A man from Tuscany, Italy, who was not named, paid a cosmetic surgeon $5,400 (Rp.86,916,240) for a penis enlargement surgery. However, after about a month, he finally contacted the doctor to complain about his physical discomfort. This initiated a series of additional procedures he underwent to fix the failure of his initial surgery.

According to court documents quoted by Italian media, the man underwent two lipofilling surgeries, in which fat from various parts of his body was transferred to his penis to improve its shape. However, the results did not meet expectations because his genitalia failed to maintain the desired shape and volume.

According to the La Repubblica report, Florentine edition, a man is suspected to have undergone a series of procedures or surgeries to fix problems with his genitalia, but instead, it worsened his condition. Experts quoted in court documents stated that some of the procedures involved the use of silicone, which has actually been banned since 1993. After undergoing 12 procedures reported to have caused defects in his intimate organs, rendering him unable to engage in sexual intercourse, the man finally decided to take legal action against the doctor and medical facility responsible for the procedures.

The judge ruled that the doctor should pay 60 percent of the compensation, while the clinic should each pay 20 percent. The total compensation was set at 153,000 euros (equivalent to IDR 2,667,040,920). However, the patient only received around 110,000 euros (equivalent to IDR 1,885,158,128) because the court declared that 30 percent of the damage to his genitals was his own responsibility. The man admitted to injecting medication that he believed was prescribed by the same doctor directly into his penis at home, and the court concluded that this action contributed to the deformity and erectile dysfunction (impotence) he experienced.