Everyone knows that no pump, pill, or exercise will make the penis bigger, right?
"I get asked this question all the time, " says Michael, MD, urologist at Harvard Medical Institute and Women's Clinic in Boston. "Men will do anything for penis enlargement. " But is it real?
Not really. "This is utter nonsense, " O'Leary repeats wearily. In the end, if it were that simple, then 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 advertisements are around every corner. Illegally sold penis enlargement pills are advertised on television. Without asking your consent, such advertisements are constantly emailed to you. Over 10, 000 men in the United States, perhaps many more, have undergone more than controversial penis enlargement surgery.
But don't rush to get some cash and pull your pants down. We have reviewed all the fraudulent penis enlargement methods and are ready to share them with you.
Can my penis get bigger?
First, although you yourself are sure that you have a small penis, in fact it can be, oddly enough, of a normal size. The average size of an erect penis is 10 to 15 centimeters.
The length of a non-erect penis can vary. But that does mean that if in the locker room you notice that someone has an impressively sized penis, they are unlikely to get much bigger when erect, and vice versa, a penis that looks small can grow significantly.
Second, if you continue to think that you have a small penis, even though the ruler says otherwise, then you can diagnose yourself in the field of psychiatry: dysmorphic disorder concerning your penis. This diagnosis is close to the distorted perception of one's body with anarexia, when a person continues to consider themselves fat or even painfully thin. According to a study, most men undergoing penis enlargement surgery suffer from this disorder. They remain dissatisfied with their size after the operation.
"Men with normal penis sizes 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 forReproductive Medicine and Surgery in Baltimore.
Pumps, pills, tinctures of mountain goat herbs and other nonsense for penis enlargement
Well, enough reasonable advice from experts. Here is a quick rundown on how to enlarge your penis, if you haven't already.
Vacuum pump. This is a classic penis enlargement device. Place your penis in a cylinder connected to an air pump. With the help of a vacuum cleaner, more blood enters the penis, thereby erecting it and making it bigger. Then you pinch the penis with a ring like a tourniquet to prevent backflow of blood.
These pumps are used medicinally 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, bruises, damage to blood vessels, and the skin loses its natural color and thins. The ring is worn for a maximum of 20 to 30 minutes, after which tissue damage may begin.
Exercises, weights and other devices. First of all, remember: you cannot extend your penis too much with exercises like biceps. It is not a muscle. However, some devices and types of stimulation supposedly stretch the skin and lengthen the penis itself.
A famous example is jelqing, a set of traction milking exercises. Naturally, this method has an "ancient" (read "false") history: the website talks about an ancient Arabic technique that has been passed down from father to son. Details are promised to be revealed after the money transfer. But the exercises according to the jelqing system require a big investment of time, it is 30-60 minutes of daily active retractions of the penis. And the real difficulty is that these exercises have to be performed on an unerect penis. So you need self-discipline, a lot of free time and a lockable door.
Another way to enlarge the penis is to wear a special device on the penis that stretches it, sometimes this device has to be worn for 8 hours a day, using weights. "Somehow they sent me such a thing, " says O'Leary, "it looked like a medieval torture device. "
Do any of these methods work? Boyle says no. O'Leary, very cautiously, said maybe they could stretch the skin. But without any effect on the size of the penis. Moreover, these methods require inhuman diligence. The risks include tissue damage, ruptured blood vessels, and other problems. O'Leary recently saw a patient who carried heavy weight on an erect penis and damaged it by tearing the tissue. The result is excruciating pain and surgery.
Tablets, supplements and creams. Complete absurdity. Without any exception. Most are made with yohimba, ginseng, and of course mountain goat weed. There are no recorded cases of penis enlargement with their 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 hoped. A 2006 study published in European Urology noted that the average length added with surgery is less than 2. 5cm. 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:
- Lengthening of the penis.The penis is attached to the pelvis using strong cords called supportive ligaments. They are associated with the penis and hide part of it inside the body. Surgical cutting of these ligaments relieves tension and, in theory, more of the penis becomes visible. To prevent ligaments from healing, you may need to wear a weight machine or traction machine daily for six months.
- Thickening of the penis.Initially, the procedure involved taking fatty tissue from another part of the body and adding it to the shaft of the penis, making it more massive. But it did not bring positive results. The fatty tissue was partially absorbed and the penis appeared lumpy. "These penises looked like cobblestones, " Solomon explains.
A new version of this technique implants an allograft, a 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 the allogeneic transplant gives a longer and better result. We don't know how the donor's tissue will behave after the transplant.
There are other types of penis enlargement surgery. For overweight patients, the fatty tissue at the base of the penis is removed by liposuction. Some doctors perform operations to simultaneously increase the length and thickness of the penis, others do 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 lengthening surgery costs around $ 5-10, 000. While the operation to thicken it costs from 5-7 thousand only for the allograft, not including the cost of the operation itself. Taking into account the work, the operation will cost you 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 such operations for men with a normal penis. The American Urology Association points out that these surgeries are not known to be safe or effective.
Several studies in this area are not encouraging either. For example, a study conducted by the European Association of Urology looking at 42 cases of surgical penis enlargement found that only 35% of patients were satisfied and 50% continued to seek further penile enlargement operations.
"I've had real nightmares, " says O'Leary, describing times she has had to correct the consequences of failed operations. Known complications include scarring, infection, change in the normal angle of erection, decreased sensation, and impotence. In some cases, penile lengthening surgery can shorten the penis as the incised tissue grows to the pelvic floor and most of the penis ends up inside the body.
Surgeons performing operations claim that in general operations are successful and cases of serious complications are rare. "I've made thousands of them, " Rosenthal says. "We are quite advanced in improving the technique of performing operations and they are helping patients. "
They are also tired of the arguments that a psychiatrist can help people who have such operations. The operation allows the man to better perceive himself, he says. A woman who wants to enlarge her breasts, because no one calls them crazy? So what's the difference?
O'Leary insists there is a difference. Unlike breast augmentation surgeries, however we treat them but are now part of medical practice, penis enlargement surgeries are not.
"If there were a legal process for such transactions, there would be no problem, " O'Leary continues. "But there is no approved procedure that would guarantee safety and effectiveness. "
Doctor - order penis enlargement surgery!
If you're still hoping to find a legal route, don't despair. There is one method of penis enlargement that all doctors recommend: weight loss. Yes, it doesn't sound serious, but it can help.
"A lot of my patients complaining of a small penis were overweight, " Boyle explains. Normal sized penises appear smaller against the background of the obese body, hiding in the folds of fat. Therefore, losing weight will visually make the penis longer and bigger.
Be discreet. 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 him so extraordinary. It is worth thinking carefully before daring to increase it. Is it worth taking the risk of turning a normal sized, well-functioning penis into a huge porn movie, which as a result may stop working.