Former UFC fighter and mixed martial arts fighter Waylon Lowe is suing after a gel he purchased – which was supposed to desensitize the penis and enhance stamina – reportedly burned, scarred, and permanently disfigured his genitals.
According to Philly.com, Lowe is suing The Mood, the Philly sex shop where he says he bought the gel, and the product’s California-based creator, seeking more than $50,000 in damages.
“This is a very private, but very significant loss for a man who is very vital in so many other aspects,” said Lowe’s attorney, Thomas R. Kline. “This is a man who literally makes his living avoiding injury; he knows how to protect himself. Yet he wasn’t provided with the most basic, simple instructions to protect himself from this product. If it could happen to him, it could happen to anyone.”
According to the lawsuit, filed May 14th in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court, the American mixed-martial-artist claims he had used the desensitizing gel previously without problem. Lowe claims when he applied the gel last September, he and his fiancée began having sex without any problems. But when their 3-year-old daughter awoke, the fiancée interrupted their intercourse to attend to her.
Before she returned, Lowe “began to experience excruciating pain and pressure in his penis,” the lawsuit states. “He removed the condom and his penis swelled significantly. He sought emergency medical treatment and follow-up care thereafter.”
The manufacturer of Kama Sutra says that the complaint was “flabbergasting” because they have been offering the gel for more than 40 years without incident
“The active ingredient [benzocaine] is quite common,” Marla Lee, president of the Kama Sutra Co. And Kamsut Inc. told philly.com. “It’s used in children’t teething products, so it’s probably pretty safe if it’s used for children.”
On the other hand, The Mood Shop owner, Stuart Schlaffman, said that they have removed the said product from their shelves since being served with the lawsuit.
