Everyone who's taken Viagra, or even seen a commercial for it, knows that an erection lasting four hours or longer, no matter how entertaining, is a sign you should see your doctor. Well, what if you had a stiffy 24/7. And a bad tattoo on it to boot.Such was the dilemma of a young Iranian man whose case was recently written up and has the distinction of being "the first known case of nonischemic priapism following penile tattooing."
He had his peter engraved with his girlfriend's initial and Persian script reading borow be salaamat (that translates to "good luck on your journeys" not "borrow my salami"). Well, now his schlong is boldly going into a medical journal and urological infamy.
While penis tattooing isn't the wisest choice, the problem this guy encountered is a relatively rare occurrence. The tattoo artist used a heavy duty needle and a traditional middle eastern tattooing method that involves jabbing through the skin by hand, not with a machine that would allow for depth control, then rubbing in the coloring agent. The punctures caused fistulas and bleeding into the penile tissues - and no doubt a world of hurt both during and after.
The internal damage lead to an inter-penile aneurism, and blood began to pool in his member until it reached a permanently erect state. Doctors advised him to have the blood removed, but he opted for a shunt procedure, which failed. Since he's no longer in pain, and can function normally otherwise, he's refused further treatment - perhaps understandable given the amount of genital trauma he's endured.
As the authors of the medical article astutely conclude: "Tattooing should be added to the etiologies of nonischemic priapism. Considering this case, we discourage penile tattooing." It can also be added as an effective but inadvisable cure for erectile dysfunction.
