Everyone knows that no pump, pill, or exercise will enlarge the penis, right?
"I get asked this all the time, " says Michael, MD, a urologist at the Harvard Medical Institute and the Women's Clinic in Boston. "Men are willing to do anything for penis enlargement. "But is it real?
Not really. "This is complete nonsense, " O'Leary repeats wearily. In the end, if it were that simple, every man would have had a 12-inch penis for a long time.
But common sense still doesn't stop everyone. Thanks to our constant drive for self-improvement, penis enlargement ads are on every corner. Illegally sold penis enlargement pills are advertised on television. Without asking for your consent, such advertisements are constantly sent to you by email. More than 10, 000 men in the United States, possibly many more, have undergone more than controversial penis enlargement surgeries.
But do not rush to get money and drop your pants. We have reviewed all the scam penis enlargement methods and we are ready to share with you.
Can my penis get bigger?
First of all, even if you are sure yourself that you have a small penis, it may in fact be, oddly enough, of normal size. The average size of an erect penis is 10 to 15 centimeters.
The length of a non-erect penis can vary. But this means that if in the locker room you notice that someone has an impressive size penis, it is unlikely that they will become much larger in the erect state, and vice versa, a penis that seems small can increase significantly.
Second, if you still think that you have a small penis, even if the ruler says otherwise, then you can diagnose yourself from the field of psychiatry: dysmorphic disorder about your penis. This diagnosis approaches the distorted perception of their body to anarexia, when a person continues to consider themselves fat, even when they are painfully thin. According to a study, the majority of men who undergo penis enlargement surgery suffer from this disorder. They are still dissatisfied with their size after the operation.
"Men with normal penis size who think they are small are more likely to benefit from a psychiatrist than a surgeon, " says Karen Elizabeth Boyle, MD, assistant professor of urology at the Johns Hopkins Clinic for Reproductive Medicine and Surgery at Baltimore.
Pumps, pills, mountain goat herb tinctures and other nonsense for penis enlargement
Well, enough of the sensible advice from the experts. Here's a quick rundown on how to enlarge your penis, if you haven't already.
Vacuum pump. This is a classic penis enlargement device. Put your penis in a cylinder connected to an air pump. With the help of a vacuum cleaner, more blood enters the penis, erecting and enlarging it. Then you pinch the penis with a ring like a tourniquet to prevent backflow of blood.
These pumps are used in medicine to treat sexual dysfunction. But the effect of an enlarged penis wears off quickly. Once the ring is removed, the penis will return to its normal size.
Potential risks include temporary impotence, abscesses, bruising, damage to blood vessels, and the skin loses its natural color and becomes thinner. The ring is worn for up to 20 to 30 minutes, after which tissue damage may begin.
Exercises, weights and other devices. Remember first: you can't over-extend your penis with exercises like biceps. This is not a muscle. However, some devices and types of stimulation supposedly stretch the skin and lengthen the penis.
A famous example is jelqing, a set of milking extraction exercises. Naturally, this method has an "ancient" history (read "false"): the website talks about an ancient Arabic technique that was passed down from father to son. The details are promised to be revealed after the money transfer. But the exercises according to the jelqing system require a great investment of time, that is 30-60 minutes of daily active retractions of the penis. And the real difficulty is that these exercises must be performed on a non-erect penis. So you need self-discipline, lots of free time, and a lockable door.
Another way to enlarge the penis is to use a special device on the penis to stretch it, sometimes this device has to be used for 8 hours a day, using weights. "Somehow they sent me something like that, " says O'Leary, "it looked like a medieval torture device. "
Do any of these methods work? Boyle says no. O'Leary very carefully says they could stretch the skin. But without any effect on the size of the penis. Furthermore, these methods require inhumane diligence. Risks include tissue damage, broken blood vessels, and other problems. O'Leary recently saw a patient who used heavy weights on an erect penis and damaged it by tearing the tissue. The result is excruciating pain and surgery.
Tablets, Supplements and Creams. Complete nonsense. Without exceptions. Most are made with yohimba, ginseng, and of course, ibex. There are no recorded cases of penis enlargement with its help.
