A couple has lodged a police report against a private clinic in Seri Manjung, Perak after their eight-year-old son suffered a botched circumcision.
“My husband and I regret what happened and demand the clinic to be responsible,” said the mother of four children, Rosnah Musa.
According to Harian Metro, Muhammad Adly Hadi Adzrul Effendie was admitted to the Ipoh Hospital on 18 December after suffering from severe swelling in the genitals. His mother said that he was circumcised on 13 December using the ‘clamp’ method at a private clinic.
“After being circumcised at the clinic, my husband and I brought our son home,” she said.
“On the first and second day, we found a change in Muhammad Adly’s genitals, which was shorter in size than the original and the head of the penis looked tilted to the left.”
“Additionally, my son was complaining often about pain, feeling scared and crying every time he wants to urinate.”
“This situation worried me and my husband because it is something abnormal, but we were initially positive. However, we were so unhappy when Muhammad Adly’s genitals started to swell on the third night after the clip was removed in the morning (16 December) at the private clinic.”
Rosnah said the doctor at the clinic gave some medicine to her son, but his genitals only became swollen and started to bleed.
“At that time, my husband and I realized his penis was retracting so without delay, we took him to Seri Manjung Hospital (HSM),” she said.
“Further examination found that his genitals were retracted (buried penis) and the skin of the genitals had been cut off and my son had to be anesthetised to allow the doctor to clean the blood clots in the surgical ward the next day (17 December).”
With an unhealed wound, Muhammad Adly was later transferred to Ipoh Hospital for surgery to patch the skin of his genitals.
Rosnah said that she and her husband were informed by the specialist that if their son recovers, he may still need to undergo surgery in the next three to four years, depending on his condition.
She said that there is a possibility that his penis has been permanently deformed and is, of course, worried about his future when he grows up.
Rosnah added that she and her husband have confronted the doctor, but he only kept quiet without giving any convincing reasons or answers.
Meanwhile, Muhammad Adly is now conscious, but is still traumatised by what happened, Rosnah said. She added that he has undergone another surgery on 21 December, after which her husband made a police report at the Sitiawan Police station.
“We leave it to the police to conduct an investigation before taking any further action,” she said, adding that she uploaded the story on her Facebook account not to aggravate anyone, but to express her frustration.
“Hopefully, my sharing teaches parents out there to be careful, especially during this circumcision season so as not to receive the same fate.”
We hope Muhammad Adly gets the treatment he needs and that he will make a full recovery.
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