life I have been picked last, or picked on or ignored completely. I also would be the happiest person alive if I had wings. I would be looked at for once. Ahhhhhn…. Email me at [email protected]
Anonymous
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June 13th, 2010 at 7:28 am

I find it incredibly sad that so many people, especially young people, sound as if they truly expect to grow feathers and fly. Of course, they won't see it that way and will become irate at my comments, but real life isn't a movie or a book or a video game and coming to terms with that early will make for a happier life. A transferred rib and skin graft will not a functional wing make.
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January 17th, 2011 at 5:59 pm

I think this is an interesting idea, and as an alternative, “freakshow” model I think it would certainly be an amazing investment, even if one could not fly. My only real question is: If this is possible to do, what would the structural design of the wings be?
Would the skin be molded into a sort of “mock feather” since it is highly improbable that we would suddenly obtain the ability and cellular knowledge required to produce feathers ourself? What would be the full bone structure of the wing? How heavy would it be? How Large? Would it be possible to change the pigmentation of the wings to avoid the ugly mess that would be flesh coloured wings.
Where exactly would they attach? It’s simple to design and customize clothing once you know the logistics of these things.

I would very much like to know if this project is still on the agenda and how close/far away it is to being completed.

Please let me know at
[email protected]
thank you,
Xandine.
Abi
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February 20th, 2011 at 11:17 pm

having wings would be awesome, I mean, even if I can’t fly, it’d be fun to show ‘em off and stuff ^^ a tail would be cool too
gray st pierre
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April 23rd, 2011 at 8:46 pm

WOW i searched my email.. and who the fuck used my email?!? hey person who runs this website please remove both comments
Meeka
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April 25th, 2011 at 9:04 pm

Our anatomy is built to adjust to extra features and lost ones. It’s not impossible for procedures like getting wings and/or tails to become existant. It would be at the person’s own will and it would not bring much if any harm to the person, in fact it could help certain people find their identity and what they are looking for in life. Plus, a benifit of getting wings and tails is that you could choose what they looked like and their size(s) (of course there would be a limit though because our spines can only hold so much extra weight).

I am one of thousands that wish to have the benifit of extra body parts like wings and tails, though I am not willing to have horns implanted in my head, an extra addition to the back and/or spine wouldn’t bother me as long as I wasn’t paralised by it. There are so many possibilities.
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May 4th, 2011 at 2:00 am

okay the human is an organism, like all the other alive things on this planet. Were just a little more complicated than most other organisms. Sure u could probably graft wings onto a person, but it would take way to much work. Were ya gonna get the wings? I think it would be much more easier to reach a goal of people flying if scientists used gene splicing tech. to make a avian-human hybrids. So, if they actually succeeded, you wouldn’t need to worry about the ‘but they wouldn’t be able to fly’ that Dr.Joe is dealing with. Avian-human hybrids would have hollow bones, so it would be able to fly, and they would probably have air sacks instead of lungs to resemble an avian’s ability to fly easier.
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July 3rd, 2011 at 12:19 pm

hi i would like to say its not possible as the wings of that size dose not exist
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July 17th, 2011 at 6:37 am

Has anyone considered the use of mechanics? I have heard of people who have prosthetic limbs that respond to the ripples of muscles and tendons inside the body by the use of touch sensors. If that could be done, we could find a LIGHT AND DURABLE alternative to actual wings, but with the same sensations. Then the prosthetic wings could have different designs, it is practically the same as a glider that moves with your muscles. This occurred to me because I can independently move my shoulder blades with precision and accuracy. I am not old, I am actually 14 and I am fascinated with the idea of actually being able to fly. If you have any questions or comments then PLEASE contact me, my email is [email protected]
maximum ride lover
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October 25th, 2011 at 10:16 pm

i would kill to have wings. but instead of stretching ribs and skin, why not implant extra bones and flesh, and add some avian genes?
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December 15th, 2011 at 12:33 am

I heard that you can try to graft wings on people… i’ve been researching this and i think the younger you are…the more reliable the wings will be to move because your brain is still learning so if you put wings on younger people the brain will react to the new limbs and they would be more able to move…im 13 and have been dreaming of doing what your doing and trying it out myself…if you would like a person to experiment on…im always free and would be willing to be experimented for as long as it takes.. please email me telling me what you think and think about what i said and see if that helps… my email is [email protected]
Freeze
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December 29th, 2011 at 5:44 am

Hey,
I almost came to tears about the fact that I could get wings, until I saw that they weren’t working, flying wings. When, if at all, will there be such a thing as real working human wings? PLEASE ANSWER ME AT [email protected]
I AM BEGGING YOU. I want working wings so badly I can almost feel them on my back, and that might drive me to try to fly, thus causing me to break a bone or kill myself. I almost cry about the thought about how I will never have wings. please do this for me.