Surgical penis enlargement
Unlike most penis enlargement methods, surgery can be effective. What even the critics admit. Of course, there are risks and the results may not be as impressive as you expect. A 2006 study published in European Urology noted that the average length added with surgery is less than 2. 5 cm. Mark P. Solomon, MD, a plastic surgeon notes that the results are modest, but slightly better than before the operation.
There are two main types of penis enlargement surgeries:
- Penis enlargement.The penis is attached to the pelvis by strong cords called supporting ligaments. They are associated with the penis and hide part of it inside the body. Surgical cutting of these ligaments relieves tension and theoretically makes more of the penis visible. To prevent the ligaments from healing again, you may need to wear a weight or traction device every day for six months.
- Thickening of the penis.Initially, the procedure consisted of taking adipose tissue from another part of the body and adding it to the shaft of the penis, making it more massive. But this did not bring positive results. The adipose tissue was partially absorbed and the penis looked bumpy. "These penises looked like cobblestones, " says Solomon.
A new version of this technique implants an allograft, tissue transplanted from a genetically different organism that is used in many types of reconstructive surgery. The surgeons who perform these surgeries, Solomon and Brian J. Rosenthal, MD, a urologist practicing in Beverly Hills, agree that allograft gives a better and longer-lasting result. We do not know how the donor tissue will behave after transplantation.
There are other types of penis enlargement surgery. For overweight patients, the fatty tissue at the base of the penis is removed with liposuction. Some doctors perform operations to simultaneously increase the length and girth of the penis, others perform them in stages.
While Dr. Rosenthal predicts the same widespread use of penis enlargement surgery as breast augmentation, Dr. Solomon disagrees. He believes that the main obstacle here is the cost of the operation. Penis enlargement surgery costs between $ 5 and $ 10, 000. While the thickening operation costs from 5 to 7 thousand just for the allograft, not counting the cost of the operation itself. Taking into account the work, the operation will cost more than 20 thousand dollars.
Penis enlargement, risks and complications.
Naturally, before going to the operating table, it is important to think about the possible risks. No reputable medical organization recommends these types of operations for men with a normal penis. The American Urological Association emphasizes that such surgeries are not recognized as safe or effective.
Several studies in this area are also not encouraging. Therefore, a study by the European Association of Urology that examined 42 cases of surgical penile enlargement showed that only 35% of patients were satisfied and 50% continued to seek new penis enlargement operations.
"I've had real nightmares, " says O'Leary, describing the times he has had to correct the aftermath of failed surgeries. Known complications include scarring, infection, changes in the normal angle of erection, decreased sensation, and impotence. In some cases, penis enlargement surgery can shorten the penis as the tissue from the incision grows to the pelvic floor and most of the penis ends up inside the body.
Surgeons who perform operations say that, in general, operations are successful and that cases of serious complications are rare. "I've done thousands of these, " says Rosenthal. "We are quite advanced in improving the technique of performing operations and they help patients. "
They are also tired of the arguments that a psychiatrist can help people who undergo these types of operations. The operation allows the man to perceive himself better, he says. A woman who wants to enlarge her breasts, because nobody calls her crazy? So what is the difference?
O'Leary insists there is a difference. Unlike breast augmentation surgeries, no matter how we treat them, but which have become part of medical practice, penis enlargement surgeries are not.
"If there was a legal procedure for such transactions, there would be no problem, " O'Leary continues. "But there is no approved procedure that guarantees safety and efficacy. "
Doctor - prescribe penis enlargement surgery!
If you are still waiting to find a legal route, don't despair. There is a method of penis enlargement that all doctors recommend: weight loss. Yes, it doesn't sound serious, but it can help.
"Many of my patients who complained of a small penis were overweight, " says Boyle. Normal-size penises look smaller against the background of the obese body, hidden in the folds of fat. Therefore, losing weight will visually make the penis bigger and bigger.
Be discret. Most penis enlargement methods are a waste of money. Surgery is expensive, risky, and unexplored. In cancer, it makes sense to speak of experimental surgery, but it is not.
Look at it this way: the penis is a very delicate and sensitive organ. And that makes it so extraordinary. It is worth thinking very carefully before daring to increase it. Is it worth the risk of turning a normal-sized penis, which works well, into a huge porn movie, which, as a result, may stop working?