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20 FAQS ABOUT
PENILE ENLARGEMENT (PHALLOPLASTY) SURGERY
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- Q. Do men wishing penile
enlargement usually consult a urologist?
A. Yes.
- Q. Can a man's perception
of his penile size, even if it
is normal, affect his interactions
with sexual partners and professional
associates?
A. Yes.
- Q. Can male self-esteem
and self-worth be affected by
the "adequacy" of a man's genitalia?
A. Yes.
- Q. Even if penile enlargement
surgery improves self-esteem,
but other confidence issues are
present, should these issues
be dealt with in order to change
quality of life?
A. Yes.
- Q. Are the risks of
surgery low
with your technique
of penile lengthening and
your technique
of pericavernosal
penile widening for girth
enhancement in
the flaccid state and erect state
with
the Allograft
Dermal Matrix Graft (Alloderm ®)
technique ?
A. Yes.
- Q. Can penile enlargement
surgery improve self-esteem and
quality of life?
A. With respect
to feelings of penile
inadequacy, meaning
the man's perception
that his penile size
is smaller than what
he would like, even
if it is normal, the
results of such surgery
frequently will improve
his sexual and machismo
image and positively
affect his interactions
with sexual partners,
coworkers and professional
associates.
- Q. Because this surgery
can improve self-esteem and quality
of life, and the risks with your
techniques are low is penile
enlargement surgery, like other
cosmetic surgery, justified?
A. Yes.
- Q. Is penile enlargement
surgery effective with your techniques
of penile lengthening and pericavernosal
penile
widening
for girth
enhancement
in the
flaccid
state
and erect
state
and glanular
enhancement with the Allograft
Dermal
Matrix
Graft
(Alloderm ®)
technique ?
A. Yes.
- Q. Is there a high patient
satisfaction rate from penile
enlargement surgery with your
technique of penile lengthening and with your techniques of pericavernosal
penile widening for girth
enhancement in the flaccid state and glanular
enhancement with the Allograft
Dermal Matrix Graft (Alloderm ®)
technique?
A. Yes.
- Q. How much extra length
may be obtained?
A. This is a
hard question to answer,
and absolute promises
cannot be made. However,
length may be increased
by approximately one
to two inches. Maximum
length is obtained when
the surgery is combined
with a penile stretching
device.
- Q. How much extra width
may be obtained?
A. If you have
widening by the liposuction
technique, the results
are variable. I do not
perform this technique.
If you have the pericavernosal
penile widening for
girth enhancement in
the flaccid state by the Allograft
Dermal Matrix Graft (Alloderm ®)
technique you
may expect an approximate
30% width gain (circumference)
in the flaccid state
and an approximate
5 to 10% gain in the
girth in the erect
state.
- Q. How long after surgery
can I have sex?
A. It is advisable
to wait six weeks before
engaging in penetrative
sex. However, you can
masturbate in approximately
1 week after surgery,
as long as you use gentle
masturbation of the
glans (head of the penis)
only.
- Q. Are the results of
penile lengthening permanent?
A. The results
of penile lengthening are permanent, and when
combined with a penile
stretching device added
length will occur over
time.
- Q. Are the results of
penile widening permanent?
A. The
results of penile
widening by the liposuction
technique are frequently
not permanent. Usually only
thirty percent of the fat
injected into the penis survives
after one year. In addition,
asymmetry, that is to say,
unevenness and nodularity
may occur. Frequently, repeat
injections (touch ups) to
fill in the defects are needed.
If
you have the pericavernosal penile
widening for girth
enhancement in the
flaccid state with the Allograft
Dermal Matrix Graft (Alloderm ®)
technique the results
are much more predictable
and permanent.
I
have been using the Allograft
Dermal Matrix Graft (Alloderm ®)
technique for 6 years
and I can tell you from my
experience that the results
are predictable and appear
to be permanent.
