Penis extension: just an illusion
Quite a lot of men think that their penis is too small. Although there are many methods of penis extension on the market, a good number seem to be scams, so be careful!
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The Internet is teeming with so-called miraculous ways of making the penis longer or thicker; there are the 'natura'l methods, the ‘mechanical’ processes using devices that tug the penis, and 'surgical' techniques. Dream sellers can be quite imaginative...
The penis is not a muscle
The penis is not a muscle and whatever type of ‘exercise’ you do or ‘machine’ you apply, it won’t be able to make your penis either longer or stronger. Urologists all agree on this point and there hasn’t been a single scientific study to prove them wrong. Although there are lots of websites and spams with tempting offers, the warnings given to potential customers don’t make these methods sound all that convincing.
For example, take the warning on one such website: “The information on this website should not be considered as medical advice. This is not a medical website and no doctor was involved in devising the suggested exercises... The authors cannot be held responsible in case of injury, pain, burning sensations or health problems resulting directly or indirectly from using the method.” Doesn’t sound too promising, does it?
Penis stretching at your own risk!
So, if you embark on a quest for a larger penis without proper medical advice, you do so at your own risk! Here are a few problems, which you could come across, also described in one of the penis-stretch methods: “To begin with, most men notice red marks, lumps or slight bruising on the glans and the surrounding area.” “These exercises involve intensive stretching of the penis and can cause injuries if they are not performed with care.”
Even more serious is the fact that some claims are just downright false: “The penis cavities increase in size and become stronger, causing the walls of the corpora cavernosa (erectile tissue) to give way. They will then heal overnight while you are asleep.” In actual fact, an injury like this takes three weeks to heal. And any injury is actually permanent. There will always be traces of the injury, a scar, even if it’s internal.
Some devices for extending the penis, offered by other websites, have to be worn for several hours a day. Easy and practical, so they say... A study crammed with statistics and looking very scientific tries to make the offer sound credible, but there is a really big question mark over how genuine it is. Why have these results never been published in a scientific journal...?
Penis extension through surgery
Bonafide surgical methods to lengthen the penis do exist, but it’s important to know that specialists only suggest an extension if the penis is less than 5 cm in length when flaccid. This is an abnormal medically recognized condition for which the term micropenis is used.
When asked, specialists say that many men who are convinced that their penises are too small request surgery because they are concerned about how they look, and that the result they get after surgery can be disappointing. In fact, when flaccid, the penis might actually have increased by a few centimetres after the operation, but surgery has not made for a bigger erection; its size when erect is not in keeping with its size when flaccid.
As for fat injections that are meant to increase the girth of the penis, you should be aware that the result is very short-lived as the fat dissolves after a few months.
If you are convinced that your penis is too small even though it’s a normal size, it would be a better long-term solution to try to come to terms with your body, rather than trying to change the penis itself. The answer to a problem of psychological origin does not lie in surgical intervention.
So think carefully and take advice from a trusted medical professional before you embark on any of the 'penis-enhancing' techniques described above.
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Posted 27.10.2010
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