Is erosion with 3-piece even a concern?

[SwedishDave]

Looking through many posts from the past but can barely see anyone that had erosion from 3-piece implant.

Is erosion really a concern for us young guys?

Anyone who has any insight regarding how long the human body can handle an implant? If one gets implanted at 30, will i be able to have implants until im 80? I guess nobody knows for sure but id like to hear some imputs.

I can still get good erections but theyre slowly getting thinner and thinner. Dont know if its ever gonna stop but does not seem that way(hasnt for 10 years, actually worsening the last 2). Want to pull the implant trigger in 1-2 years but thoughts like this stop me.

[TheyCallMeDave]

Yes it is. This is a common misconception that inflatable implant do not erode. It is less frequent but can still append (read quite a lot of paper on the subject).You won't find any on FT because this is a late complication. That being said, two points you should consider.

Erosion typically occurs (about 3% after 5 years) because of some aggravating factors: diabetes, Peyronie's disease,no complete deflations, smoking, neurological conditions explaining that guys do not feel the distal pressure properly, frequent use of a catheter (for urethra erosion), aggressive sizing, aggressive cycling and, obviously, age, to name a few. I mean, it is like any other surgery. There are risks. Good thing is: the risk of erosion can be I) prevented ii) fixed by grafting. I wonder why implanters do not put some mesh between the tips and then wall of the glans in anticipation but anyway.

The choice to get surgery is a form of damage control: based on what you know and your condition, what would be the most dommage in 10 years? Complications from surgery or the natural evolution of your disease.

A good paper https://tau.amegroups.org/article/view/29315/html

A good video of how this complication is fixed https://youtu.be/04b8rkET8R0?si=E8ZdTE6zOyYsxDbE

[Gt1956]

Looking through many posts from the past but can barely see anyone that had erosion from 3-piece implant.

Is erosion really a concern for us young guys?

Anyone who has any insight regarding how long the human body can handle an implant? If one gets implanted at 30, will i be able to have implants until im 80? I guess nobody knows for sure but id like to hear some imputs.

I can still get good erections but theyre slowly getting thinner and thinner. Dont know if its ever gonna stop but does not seem that way(hasnt for 10 years, actually worsening the last 2). Want to pull the implant trigger in 1-2 years but thoughts like this stop me.

I've posted this before. My dr implanted a 101 year old man. He was in good health. But I'm pretty sure this was his first implant.

[edjohn]

My dr implanted a 101 year old man. He was in good health. But I'm pretty sure this was his first implant.

That's incredible. I'd love to hi-5 the 101 year old gent who gets to keep fucking in his triple digits

[duke_cicero]

Looking through many posts from the past but can barely see anyone that had erosion from 3-piece implant.

Is erosion really a concern for us young guys?

Anyone who has any insight regarding how long the human body can handle an implant? If one gets implanted at 30, will i be able to have implants until im 80? I guess nobody knows for sure but id like to hear some imputs.

I can still get good erections but theyre slowly getting thinner and thinner. Dont know if its ever gonna stop but does not seem that way(hasnt for 10 years, actually worsening the last 2). Want to pull the implant trigger in 1-2 years but thoughts like this stop me.

I've posted this before. My dr implanted a 101 year old man. He was in good health. But I'm pretty sure this was his first implant.

101 year old man? I'm sort of amazed he was cleared for surgery in the first place...

[LetoMan]

101 year old man? I'm sort of amazed he was cleared for surgery in the first place...

Informed consent! If you are 101, why wouldn’t you take the risk that surgery might kill you for the upside of your dick working, even if you only get to use it once before you otherwise keel over?

[duke_cicero]

101 year old man? I'm sort of amazed he was cleared for surgery in the first place...

Informed consent! If you are 101, why wouldn’t you take the risk that surgery might kill you for the upside of your dick working, even if you only get to use it once before you otherwise keel over?

It's a great story, I admit.

[Gt1956]

101 year old man? I'm sort of amazed he was cleared for surgery in the first place...

Informed consent! If you are 101, why wouldn’t you take the risk that surgery might kill you for the upside of your dick working, even if you only get to use it once before you otherwise keel over?

My drs assistant told me about him. Said his labs & vitals were better than hers. No real health reason to deny him an implant.

Apparently he had just gotten remarried to a woman that if I remember correctly was in her mid 90's. They both wanted a sex life.

I was in the waiting room for an appointment. A very old man was called to go back to the exam room. Clerk asked for his date of birth to confirm his identity. Quick math led me to believe that it was him. After all, how many 100 year old men can there be going to an urologist? He walked fairly well but was slightly hunched over but no cane.