DAILY mail – A man\u2019s penis rotted after he injected it with petroleum jelly to try and make his member bigger, doctors have revealed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The unnamed man, from the South Pacific islands, visited A&E feeling unwell and suffering from itchiness on his penis for five days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He recalled injecting himself with petroleum jelly \u2013 the main ingredient in Vaseline \u2013 two years ago after his doctors quizzed him on his sexual behaviour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The penile shaft was \u2018grossly deformed\u2019 due to gangrene, with rotting flesh and a build-up of pus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The man was rushed into emergency surgery, and endured two more operations to save the remains of his genitals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After multiple skin grafts, the 45-year-old was able to return home a month later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr Amer Amin, St Vincent\u2019s Hospital, Sydney, published the tale in the journal Urology Case Reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He recalled treating an \u2018unwell looking man\u2019, who was feeling weak and suffering fevers when he sought help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Upon examination, doctors found his penis was tender, had a severe build-up of fluids, and patches of visible rotting flesh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was diagnosed with Fournier\u2019s gangrene, a life-threatening and rapidly progressing \u2018flesh-eating bug\u2019 of the genitals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Surgeons removed the rotting tissue and drained the pus-filled pockets in emergency surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They also found \u2018a large amount of petroleum jelly\u2019 in the penile shaft \u2013 although the man denies using it since the first encounter two years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He was taken to intensive care to recover ahead of further surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In total, he needed three operations to remove all of the dead skin, mostly involving the scrotum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By his 10th day in hospital, he was beginning to feel better, with his fevers subsiding and bloods stabilising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Plastic surgeons were then able to step in, performing \u2018multiple skin grafts\u2019 on his penis and scrotum before he returned home a month later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr Amin said: \u2018Penile self-injections are performed in order to attempt to increase penile size and have been reported to cause latent pain, ulceration and Fournier\u2019s gangrene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2018Common materials used for penile augmentation that have been described in the literature are mineral oil, petroleum jelly, nandrolone deconoate [androgen and anabolic steroids] and waxes.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He added: \u2018The most likely reason for the development of Fournier\u2019s in this patient would be related to having a foreign material\u2026. which have secondarily become infected after the integrity of the skin barrier was breached after itching at the area.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dr Amin said the patient reported the practice was fairly common where he lived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In medical literature, experts revealed a group of Thai men who suffered complications after using the bizarre practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Around 36 months after the initial injection, they suffered with pain, swelling and ulceration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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