Penis Enhancement Gone Wrong: Don't Try This At Home

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (KTLA/CNN) -- Authorities are calling it a case of do-it-yourself male enhancement gone awry.

A California man has been hospitalized after metal dumbbell ring became stuck on his penis.

The unidentified man was reportedly trying to elongate his organ.

But instead, the ring cut off circulation, causing the organ to swell to five times its normal size and turn black, according to a published report.

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The man was hospitalized in Newport Beach.

Keith Jones, deputy fire chief in Costa Mesa, said the ring had been stuck below the belt for as many as three days, and that the man initially resisted treatment.

"This was a patient that was obviously having some other issues," Jones said.

The man, described as middle-aged, eventually relented and allowed city urban rescue experts to remove the ring in a two-hour, ultra-delicate procedure involving a pneumatic chisel that sent sparks flying around the operating room, Jones said.

The man's condition isn't known, but Jones said it appeared he remained fully intact. "I know (rescuers) felt that what they had to do, they did it effectively," he said.