| Eyes state of the art:
Laser surgery, corneal implants, transplants, exterior devices like night vision goggles. What will be done in the future? |
Ears Today:
Hearing aids, cochlear implants. Many devices that use sound like sonar, ultrasound, etc. not linked to the body Tomorrow? |
| Skin at present: Skin is
grown in sheets in the lab on a synthetic polymer matrix.
In the days to come? |
Hair now:
Transplanted hair plugs and scalp grafts. In the years yet to be? |
| Breast currently:
Saline sacs or living tissue is used to reconstruct or alter existing breasts What's to come? |
Penis latest technology:
Besides viagra, there is all sorts of possible procedures: penile implants some with remote controls, reattachment of severed penises, build a penis from a woman's sexual organ, etc.. Next? And for a woman? |
| Arms and Legs up-to-date:
Implanted screws metal plates, artificial hips and knees, as well as prosthetics linked to sensors on the skin to control the device by peripheral nerves. Subsequently? |
Nerves at this moment:
Some drugs may speed up reaction times, and nerves can be grown in vitro but getting them to grow in the body and they way you want them to is not possible. In the Future Fantastic? |
| Nose Right now:
With plastic surgery you can pretty much change the shape, but if the olfactory function is impaired there is not much available. Electronic noses have existed since the Vietnam War and may soon be used to diagnose patients. But for Robots and Cyborgs what will be out there? |
Organs What's up in technology: work is being
done in all sorts of strange fields: xeno-transplanting, artificial hearts,
kidneys, etc. and building complete or partial organs from existing cells,
along with external machines like kidney dialysis or heart and lung machines.
None offer a permanent solution except transplants from donors. There is
a shortage of donors.
There are implantable devices that will deliver drugs or hormones over time and they are getting more and more sophisticated. In the following twenty years? |
| Brain today:
There is a myriad number of techniques for repairing damage to the brain. Usual they consist of removing damaged tissue or blood clots, tumors, etc. Some work is being done on fetal cell transplants or injections. As everyone knows there are countless cognitive articfacts to help us survive in our complex modern world. None of them are implantable at present. In tomorrowland? |