Apparently there have been a few cases of flesh-eating bacteria, with very particular tastes. They don't eat everything, just skin.
If you're a boy and/or a little squeamish, I suggest you stop reading now. Continue at your own peril.
It so happens that this very unfortunate guy had flesh-eating bacteria eat away at the skin of his scrotum. Not his penis, not his legs, just his scrotum. He showed up with completely necrotic skin (1st photo).
So Dr. Scott debrided it, put him on massive doses of antibiotics, and left the wound open, with his testicles free. Luckily for him, the bacteria were not interested in his testes.
But now comes the question of what to do with his testes! There's no way to grow that much new skin, and the tiny amount of skin not eaten by the bacteria was not enough to cover the testes. So Dr. Scott went back in, separated the two, made a little pocket under the skin of each thigh and inserted them.
This ensures their safety from the elements, but has a particular side-effect. You see, the reason why the testicles hang in a pouch outside the body, is because sperm need a cool environment. The 37C of normal body temperature is too hot for them. So this guy has not lost the ability to produce sperm, and all his hormones will still work properly. But his sperm will likely die of heat, from being confined inside his thigh.
The lesson of the day is: when you scratch your balls, make sure your hand is clean and don't break the skin!!!
Necrotic skin
After debriding
The next day
Separating and inserting into thigh
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