# Great Penis Removals Of Our Time #469 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 19, 2007, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-penis-removals-of-our-time-469/388617 "2007-01-19T20:18:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-penis-removals-of-our-time-469/388617/1 "2007-01-19T20:18:05Z")
[Link](http://lifestyle.aol.co.uk/health/angry-surgeon-chops-off-manhood/article/20070119063109990001). Gentlemen, my apologies but I feel bound to point out an attitude problem within the Romanian medical profession. > [@](#): > > Surgeon Naum Ciomu was operating on patient Nelu Radonescu, 36, to correct a testicular malformation when he suddenly lost his temper. Grabbing a scalpel, he sliced off the penis in front of shocked nursing staff, and then placed it on the operating table where he chopped it into small pieces before storming out of the operating theatre at Bucharest hospital. If some bad-tempered surgeon took it out on my helpless penis I personally would be quite cross about it. But Mr. Ciomu has union support: > [@](#): > > A Romanian court has now awarded Radonescu £20,000 costs - to pay for the operation to rebuild his ruined penis using tissue from his arm - as well as £100,000 in damages. The medical costs will be paid by the hospital’s insurer, but doctors’ unions have criticised the decision that the money for the damages has to be paid by the doctor. Why so critical? Well: > [@](#): > > They say the move sets a dangerous precedent and that Professor Ciomu, a urologist and lecturer in anatomy, has already been punished enough after having his medical licence suspended. They said he had been under stress and had lost his temper after he accidentally cut the man’s urinary channel and “overreacted” to the situation. He told the court it was a temporary loss of judgement due to personal problems. Vice-president of the Romanian Doctors Union, Vasile Astarastoae, said: “Ciomu’s case is a dangerous precedent for all Romanian doctors. In future doctors may have to think very carefully about what work they undertake.” Actually, what they should be thinking very carefully about is whether they should be performing genital surgery when not feeling in a particularly good mood. > [@](#): > > She added: "Doctors in Romanian earn too little to be able to pay amounts like this. As a result it will be entirely fair if they only accept cases where they cannot make mistakes. There are mistakes, there are big mistakes and there is amputating a man’s penis and chopping it into small pieces with a scalpel. Your inchage may vary. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-penis-removals-of-our-time-469/388617/2 "2007-01-19T20:23:29Z")
OK…my package just crawled up into my chestal area. No testicular malformation (what was it, triangular?) is worth getting your unit julienned. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-penis-removals-of-our-time-469/388617/3 "2007-01-19T20:39:59Z")
I think I saw that doctor on one of those late night infomercials for $19.99 (plus shipping). He was advertised as being able to slice, dice and make julien fries! I noted there was no return policy. hmm. ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-penis-removals-of-our-time-469/388617/4 "2007-01-19T21:00:04Z")
I read about that the other day. My junk is still hiding in a corner somewhere around my sternum and won’t come out until the scary doctor goes away. Honestly, just how nuts do you have to get before you not only sever the poor guy’s willy, but put it on a table and start slicing it into rounds? And they’re all _complaining_ that the settlement is excessive? Great Og. If that were me I’d be getting medievally litigious all over the damn place, and I wouldn’t leave 'til I was awarded enough money to take away the trauma of having no functional dick. And that would be one _hell_ of a lot of money. Note to self: Do not get sick in Romania. Ever. Note to self (2): Disregard the previous note and just don’t go to Romaina. Best to hedge all bets. ---
**Author:** ![Slypork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc29f/32.png) [@Slypork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slypork)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-penis-removals-of-our-time-469/388617/5 "2007-01-19T21:09:56Z")
I’d be gracious and settle for a modest sum in the 20 figure range, his medical license as well as those of the entire hospital and, of course, the doctor’s parts being removed without anesthesia. I don’t care that they can build him a new one. > [@](#): > > We can rebuild him. We have the technology… Better than he was before. Better, stronger, faster. Although most women wouldn’t like the faster part. Could they make it bigger, though? ---
**Author:** ![Seven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-penis-removals-of-our-time-469/388617/6 "2007-01-19T21:36:35Z")
People: “Hi Dr. Ciomu!” Dr Ciomu: “Hi everybody! Well, if it isn’t my old friend, Mr McGregg: With a leg for an arm, and an arm for a leg!” ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-penis-removals-of-our-time-469/388617/7 "2007-01-19T21:56:32Z")
Oh, thanks. It looks like I have varicocele surgery coming up in the very near future. I didn’t think it was actually possible for me to be _more_ anxious about this relatively minor testicular surgery, but… oh yeah… there it is. Fecking hell. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-penis-removals-of-our-time-469/388617/8 "2007-01-19T22:46:57Z")
Okay, okay, it’s a great Hey, Maude story, but has any other source covered it? It has a certain tang, a certain whiff of bogusity. If all seven of you are shucking me, I’ll take my whoosh without complaint. ---
