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Thank you all for your answers. I understand that surgeon will insert a bigger implant in revision operation. But does that always mean you keep your size after surgery? I thought you lose size every revision because of the scar tissue, atrophy etc. even surgeoun placed a bigger implant. Could anyone else confirm opposite who had multiple implants so far?

25yearsold wrote:Thank you all for your answers. I understand that surgeon will insert a bigger implant in revision operation. But does that always mean you keep your size after surgery? I thought you lose size every revision because of the scar tissue, atrophy etc. even surgeoun placed a bigger implant. Could anyone else confirm opposite who had multiple implants so far?

Not necessarily, some people on here have not only NOT lost length but actually gained a little. Every person is different. When you are cycling, you have to pump it up, even if it hurts a little. A little pain for a lotta gain..

Larry

I lost well over an inch of length first time (LGX) and another inch second time (CX). Lost quite a bit of girth first time but lost no more girth second time. Lost sensitivity both times (it returned eventually first time but hasn't returned this time.... hopefully it will).

wolfcreek wrote:I lost well over an inch of length first time (LGX) and another inch second time (CX). Lost quite a bit of girth first time but lost no more girth second time. Lost sensitivity both times (it returned eventually first time but hasn't returned this time.... hopefully it will).

Were you doing the cycling exercises as directed by your doctor?

I did the pump for a year every day before my implant which I can say helped me a lot but I had a prostatectomy 18 months ago. I told my doctor I guess I can get rid of my pump, it is a medical grade and cost me $500. He told me to hold on to it because if I needed an revision he thinks it helps to use it between the failure and revision.

The more i read read and I am about to start. It is all about how aggressive you get with cycling. And how long you continue to cycle. I think if you read The Reverend Donnie Bryan`s post he is prof that you need to get into a stretching routine.

Tybeeman wrote:And how long you continue to cycle.

That was what was key for me. It takes time; you cannot simply wiggle your nose (Bewitched for us Boomers) and have it all done.

DaveET1 wrote:Look, the days of lost length are pretty much over, as long as you choose your surgeon very carefully. There is no real reason for lost length, because it depends on how the surgeon sizes the implant while he has you on the table. If he's good, you're good.

I had Dr. Caesar put a Coloplast Titen Touch in me in 2/17, and I lost not a mm of length.

I tend to think the extent you can keep it pumped up during healing also helps maintain size. I lost with first implant. Bad doctor choice who I now know had a track record of lost size. Gained with second implant. Find a doctor who gives a damn.

My revision (a CX) is an inch shorter than my original implant (an LGX) even though the revision has cylinders/RTEs that are about 3 cm longer than the original implant was. The surgeon told me that revisions generally will accept longer cylinders/RTEs than were originally implanted.

He also told me that the old implant forms a capsule over time, and that the new implant will not expand beyond the size of the capsule.

Tybeeman wrote:I did the pump for a year every day before my implant which I can say helped me a lot but I had a prostatectomy 18 months ago. I told my doctor I guess I can get rid of my pump, it is a medical grade and cost me $500. He told me to hold on to it because if I needed an revision he thinks it helps to use it between the failure and revision.

The more i read read and I am about to start. It is all about how aggressive you get with cycling. And how long you continue to cycle. I think if you read The Reverend Donnie Bryan`s post he is prof that you need to get into a stretching routine.

When my doctor suggested I get a vacuum, he didn't specify which kind so I got one from a sex shop. What are the differences between mine and yours? Here is mine

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Larry

alibaba wrote:

DaveET1 wrote:Look, the days of lost length are pretty much over, as long as you choose your surgeon very carefully. There is no real reason for lost length, because it depends on how the surgeon sizes the implant while he has you on the table. If he's good, you're good.

I had Dr. Caesar put a Coloplast Titen Touch in me in 2/17, and I lost not a mm of length.

I tend to think the extent you can keep it pumped up during healing also helps maintain size. I lost with first implant. Bad doctor choice who I now know had a track record of lost size. Gained with second implant. Find a doctor who gives a damn.

Yup, what you are referring to is called "atrophy". Basically if you leave something in place long enough, it shrinks to that size. So by keeping it pumped up or being diligent with cycling exercises, will decrease that possibility.

Larry