I
do not perform the liposuction
technique, and I no longer
perform the dermal fat graft
technique.
- Q. How successful are
the treatments?
A. It depends
upon how you define success.
There is a
high patient satisfaction
rate from penile enlargement
surgery with my techniques
for penile lengthening and
pericavernosal penile
widening for girth
enhancement primarily
in
the flaccid state with
the Allograft
Dermal Matrix Graft (Alloderm ®)
technique.
Almost all men who
have
been informed of reasonable
expectations - are
happy
with the results. However,
it is also important
that the surgical techniques,
incisions, scars and
postoperative management
be reviewed and accepted
preoperatively. When
this is done, almost
all men are happy and
consider the surgical
procedures successful.
Note: There is no
unevenness and no
nodularity and there
are no donor
site incisions and,
therefore, no scars,
on the buttocks,
inguinal areas, abdomen,
flank or back with
the Allograft
Dermal Matrix Graft
(Alloderm ®)
technique that
I use for penile
widening (pericavernosal)
and the duration
of surgery is shorter
than the dermal fat
graft technique.
The contour is even
and cylindrical.
- Q. Is help available
without surgery?
A. There are
several unproven, non-surgical
techniques of penile
lengthening using penile
weights, penile
stretching devices and a vacuum
pump (penis pump). The
medical community does
not recommend these
techniques and since
no studies have been
made it is impossible
to tell how effective
these techniques are
or what the risks might
be. Sometimes, overweight
men with an increase
in fat in their pubic
area will notice increased
penile length after
significant weight loss.
There is no non-surgical
technique that produces
permanent penile widening.
- Q. What are the risks
of surgical penile
lengthening or widening with
your techniques?
A. The risks of penile lengthening surgery are very low
with my technique. Very few patients experience complications.
However, I will discuss the following possible risks
with you:
- a reduction of the erect upward angle of the penis
- a keloid scar at the site of the incision
- fibrosis of a superficial vein
- shortening of the penis
- skin incision separation
- bruising
- bleeding
- infection
- temporary swelling of the penis
- a collection of serum under the skin
- reduction in penile sensation
- erectile dysfunction
The risks of penile widening surgery are very low
with my techniques. Very few patients experience complications.
However, I will discuss the following possible risks
with you:
- absorption, contracture or failure of the graft to
take
- skin incision separation (Note: with the Allograft
Dermal Matrix Graft (Alloderm ®) technique,
there are no donor site incisions in the buttocks,
groin, abdomen, flanks or back)
- a keloid scar (Note: with the Allograft
Dermal Matrix Graft (Alloderm ®) technique, no grafts
are obtained and, therefore, there are no incisions
or scars in the buttock, groin, abdomen, flank
or back regions because there are no DONOR SITES
)
- fibrosis of a superficial vein
- shortening of the penis
- infection
- bleeding
- bruising
- decrease in penile sensation
- temporary swelling of the penis
- a collection of serum under the skin
- loss of penile skin
- erectile dysfunction
- Q. What can I expect
from glanular enhancement surgery?
A. Although greater
than 30% increase in the flare
of the glans
is possible, a reasonable
expectation is between
10% and 15% increase in the
flare of the
proximal 1/3 of your glans
(head of penis).
- Q. How expensive is
treatment?
A. See the section
on Payment
Information for
complete details.
- Q. Will insurance cover
these treatments?
A. If you have
a truly small penis
- in medical terms this
is called micropenis
- and the length measures
less than three and
two thirds inches in
the erect state, and
the width measures less
than three and a half
inches in circumference
in the erect state;
or if you have had previous
penile surgery, Peyronie's
disease, an aggressive
circumcision, other
genital trauma, or a
neurogenic bladder that
caused penile shortening
then insurance will
probably pay for the
surgery of penile lengthening.
However, insurance will
not cover the costs
of these procedures
when done purely for
cosmetic reasons. Insurance
will not cover penile
widening.
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