Nowadays, penis enlargement surgery is gaining popularity. And this is due to the fact that even when there is no problem, part of the male population has complexes about the size of their penis. There are several ways to enlarge the genital organ, but not all methods, in contrast to surgical methods, have a long-term effect.
Is it possible to enlarge the penis surgically?
Surgical enlargement of the male genital organ is of course possible. The desire to have an operation is not always because the problem really exists. Owners of normal penis sizes can often acquire such complexes. Most men also believe that success in sexual relationships and the ability to reproduce are directly related to the value of dignity, but this is by no means the case.
The normal penis size when erect is between 12 and 18 cm. A small penis is considered, the size of which ranges from 9 cm to 12 cm, there are also owners of a micropenis, the length of which is less than 8 cm and can reach 2 cm (in the state of erection).
Penis enlargement surgery should have indications, not just because of the man's complexes. In the case when the desire to enlarge the phallus is caused by dissatisfaction with its size, but at the same time its indicators correspond to the average values, it is necessary to see a psychotherapist or sexologist.
Surgical penis enlargement is only necessary in a few cases:
- The regression of the penis, which is usually characterized by a decrease in muscle tone and tissue elasticity, usually occurs with age. With the development of involution, the surgeon does not insist on surgical intervention and the decision to enlarge the phallus is at the patient's discretion. After all, sexual activity decreases with age, so many older men take this phenomenon with absolute serenity.
- Acquired organ deformities or intrauterine abnormalities. Congenital malformations of the male limb include an underdevelopment of the spongy urethra, which leads to a curvature of the phallus in the direction of the scrotum (hypospadias).
- Underdevelopment of the urethra (epispadias). Acquired deformities include all types of penile injuries of varying degrees of severity.
- Micropenis is another of the conditions that involve enlargement of manhood through a surgical method.
If the patient wishes to resort to surgery to enlarge the phallus without any indication, the doctor will most likely try to dissuade him and possibly recommend other methods of changing the size of the penis.
Surgical correction and enlargement of the male phallus, among other things, is quite an expensive procedure.
Types of operations
There are several ways to enlarge the male sex organ:
Fallo prosthetics
Fallo prosthetics involve implanting a prosthesis in a man's penis. This type of surgical procedure is quite serious, as the organ is disassembled and then put together in parts. As a rule, fallo prosthetics are only carried out for indications when no classic remedy can cope with the situation. Before the operation, the patient must go to the hospital several times to be examined and to pass the necessary tests. This type of surgical intervention makes it possible not only to solve the problem of the missing centimeters of a man's penis, but also to cope with erectile dysfunction, which makes fallo prosthetics very popular among men, despite the high cost of the operation and its pain.
The essence of this method is that special devices are implanted in the erectile tissue of the penis. This method is only performed under general anesthesia.
There are three types of endoprostheses - semi-rigid, hydraulic and rigid.
Rigid penile prostheses are cheaper than hydraulic and semi-rigid ones, but they are not as popular and are rarely used in surgery. This is because this type of endoprosthesis has no plastic memory and cannot change the degree of its stiffness. As a result, it turns out that a man is constantly imitating an erection.
In the case of a semi-rigid phallo-prosthesis (one-piece), its rigidity is also retained. However, the difference between a one-component and a rigid prosthesis is that a semi-rigid prosthesis is made up of two cylinders made of silicone, fitted with a wire and a rod. Thanks to this construction, the phallus can be held in the desired position by changing it by hand.
However, the most positive reviews are used on hydraulic phallo-prostheses, that is, inflatable (three components). This endoprosthesis has the following structure - two cylinders connected to each other by a special pump, and there is also a liquid container. In penile prosthetics, these cylinders are implanted in the erectile tissue of the penis and the pump is placed in the man's scrotum. The reservoir is placed in the area behind the pubic bone.
To get an erection, you need to squeeze the pump several times. As a result, the liquid previously in the storage container moves into the cylinders and thereby increases their rigidity. Once it is necessary to get rid of the erectile state, it is necessary to flex the penis and wait for complete relaxation. At this point the liquid will return to the reservoir. Fallo prosthetics with hydraulic implants are the most expensive, but they also offer a more natural and natural physiological appearance when at rest.
In any case, a phalloprosthesis is selected for each patient individually, taking into account all the features of the physical structure and only after a full examination of the whole organism. It is not an uncommon case when a consultation with other close specialists is required.
As mentioned earlier, fallo prosthetics is a fairly serious procedure, during which and after which various complications can arise. Therefore, the desire to increase dignity is not enough, any clinic will perform this operation only if there are serious indications. It is possible that the implant simply does not take root and the body makes every effort to displace it, including through the urethra, the crown of the head. In addition to displacements, twisting and breaking of the prosthesis are also possible. As a result of squeezing, the patient may experience necrosis of the genital organ or skin, an injury to the epithelium covering the foreign body. Among the complications can also be distinguished: the development of inflammatory processes; Hematoma of the penis, edema, painful postoperative conditions, decreased sensitivity of the organ; Problems urinating. During sexual intercourse, displacement or violation of the integrity of the implants as well as pain and discomfort are possible.
Lipofilling
Lipofilling is the term used for minimally invasive plastic surgery. And it has a number of advantages over the method described above, but is more aimed at increasing not the length of the phallus, but its thickness.
