Guy Has Surgery To Remove 132 Pound Growth On Male Organ

[Initech]

By PAUL HARASIM
LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL


Wesley Warren Jr., the 48-year-old Las Vegas man whose emotional and physical struggles with a 132-pound scrotum drew international attention, has undergone successful surgery to remove the mass, according to the California surgeon who led the team that performed the nearly 13-hour procedure.

Dr. Joel Gelman, who heads the Center for Reconstructive Urology at the University of California, Irvine, said this week that on April 8 he and three other physicians, including plastic surgeons, donated their expertise and operated on Warren. The mass caused by the condition, known as scrotal lymphedema, had grown to 132 pounds in less than two years.

“There are a lot of shows about makeovers, but this is a real makeover,” Gelman said Thursday of the procedure that saw surgeons cut away simultaneously on the grossly enlarged protective sac of skin and muscles that contained Warren’s testicles and penis. “He’s basically a new man.”

Attempts to reach Warren — released earlier this week from the hospital and recuperating in housing near the medical center — were unsuccessful.

Warren, who also has blood pressure problems and asthma, had long spoken of his fear of dying during an operation. Dr. Mulugeta Kassahun, Warren’s Las Vegas urologist, told him if there was major bleeding, it might be impossible for doctors to save him.

http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/scrotum-surgery-leaves-las-vegas-man-132-pounds-lighter

[NYC_SKP]

1. Waited until it was 132 lbs, eh?

Sheesh!

[MADem]

5. Yeah, really--what's wrong with ten or fifteen pounds--that just seems crazy to me. nt

[Javaman]

7. Maybe he was going for an unbeatable record...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. I hope that he will thrive.

[TxDemChem]

3. I remember a pic of him from last year

I'm glad to hear it was successful. Wish him the best!

[MADem]

6. He was over five hundred pounds "before"

Looking much better "after."

[polly7]

4. Awwww .......... I'm so happy for him.

I remember seeing an article about him last year too, he was so uncomfortable and really depressed. Hopefully this will mean a whole new life for him.