Everyone knows that none of the pumps, pills or exercises will increase the penis, right?
"I'm always asked this, " says Michael, MD, urologist at Harvard Medical Institute and Boston Women's Clinic. "Men are willing to do anything to enlarge their penis. " But is that real?
დNot really. "This is complete nonsense, " O'Leary repeats wearily. In the end, if it had been so simple, then every man would have had a 30cm penis for a long time.
But common sense still does not stop everyone. Thanks to our constant pursuit of self-improvement, penis enlargement ads are everywhere. Penis enlargement pills sold illegally are advertised on TV. Without your consent, such advertisements will be constantly emailed to you. More than 10, 000 men in the United States may have undergone controversial penis enlargement surgery.
But do not rush to earn money and raise pants. We have discussed all the fraudulent methods of penis enlargement and are ready to share them with you.
Can my penis grow?
First, even if you yourself are convinced that you have a small penis, in fact it may be, oddly enough, a normal size. The average size of an erect penis is 10-15 centimeters.
The length of a non-erect penis can vary. But this means that if you notice in the dressing room that someone has an impressively sized penis, it is unlikely that it will become much larger in the erect state, and conversely, a penis that looks smaller can grow significantly.
Secondly, if you still continue to think that you have a small penis, even if the ruler says otherwise, then from the field of psychiatry you can diagnose yourself: dysmorphic disorder of the penis. This diagnosis is close to the distorted perception of his body by anarchy when a person continues to feel obese, even if painfully thin. According to one study, most men who undergo penis enlargement surgery have this disorder. After surgery they are still dissatisfied with their size.
"Men with normal penises who believe they are small are more likely to benefit from a psychiatrist than a surgeon, " said Karen Elizabeth Boyle, MD, assistant professor of urology at the Johns Hopkins Reproductive Medicine and Surgery Clinic in Baltimore.
Pumps, pills, mountain goat grass tinctures and other penis enlargement nonsense
Well, reasonable advice from experts is enough. Here is a quick overview on how to enlarge your penis if you have not already done so.
Vacuum pump. This is a classic penis enlargement device. Place your penis in the cylinder connected to the air pump. With the help of a vacuum, more blood enters the penis, thus elevating it and enlarging it. Then squeeze the penis like a ring to prevent the blood from coming back.
These pumps are used in medicine to treat sexual dysfunction. But the effect of an enlarged penis disappears quickly. After removing the ring, the penis will return to normal size.
Potential risks include temporary impotence, abscesses, bruises, damage to blood vessels, and the skin loses its natural color and thins. The ring is held for a maximum of 20-30 minutes, after which tissue damage may begin.
Exercises, weights and other equipment. First, remember: You can not enlarge your penis with exercises such as biceps. It's not a muscle. However, some devices and types of stimulation are likely to stretch the skin and lengthen the penis.
One well-known example is jelqing, a set of dairy exercises. Naturally, this method has an "ancient" (read "fake") history: the website talks about an old Arabic technique passed down from father to son. The details are promised to be known after the money transfer. But exercises according to the jelqing system require a large investment of time, that is 30-60 minutes of daily active retraction of the penis. And the real difficulty is that these exercises have to be done on a non-erect penis. So you need self-discipline, a lot of free time and a locked door.
Another way to enlarge the penis is to wear a special device on the penis that stretches it, sometimes it is necessary to wear this device for 8 hours a day, by weight. "Somehow such a thing was sent to me, " says O'Leary, "like a medieval torture device. "
Does one of these methods work? Boyle says no. O'Leary, very carefully, says they can stretch the skin. But without any influence on the size of the penis. Also, these methods require inhuman diligence. Risks include tissue damage, ruptured blood vessels and other problems. O'Leary recently saw a patient who was carrying large weights on an erect penis and was injured by tearing tissue. The result is unbearable pain and surgery.
Tablets, supplements and creams. Complete nonsense. Without exception. Most are made from yohimba, ginseng and, of course, mountain goat herb. Cases of penis enlargement with their help have not been registered.
Surgical penis enlargement
Unlike most methods of penis enlargement, surgery is effective. Which even critics acknowledge. Of course, there are risks and the results may not be as impressive as you might expect. A 2006 study published in European Urology found that the average length added to surgery was less than 2. 5 cm. Mark P. Solomon, MD, a plastic surgeon, notes that the results are modest, but slightly better than before surgery.
There are two main types of penis enlargement surgery:
- Penis lengthening.The penis is attached to the pelvis using strong ropes called auxiliary ligaments. They are associated with the penis and hide its part inside the body. Surgical incision of these ligaments relieves tension and, in theory, more part of the penis becomes visible. To prevent ligatures from healing again, you may need to wear a weight or traction device daily for six months.
- Thickening of the penis.Initially, the procedure involved removing 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 fatty 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, a tissue transplanted from a genetically different organism used in many types of reconstructive surgery. The surgeons who perform these surgeries are Solomon and Brian J. Rosenthal, MD, a urologist who practices in Beverly Hills, agrees that allografts give longer and better results. We do not know how the donor tissue will behave after the transplant.
There is another type of penis enlargement surgery. For overweight patients, the fatty tissue at the base of the penis is removed by liposuction. Some doctors perform surgeries to increase the length and thickness of the penis simultaneously, while others do it gradually.
Although 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 about 5-10 thousand dollars. While its thickening costs from 5 to 7 thousand only for allografts, we do not count the cost of the operation itself. Considering the job, the operation will cost you more than 20 thousand dollars.
Penis enlargement, risks and complications
Naturally, it is important to think about possible risks before coming to the operating table. No well-known medical organization recommends such surgeries for men with a normal penis. The American Urological Association emphasizes that such surgeries are not recognized as safe or effective.
Some research in this area is also not encouraging. Thus, a study by the European Association of Urology, which examined 42 cases of penile enlargement surgery, showed that only 35% of patients were satisfied, while 50% continued to seek further penile enlargement surgeries.
"I had real nightmares, " O'Leary says, describing a period when he had to rectify the consequences of failed operations. Known complications include scarring, infection, change in normal erection angle, hypersensitivity, and impotence. In some cases, penis lengthening surgery may make the penis shorter as the incised tissue grows to the floor of the pelvis and most of the penis ends up in the body.
Surgeons who perform surgeries say that surgeries are generally successful and cases of severe complications are rare. "I've done thousands of them, " says Rosenthal.
Also tired of the arguments that a psychiatrist can help people who undergo such surgeries. Surgery allows men to better perceive themselves, he says. A woman who wants a breast augmentation because no one calls her crazy? So what is the difference?
O'Leary argues that there is a difference. Unlike breast augmentation surgeries, no matter how you treat them, but which has become part of medical practice, penis enlargement surgeries are not.
"If there was a legal procedure for such transactions, it would not be a problem, " O'Leary continued. "But there is no approved procedure that guarantees security and efficiency. "
Doctor - I wrote you a penis enlargement operation!
If you are still hoping to find a legal route, do not despair. There is one method of penis enlargement that all doctors recommend - weight loss. Yes, it does not sound serious, but it can help.
"A lot of my patients who complain of a small penis were overweight, " Boyle says. Normal-sized penises look smaller against the background of a fat body, hidden in fat folds. Therefore, weight loss will make the penis visually longer and bigger.
Be careful. Most methods of penis enlargement are money laundering. The operation is expensive, risky and unexplored. In cancer it makes sense to talk about experimental surgery, but it is not.
Look at this: The penis is a very delicate and sensitive organ. And that makes it extraordinary. It is worth thinking very carefully before you dare to increase it. Is it worth the risk of turning a normal-sized penis that works well into a huge porn movie that might stop working.