A New Wrinkle in Sexual Enhancement Products
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A cosmetic procedure for your penis? A group of Korean researchers injected the wrinkle filler hyaluronic acid into study particpants' penises to increase size — and the results were promising.
MONDAY, Feb. 06, 2012 — Hyaluronic acid injections are used to ease arthritis pain, plump-up lips, and fill wrinkles — and now the fillers may also be used to enhance penile girth.
Because of a growing demand for so-called “penis enlargers” (just Google the phrase and you’ll find a plethora of products and potions touting their ability to augment your manhood), scientists from Korea University in Seoul decided to test injecting hyaluronic acid — a substance that’s naturally found in our bodies but also made in labs — would fill out participants’ penises.
The study enrolled 50 brave men with “subjective small penises,” the researchers wrote in the Journal of Sexual Medicine ). These men received injections of 20.5 cc of hyaluronic acid (which is about two-thirds the size of a medicine cup, according to MSNBC) into the tissue surrounding the penis. The volume of the penis was measured before the procedure and then 18 months later — and the doctors also took note of the patients’ penis-size satisfaction post-procedure.
The results? On average, the men experienced an increase in circumference of 4 cm (about 1.5 inches), and the enhancement remained over 18 months. And the participants were pretty happy about it, too: On a scale of 0-4, they rated their satisfaction a 3.3. There were no serious side effects reported, and the scientists concluded that the filler “is a very effective and safe technique for penile augmentation.”
Penis Enlargement Injections: Should You Try It?Besides the whole “injecting-a-needle-into-the-penis” aspect of the procedure, the penile injections sound promising. But are they for you?
Tony Youn, MD, a Michigan-based plastic surgeon, explains in an article on MSNBC that the current options for penile enlargement tend to either be ineffective and lacking in scientific proof — or tremendously invasive. “One surgery to widen the penis involves cutting it open and implanting radiated cadaver skin around the central shaft,” he writes. “Think this is extreme? Some doctors lengthen the penis by cutting the suspensory ligament and then attaching a weight to the end of the penis daily. For six months.”
While he acknowledges that hyaluronic acid injections sound like a better bet than those mentioned above, he isn’t completely on board. Instead, he recommends a risk-free, needle-free, side-effect-free option: Weight loss.
“Removing fat from around that area can make what’s left look bigger,” he says.
Are you convinced that a penis injection is a good idea for enlargement? Would you or your partner try this? Let us know in comments.
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“Removing fat from around that area can make what’s left look bigger,” he says.
This is true, but as he says, it only looks bigger, while penis enlargement actually makes it bigger.
Dead people skin inside my cock just seems gross.
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The good news: Hyaluronic-acid injections have been used safely in humans for over 25 years. The bad news: As with all experimental medical research procedures―including this one done in Korea―before any of the human trials began, this very same procedure was conducted in canine subjects. In any event, here are some photos from a 2003 study by the same individuals who released the study you mentioned (Effects of Penile Girth Enhancement using Injectable Hyaluronic Acid Gel).
The hyaluronic acid gel is injected subcutaneously about 1/3 of the way down from the tip, in a circular fashion (called the 'fan' injection technique).
This is a small-glans penis patient (a) pre-surgery, (b) during surgery
immediately after surgery, and (d) 1 year post surgery.
This patient has iatrogenic small glans penis, and underwent penile girth enhancement by dermofat graft. A & B are presurgery dorsal and lateral views respectively. Note the indentations at the back of the penis head are no longer elevated, and the reduced skin folds disappear in the post-surgery dorsal
and lateral (d) views.
Reference
Kim, J. J., Kwak, T. I., Jeon, B. G., Cheon, J. J., & Moon, D. G. (2003). Human glans penis augmentation using injectable hyaluronic acid gel. International Journal Of Impotence Research, 15(6), 439-443. Department of Urology, Korea University College of Medicine, Korea. doi:10.1038/sj.ijir.3901044
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Hm, I personally would not do such a thing, as I am satisfied with my own penis, and if it's not good enough for someone else, they are clearly too obsessed with looks to be worth having a relationship with– and I certainly wouldn't do this for someone I'm not in a relationship with.
That said, if I had an inordinately small penis, I might consider it-- only because there is a definite limit to how small a penis can be before it become unproductive in producing pleasure for the other person, at least if while topping. I don't like to relegate myself to one role only.
If anything large penises are, in my opinion, worse than "average" ones, I can only take so much pain before it overrides and pleasure I could derive out of such a thing
