Penile Length Following Implant Surgery

Dear Readers

An often heard discussion on Penile Implants is the discussion of size following implant surgery versus size prior to implant surgery. A lot of factors enter in the length of the penis following the surgery. This topic should be covered fully by any Urologist who does implant surgery so that men who are about to have this surgery, have realistic expectations and knowledge of possible outcomes. I would dare say, that a realistic outcome by the patient is the number one reason to influence how a patient and their spouse perceives whether or not they are happy they had the implant surgery. Prior to any surgery, men ought to know that the glans or head of the penis does not become engorged with blood during sexual intercourse with the implant. This is often the reason why the length of a man's penis is shorter than the length he experienced with either a natural erection or with intercavernosal injections. Expect to loose a 1/4 to 1/2 of an inch in length due to this very reason. Also, expect the penis to be shorter in length 1 month post op than at 6 months post op. Men who cycle the implant daily, will stretch the penis. A least in the size of the girth, but should also see some improvement in length as well. Their is only one implant that expands length wise and that is the AMS 700 Ultrex. All of the other implants are pretty much sized to the maximum length that a man has that can be achieved when the tissues are stretched. That is why I went with the Ultrex implant. It can achieve a possible increase of up to
20 % in length. A man who penis is 5 inches could potentially increase one inch. That is probably not going to happen as the penis can only be stretched so much, so each man's experiences will be different. For men who received a prostatectomy prior to the implant, you men need to realistically expect to permanently lose an inch or more. Below is an article that appeared in the European Urology website detailing a study on realistic penile length results of men who had the surgery. Participants were measured post surgery for flacid stretch length and then measured at post surgical at one month and six months. Each man's final results are going to vary some. I hope you find the study informative.

http://www.urotoday.com/42/browse_categories/erectile_dysfunction_ed/european_urology__penile_length_alterations_following_penile_prosthesis_surgery.html

Paste the above address in your web browser. This site really gives a good explanation on penile length following implant surgery.
Bob