In lipofilling, biomaterial (the patient's fatty tissue) is placed under the skin of the penis, so that liposuction is required in addition to this procedure. The use of the patient's fat cells often excludes allergic reactions, but it can lead to inflammatory processes.
Lipofilling is carried out in several steps:
- First, liposuction is performed. That is, the required amount of biomaterial is pumped from the patient's abdomen, legs or buttocks.
- After that, the fatty tissue is cleaned of all possible harmful components.
- The next step is filling the penis with fat cells. This is done with a hypodermic syringe and microcannula. Fat is injected along the entire length of the penis.
- A bandage is put on the patient at the end of the operation.
In the postoperative period, it is necessary to follow several recommendations: it is undesirable to visit saunas, swimming pools and other bodies of water, you should refrain from intimacy. Following these simple rules will only bring you closer to a positive outcome.
Lipofilling is relevant when:
- The patient is quite satisfied with the length of the penis, but not with the diameter of the penis, that is, its innate thinness (even if this is the result of an independent enlargement of the organ with the help of an extender).
- Due to the partner's physiological characteristics, her vagina is too wide.
- There is erectile dysfunction that is caused not by physiological but by psychological abnormalities and is associated with dissatisfaction with a man's self-esteem.
- Congenital or traumatized asymmetry of the phallus.
- Restoration of the aesthetic appearance after removal of silicone implants.
- The patient has a micropenis.
Lipofilling has several advantages:
- General anesthesia is not required.
- Rehabilitation after the procedure does not take long and only lasts a few days.
- Long-term effects, and although doctors do not guarantee a lifelong increase, the size will last for a long time.
- The procedure has practically no contraindications.
- If necessary, the surgeon can correct the shape of the penis at any time.
- A significant price difference compared to penile prostheses.
Despite the fact that the bruising and swelling that occurred during the operation go away within three days, the final result is judged only after a week.
But even such an apparently positive operation has a number of complications and contraindications on all sides.
The following complications can occur after lipofilling:
- painful sensations when urinating are possible;
- pigmentation of the skin sometimes occurs at the site where the biomaterial was injected;
- Swelling of the penis and legs;
- rarely, but it happens that adipose tissue is not evenly distributed over the entire male organ, but lumps under the skin, and asymmetrical enlargement of the penis is also possible;
- Scarring of erectile tissue;
- Accumulation of purulent fluid under the skin in the groin and penis;
- Inflammation of the lymph nodes in the groin area.
If the patient has complications, you should immediately consult a doctor. The specialist will prescribe either drug treatment or shape correction (depending on the problem that has arisen).
Lipofilling is contraindicated for people suffering from diabetes mellitus, vascular and arterial diseases, congenital or acquired penile deformities, urethral infections, venereal diseases, oncology, rashes on the penis. Lipofilling is also not done for people with compromised immunity and intellectual disabilities.
It is important to choose a well-proven clinic for this type of surgery. The desire to save money can have dire consequences.
Ligamentotomy
The male reproductive system is designed so that when blood rushes into the penis, the ligament located in the pubic area begins to tighten the organ, causing it to rise.
The essence of a ligamentotomy is to cut this ligament, which moves the penis away from the pubic bone to which it is attached, causing it to enlarge.
The penis enlargement is not about the surgeon cutting the ligament, but how the ligament then grows together. Once the ligament is trimmed, the phallus is bent down and stretched, and the inside is pulled out of the pelvic area and fixed in place.
At this magnification, the result depends on both the plastic surgeon and the patient. A man needs to stretch his penis with an extender for 14 days. Thanks to the ligamentotomy procedure, it is easy to add the desired 3-5 centimeters of manhood. The result of a ligamentotomy is lifelong because if the ligament grows together in a similar position, nothing will return to its original position.
The ligamentotomy is performed under either general or spinal anesthesia. The process itself takes 30 minutes and rehabilitation takes two weeks. However, we cannot talk about the end result until six months later, when the tape is completely overgrown.
The main advantage of ligamentotomy is that the operation as such is uncomplicated and does not affect a man's sexual health in any way.
Ligamentotomy, like phalloprosthetics, is only performed for medical reasons, but this operation has been performed over and over again, simply at the patient's request.
Microsurgical muscle transplant
The essence of the method is that after an incision is made around its base and the skin is lowered down, the patient's penis is wrapped in muscle-skin flaps. The operation lasts 2-3 hours under general anesthesia and after completion, the patient's organ immediately becomes noticeably thicker, by about 3-4 centimeters.
Biomaterial for the transplant is taken from the person being operated on from the abdominal wall or armpit area.
Postoperative rehabilitation takes 4-6 weeks and a man can leave the hospital after 5-7 days.
Your own skin takes root quite well, which, in addition to painful sensations, excludes a number of possible complications.
Muscle transplants are rare. This is due to the high cost of this service.
Possible complications
Complications after plastic surgery can arise both with a medical error and with irresponsible handling of the recommendations in the rehabilitation period.
The most common complications are:
- Deformation of the male genital organ;
- Change in erection angle;
- Shortening of the penis shaft;
- erectile dysfunction;
- decreased sensitivity of the man's penis.
It will not be possible to completely avoid the occurrence of complications after an increase in a man's phallus. But you should carefully choose a clinic for this procedure, since 80% of the result depends on it.