**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-penis-removals-of-our-time-469/388617/9 "2007-01-19T23:04:40Z")
Well, loading ‘Ciomu penis’ into Google should answer that question. Sadly. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-penis-removals-of-our-time-469/388617/10 "2007-01-19T23:09:09Z")
[QUOTE=AskNott] Okay, okay, it’s a great Hey, Maude story, but has any other source covered it? It has a certain tang, a certain whiff of bogusity. [/QUOTE] How about a [video link](http://www.protv.ro/stiri/justi-ie/medicul-naum-ciomu-a-fost-condamnat.html)? (In Romanian, natch.) ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-penis-removals-of-our-time-469/388617/11 "2007-01-19T23:12:35Z")
[QUOTE=Larry Mudd] Oh, thanks. It looks like I have varicocele surgery coming up in the very near future. I didn’t think it was actually possible for me to be _more_ anxious about this relatively minor testicular surgery, but… oh yeah… there it is. Fecking hell. [/QUOTE] Just make sure you know the surgeon’s name and country of origin. Also, ask how his wife is doing. Pay attention to his answer and the look he gets in his eyes when he gives it. And make sure to do this while you’re still able to book like a speed freak. ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-penis-removals-of-our-time-469/388617/12 "2007-01-19T23:13:08Z")
One of the ads at the bottom of the page is for “Expert Labia Reduction NY.” Doc Ciomu switched specialties to Gynecology? ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-penis-removals-of-our-time-469/388617/13 "2007-01-19T23:18:54Z")
[QUOTE=Rysdad] One of the ads at the bottom of the page is for “Expert Labia Reduction NY.” [/QUOTE] Firefox suppresses ads, so I don’t see them – but I sort of have to ask: How large do they have to be before reduction is a necessary step? And is this so common there are actually places that specialize in it? ---
**Author:** ![Shai\_tan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Shai\_tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shai_tan)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2007, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-penis-removals-of-our-time-469/388617/14 "2007-01-19T23:47:26Z")
[QUOTE=Rysdad] One of the ads at the bottom of the page is for “Expert Labia Reduction NY.” [/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Mindfield] Firefox suppresses ads, so I don’t see them – but I sort of have to ask: How large do they have to be before reduction is a necessary step? And is this so common there are actually places that specialize in it? [/QUOTE] My Sister-in-Law had this done last year. She said they sometimes got pinched when wearing jeans (she also had a little scar tissue from a “Nair accident”.) So she had the doctor take a little off the top. Or bottom as it were. ---
**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-penis-removals-of-our-time-469/388617/15 "2007-01-20T00:16:09Z")
[QUOTE=Shai’tan] My Sister-in-Law had this done last year. She said they sometimes got pinched when wearing jeans (she also had a little scar tissue from a “Nair accident”.) So she had the doctor take a little off the top. Or bottom as it were. [/QUOTE] Even as a male that made me wince. I mean, my boys sometimes get pinched, but ain’t no one, doctor or otherwise, gonna get anywhere near 'em with a scalpel. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-penis-removals-of-our-time-469/388617/16 "2007-01-20T00:32:35Z")
[QUOTE=Shai’tan] My Sister-in-Law had this done last year. She said they sometimes got pinched when wearing jeans (she also had a little scar tissue from a “Nair accident”.) So she had the doctor take a little off the top. Or bottom as it were. [/QUOTE] Hm. Back when I was married, I hardly ever talked to my sister-in-law about her labia. Darn it. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-penis-removals-of-our-time-469/388617/17 "2007-01-20T00:37:34Z")
Does it say whether it actually helped resolve the problem he was so angry about? Because there’s no way I’m cutting off my penis until I know. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-penis-removals-of-our-time-469/388617/18 "2007-01-20T00:47:39Z")
I heard of getting short with people when you’re upset, but _this_ is re-dickle-dockle. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-penis-removals-of-our-time-469/388617/19 "2007-01-20T00:49:34Z")
[QUOTE=Mindfield] Firefox suppresses ads, so I don’t see them – but I sort of have to ask: How large do they have to be before reduction is a necessary step? And is this so common there are actually places that specialize in it? [/QUOTE] Well, some women have some pretty large [generally they’re the inner] labia, and this can cause problems, like **Shai’tan** ’s SIL had. Another reason for their popularity would be that some female porn stars get their labia reduced to “enhance” their visual assets. Nothing like plastic boobs and no labia to make porn more “exciting.” ::laughs:: :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-penis-removals-of-our-time-469/388617/20 "2007-01-20T01:07:44Z")
[QUOTE=Mindfield] Firefox suppresses ads, so I don’t see them – but I sort of have to ask: How large do they have to be before reduction is a necessary step? And is this so common there are actually places that specialize in it? [/QUOTE] Well, if you want to see actual before-and-after examples of their work, the ad’s website is listed as: www. labiadoctor. com Take out the spaces and you’re good to go. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-penis-removals-of-our-time-469/388617.md?page=2)