[[Neurosurgeon]] [[Sergio Canavero]] proposed the [[HEAVEN]] [[procedure]] - i.e. [[head]] [[anastomosis]] venture - several years ago, and has received approval from the relevant regulatory bodies to perform this body-head transplant (BHT) in [[China]]. The BHT procedure involves attaching the [[donor]] body (D) to the head of the recipient (R), and discarding the body of R and head of D. Canavero's proposed procedure will be incredibly difficult from a medical standpoint.