A man in Taiwan has died following a plastic surgery procedure for penis enlargement, reports the Taipei Times.

The 50-year-old patient underwent the operation at Pretty World Clinic in Taipei on September 17. The surgery lasted from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. under general anesthesia. After the procedure, he was placed in a recovery ward. When a nurse entered the room at 7 p.m. to prepare his discharge, he was no longer breathing. Resuscitation attempts were unsuccessful.

Plastic surgeon Tin Binh-huang was detained on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter. The Taipei Department of Health fined the clinic 270,000 New Taiwan dollars (about 745,000 rubles) for multiple violations and announced the possibility of its closure.

Chen Yu, deputy head of the urology department at Likou Hospital, noted that such an outcome is virtually unheard of for this type of operation. According to him, the risks may have been heightened if the patient had undiagnosed cardiovascular diseases.

Earlier, it was reported that a man in Brazil nearly lost his penis after undergoing numerous cosmetic procedures prompted by aggressive advertising.