Freeze
Anna
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January 1st, 2012 at 5:07 pm

Um…my parents and I first saw this and they’re religious nuts so they’re reaction to this was the same reaction to gay people. But honestly i think this Dr. Rosen is brilliant. This is so amazing.I dont care if they are functional the fact thaat you can get your body to accept them is unbelievable.But..I would love wings…maybe I read too much..maybe I’m a dreamer but….its my dream. But I think they may be a tad out of my price range.
David Stroud-Swan
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January 12th, 2012 at 8:23 pm

Hey, my name is David. I’m 19 and have been following this “Dr. Daedalus” story for a few years, and am very interested. I know that surgical procedures require clinical trials, and I am interested in volunteering as a research subject. Wings would be fantastic; if the author of this article or anybody else has more information, please contact me at [email protected].
WORKING WINGS ONLY
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January 21st, 2012 at 3:02 pm

I Only want working wings!!!! Thats it!!!
Joe
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February 5th, 2012 at 3:14 am

Ii would give any thing to have a pair of USEFUL WINGS.
Not just flabs of skin on my back. U can e-mail me at [email protected]
I would happy to b a test subject.
Just some questions though
Would it hurt?
How big would they be?
WOuld they work?
Thx
alex
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July 8th, 2012 at 2:16 am

ALSO ARE THE WINGS EXSPENSIVE
Midnarose
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July 15th, 2012 at 6:41 am

I’ve been brainstorming about this myself. Naturally if the wings are going to be usuable(for flying) they would have to be pretty big. Though there is some debate about that. At the least they would have to be a little longer than your armspan. They would also have to actually use quite a bit of muscle. Unless you patent a new type of muscle that could actually take the wear and tear on that scale. then you’d have to do something about the spine. Maybe some sort of muscle/cartilage thingy that could cushion and support the spine. Afterall if you did fly all your weight would be kept aloft by wings. lot’s of technical aspects like that. Of course i could be entirely wrong. I am only 16 and still in highschool
Rachel
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August 1st, 2012 at 2:04 am

It is one thing to give a human wings. It is completely another to make the wings well suited in proportion to the human body and powerful enough to lift them off the ground (see James Patterson’s Maximum Ride Series). Would these new wings really allow a human to fly or are they just for show, so to speak?
alex
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October 7th, 2012 at 4:43 pm

If you guys have any imformation about how to contact the surgen or to sighn up to get the wings please email me at [email protected]
Jessica
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October 29th, 2012 at 8:16 pm

It reminds me of Maximum ride……=)
Sarah
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December 11th, 2012 at 1:23 am

It’s been my dream since I was almost 6 to be able to have wings, I’m 13 and I know how a wing would function, although the theory of attaching a drained wing of a large bird, and grow nerve endings is not entirely a fantasy. I could still show them off. I would probably be the happiest girl in the entire w
Sarah
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December 11th, 2012 at 1:27 am

I am literally tearing up, to think my dream is ACTUALLY a possibility is the biggest thing that has ever happened! The only next thing is to be able to fly. I’m tall and skinny, but would need additional muscle to fly.
alyssa
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December 16th, 2012 at 1:50 am

I would kill to have wings im 12 i would be completely willing to be a test subject i have ideas about how the wings could actually work and like other people have said, the younger, the better. Please i would pay anything.
Hannah
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November 8th, 2013 at 10:06 pm

I would LOVE wings! I did the math and my wing span would have to be 25 ft. 6 inches. Pretty awesome! I can’t wait to see if this actually happens!
Winter
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December 15th, 2013 at 1:50 pm

This is amazing, I was just looking into whether such a procedure could be possible in light of the new body modifications. I would love for them to actually work, but, even if they didn’t, having the wings in and of itself would be worthwhile for the aesthetic merit.
I’m 20 years old and would be more than interested… just putting that out there.
Winter
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March 30th, 2014 at 4:12 pm

I think it`s possible.
Icy
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April 8th, 2014 at 6:59 am

Dose anyone know if this guy is looking for test subjects? Or has he just given up on the idea?
I would give almost anything for a tail!
If anyone has any recent info on this, please contact me at: [email protected]

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