Doctors have said that a yet to be identified man in the South Pacific islands had his penis rot after he injected it with petroleum jelly in a bid to make it bigger.
YaahooJournalist reports that the man had visited the hospital feeling sick and complaining of itchiness on his penis for five days.
When asked about his sexual behavior, the unnamed man recalled injecting himself with petroleum jelly ( the main ingredient in Vaseline) about two years ago.
Speaking on the condition of the man, doctors said the penile shaft was ‘severely damaged due to an ailment known as Fournier’s gangrene, with rotting flesh and a build-up of pus.
Fournier’s gangrene is a life-threatening infection that causes skin and tissues on the genitals to rot.
The unidentified man was rushed into emergency surgery, for two more operations in order to save the remains of his genitals.