Third Surgery in 6 Months

[Jsmith194589]

I'm in the waiting room for my third surgery in six months. This revision will hopefully address the tubing that's bunched up beneath the left side of my shaft. I'm hoping this shorter surgery won't trigger an infection or additional size loss - if it did, I honestly don't know if I could bring myself to be intimate again.

After my first surgery, I lost roughly an inch in length. The panic from that loss drove me to get a revision three months later, upgrading to a length-expanding model. In hindsight, this may have been premature. Despite the longer cylinders and length-expansion, I've experienced what appears to be another inch of length loss plus significant girth reduction - enough that I've avoided intimacy entirely since.

I suspect the culprit is cumulative scar tissue from multiple procedures. I'm no expert, but I have a theory: men who maintain their size through multiple revisions may have been "showers" originally - their erect size didn't depend heavily on tunica expansion. For "growers" like myself, who relied on significant tunica stretching for erections, each surgery seems to generate scar tissue that limits that expansion capacity, resulting in progressively smaller erect dimensions.

Pray for me.

[duke_cicero]

I'm in the waiting room for my third surgery in six months. This revision will hopefully address the tubing that's bunched up beneath the left side of my shaft. I'm hoping this shorter surgery won't trigger an infection or additional size loss - if it did, I honestly don't know if I could bring myself to be intimate again.

After my first surgery, I lost roughly an inch in length. The panic from that loss drove me to get a revision three months later, upgrading to a length-expanding model. In hindsight, this may have been premature. Despite the longer cylinders and length-expansion, I've experienced what appears to be another inch of length loss plus significant girth reduction - enough that I've avoided intimacy entirely since.

I suspect the culprit is cumulative scar tissue from multiple procedures. I'm no expert, but I have a theory: men who maintain their size through multiple revisions may have been "showers" originally - their erect size didn't depend heavily on tunica expansion. For "growers" like myself, who relied on significant tunica stretching for erections, each surgery seems to generate scar tissue that limits that expansion capacity, resulting in progressively smaller erect dimensions.

Pray for me.

Thinking of you, my friend, and wishing you the very best luck in your next procedure. I think it's worth mentioning briefly here what a lot of people are likely to say after me — which is that your penis has undergone a lot of trauma, and that it takes a long, long time (often a year) for your original length and girth to be restored. Penile tissue is very "expensive" biologically. These things take time.

Please let us know how you're doing.

[Jsmith194589]

I'm in the waiting room for my third surgery in six months. This revision will hopefully address the tubing that's bunched up beneath the left side of my shaft. I'm hoping this shorter surgery won't trigger an infection or additional size loss - if it did, I honestly don't know if I could bring myself to be intimate again.

After my first surgery, I lost roughly an inch in length. The panic from that loss drove me to get a revision three months later, upgrading to a length-expanding model. In hindsight, this may have been premature. Despite the longer cylinders and length-expansion, I've experienced what appears to be another inch of length loss plus significant girth reduction - enough that I've avoided intimacy entirely since.

I suspect the culprit is cumulative scar tissue from multiple procedures. I'm no expert, but I have a theory: men who maintain their size through multiple revisions may have been "showers" originally - their erect size didn't depend heavily on tunica expansion. For "growers" like myself, who relied on significant tunica stretching for erections, each surgery seems to generate scar tissue that limits that expansion capacity, resulting in progressively smaller erect dimensions.

Pray for me.

Thinking of you, my friend, and wishing you the very best luck in your next procedure. I think it's worth mentioning briefly here what a lot of people are likely to say after me — which is that your penis has undergone a lot of trauma, and that it takes a long, long time (often a year) for your original length and girth to be restored. Penile tissue is very "expensive" biologically. These things take time.

Please let us know how you're doing.

Thanks mate. Just finished my surgery and back in my room at the moment. Apparently the incision was so small that I didn’t even need a blood drain. My surgeon said I didn’t need to stay overnight but I opted so I could have the extra antibiotics as a precaution.

[duke_cicero]

Thanks mate. Just finished my surgery and back in my room at the moment. Apparently the incision was so small that I didn’t even need a blood drain. My surgeon said I didn’t need to stay overnight but I opted so I could have the extra antibiotics as a precaution.

Smart move, in my view. Take as much as you can get in that department, especially with your history. Please keep us updated here!

[Old Guy]

Ouch, sorry to hear of this. I do have to say if you waited a long time before getting the implant some of the size loss can be attributed to that fact. No erections for a long period of time causes tissues to shrink. Hopefully now you've had the revision things will be better. Give it time, it actually takes one full year for full recovery although most of the healing is done in the first couple months.

[Kiwias]

Hopefully it will all start to work out for you now. Best of luck for your recovery, you're a brave man.

[Kodixx]

Jsmith194589, glad to hear the procedure went as expected and best wishes for a smooth recovery. As others said, regaining size usually takes many months or more than a year. Hang in there, be patient, and focus on enjoying the return of function.

- Chuck

Just finished my surgery and back in my room at the moment. Apparently the incision was so small that I didn’t even need a blood drain. My surgeon said I didn’t need to stay overnight but I opted so I could have the extra antibiotics as a precaution.

[JasonFL4678]

Hi JSmith, I am sorry to hear about that. You are the first person I have heard about that has had a similar situation. I lost 1.5" after my first surgery 3 years ago. I got a revision 9 months ago and lost another inch and there is kinking and bunching causing it to be deformed. I wish you the best and hope to hear that you are progressing well!

[Jsmith194589]

Ouch, sorry to hear of this. I do have to say if you waited a long time before getting the implant some of the size loss can be attributed to that fact. No erections for a long period of time causes tissues to shrink. Hopefully now you've had the revision things will be better. Give it time, it actually takes one full year for full recovery although most of the healing is done in the first couple months.

Thanks mate. I’m only 24, and I don’t think I’ve ever been able to achieve penetrative erections without pills or injections. Before the surgery, I hadn’t noticed any loss in size and was genuinely comfortable with where I was, which made the loss especially difficult to process.

[Jsmith194589]

Jsmith194589, glad to hear the procedure went as expected and best wishes for a smooth recovery. As others said, regaining size usually takes many months or more than a year. Hang in there, be patient, and focus on enjoying the return of function.

- Chuck

Just finished my surgery and back in my room at the moment. Apparently the incision was so small that I didn’t even need a blood drain. My surgeon said I didn’t need to stay overnight but I opted so I could have the extra antibiotics as a precaution.

Thanks, Chuck. Appreciate your positivity.