A MAN had to have part of his penis amputated after a sex toy "strangled" his member and left it blackened and gangrenous. The American man, 68, was stuck wearing an erection-boosting ring for a whole day before resorting to removing it himself with a pair of pliers. 3 A man had to have part of his penis amputated after a constriction ring cut off blood supply to his member and caused tissues to die Credit: Getty - Contributor A graphic paper published to Urology Case Reports details medics painstaking efforts to save the man's blackened member, before making the decision to remove the tip In what seems to be a world-first, medics used part of the man's thigh to rebuild his penis.
Known as penis rings, tension rings, and constriction rings, the solid or stretchy implements are placed around the base of the penis or testicles, slowing blood flow out of the penis. They may be able to help make erections harder and last for longer and can make sex more pleasurable for some. But it's advised that users don't keep them on for longer than 30 minutes at a time, making sure it's well fitted too.
You should remove the penis ring immediately if you experience any pain, numbness, tingling, unusual swelling or bruising, Superdrug Online Doctor warns. Keeping constriction rings on for a long period of time could put you at risk of gangrene - when tissues in the penis can get enough oxygen and die due to blood supply being cut off. The 68-year-old man in question told doctors from the Univ.