Yikes!
Dr. John Patterson is being sued for removing Philip Seaton's penis without permission during a routine operation in October 2007. A trial has just started against the doc in Kentucky.
Seaton, a truck driver who can't read or write (awww!), is seeking damages for "loss of service, love and affection," against the surgeon after he went in for a circumcision and came out without his manhood. The doctor's lawyer told the court that "...his client had no other option but to remove the penis as it was riddled with deadly cancer and the tip looked like it 'had the appearance of rotten cauliflower.'" Sick. He went on to say that the doctor only "removed the end and another surgeon removed the rest."
Seaton now says he "doesn't feel like a man without his penis," and even showed a pic of the non-existant member during opening arguments - his lawyer showed photos of Seaton's groin and pointed out: "You can see there's nothing there." RadarOnline reports that, "Despite the discovery of cancer, medical experts testified that Patterson had no right to perform a penectomy on the patient without his permission as there were less invasive options available" and that "Seaton previously won a case against Louisville's Jewish Hospital, where the surgery was performed, and the case was settled out of court for an undisclosed amount."
Poor guy...frowny face!
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