Tattoo Leads To Permanent Erection

A man who got a tattoo on his penis is now left with a permanent semi-erection. The 21-year-old Iranian man got a tattoo in Persian script reading “borow be salaamat” (good luck on your journeys), and the first initial of his girlfriend’s last name (“M”). An article in Sexual Medicine explains that a tattoo artist crafted the tattoo using a handheld needle which resulted in “bleeding from deep penile tissue for several days complicating the tattooing.” The man had shunt surgery – which drains excess fluid from inflamed areas of the body – performed to correct the problem, but the procedure was unsuccessful. Since the man is capable of achieving a relatively normal erection and he’s not in pain, he has decided not to pursue any more corrective measures.