In an interesting incident in Australia, the 57-year-old man almost lost his penis due to the very rare hair tourniquet syndrome. Since the uncircumcised man did not notice the hairs accumulating under the foreskin, the hairs accumulating there over time had become so close to his penis that it almost stopped the blood circulation.
DETECTED AT THE LAST TIME
The condition of the man who went to the doctor with complaints of pain and swelling could not be determined at first. The man was given some medication to relieve the pain and reduce the swelling. However, when the man’s symptoms began to worsen, a detailed examination revealed hair tourniquet syndrome.
Circumcised
Doctors took the man to emergency surgery to correct the condition caused by hair, germs and bacteria accumulated under the foreskin, which he did not pay attention to hygiene and because he was not circumcised. Circumcision was performed along with the surgery. Although penile functions were recovered after the surgery, some deformities remained.
WHAT IS HAIR TURNSTILE SYNDROME?
Hair tourniquet syndrome is a rare syndrome that usually occurs in infants. It occurs especially in different parts of the body such as feet, fingers, penis, clitoris and can cause serious complications such as tissue loss.