Extended periods of inflation-Good or bad?

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merrix
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Re: Extended periods of inflation-Good or bad?

Postby merrix » Fri Jan 03, 2020 8:42 am

Yep, this is a good question LS.
It has come up several times in the past in different threads over the years.
As you say, it would be interesting to see some research/science on the subject.

For whatever it is worth, my advice would be not to keep it inflated for extended periods of time.
And now I am not talking about 2-3 pumps if you can get 30-50 in. This is too little to likely make any difference.
I am talking about keeping it fully or almost fully inflated for hours.
As in sleeping with it inflated to or near to max.

Why? Because I simply think there are risks with it. One obvious risk is erosion. If your implant is aggressively sized, then full inflation will exert force on the glans. Of course, if you are undersized, this is likely not an issue.
Another risk is restricted blood flow and the thereby associated risks. When horny, I get great blood flow to both my shaft and my glans, so having sex for long time fully implanted is nothing I worry about. But when not aroused, there is no particular blood flow and a fully inflated implant does probably to some degree restrict blood flow. This can't be good. How bad it is, I don't know. But I am not taking any risk.
Yet another risk I wouldn't want to take is the risk of turning around during sleep and damage the implant. My implant gets super stiff, and there is not much, if any, flex at the base. If I would turn face down, something would for sure break.
Theoretically, there might be pressure/force on the valve and the tubing insertions. Not sure if this would pose a risk for early failure, but I am not going to take it.

And why do I not want to take these risks? Well, simply because I don't want to do revisions more often than I have to.
And, maybe more importantly, why would I? I.e. what is the benefit?
My dick grew 2.5 cm from post op and 1.5 cm from pre-op. With traditional cycling, and not even aggresive cycling. Just 10 times per week for 5-30 minutes for the first year or so. And then after that more or less nothing, only inflating when using it.
So what would the benefit be?
Why take the risks of extreme inflation duration?
Not for me.
43 yo, ED forever from VL
Fit and active
Implanted December 2015
Titan XL 24 cm, no RTEs
Dr. Eid
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Gained length and girth
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Smetro
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Re: Extended periods of inflation-Good or bad?

Postby Smetro » Fri Jan 03, 2020 3:18 pm

As a guy who explored being partially inflated (12 or so solid pumps in) 24 hrs a day when not being used, I have to say I now strongly concur with Merrix and see no reason to walk around with a partial erection.
68,Titan Touch 22cm+1.5cm rte's op done in Melbourne Aust by Dr Chris Love-Feb 2017 Venous leakage over a 2 year period, did pills and Caverject. Length@ 3 1/2years is: 7+” erect, 6.5” flaccid and almost 6” girth. REZUM Feb 21 ejaculation now normal.

Bandit
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Re: Extended periods of inflation-Good or bad?

Postby Bandit » Fri Jan 03, 2020 7:55 pm

You guys are making a lot of sense. I never really thought about it either and have walked around town with 4-5 pumps in when flaccid. Feels nice to feel full but i guess it could reduce any natural blood flow. I gonna refrain and fully deflate. 2 1/2 years in and still learning. Thanks for your input.
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Born 1958, married. Prostate Cancer. RRP November/2014. PSA undetectable since. Implant May/2017 AMS700LGX 18 cm + 1.5 cm RTEs.

airwolff
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Re: Extended periods of inflation-Good or bad?

Postby airwolff » Mon Jan 06, 2020 12:35 pm

In 16 days I'll be getting my implant I'm curious, by looking at the diagrams of the 3-piece implants, it appears the reservoir is placed in the retroperitoneal cavity (lower abdominal cavity); The retroperitoneal space being a hollow cavity would the reservoir have a pseudo capsule?
65 y/o, Married 32 years, ED 20+ years due to T2D and HTN. Tried pills and VED. Implant 1/23/20 by Dr Kramer. Titan 20 cm +1rt.

Waynetho
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Re: Extended periods of inflation-Good or bad?

Postby Waynetho » Mon Jan 06, 2020 12:57 pm

airwolff wrote:In 16 days I'll be getting my implant I'm curious, by looking at the diagrams of the 3-piece implants, it appears the reservoir is placed in the retroperitoneal cavity (lower abdominal cavity); The retroperitoneal space being a hollow cavity would the reservoir have a pseudo capsule?


It is said by the doctors and other medical experts that the body will form a pseudo-capsule around the foreign object (reservoir) in time
62yo, married 41 yrs. Urolift (x4) 8/12/19. AMS 700CX 15cm (no RTE) penoscrotal 10/28/19, Frisco, TX. PD 1995/ED 2011. Cialis helped but hinged. (1995)L:6/G:5.5+, (2019)Pre-op L:5/G:4.5, (2/2020)L:6.0/G:5.0

Lost Sheep
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Re: Extended periods of inflation-Good or bad?

Postby Lost Sheep » Mon Jan 06, 2020 1:40 pm

airwolff wrote:In 16 days I'll be getting my implant I'm curious, by looking at the diagrams of the 3-piece implants, it appears the reservoir is placed in the retroperitoneal cavity (lower abdominal cavity); The retroperitoneal space being a hollow cavity would the reservoir have a pseudo capsule?

Definitely, yes. And if it forms smaller than the volume required to fully deflate your implant (the part inside your penis), you will find it difficult (or impossible) to EVER fully deflate.
Lost Sheep
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Lost Sheep
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Re: Extended periods of inflation-Good or bad?

Postby Lost Sheep » Mon Jan 06, 2020 1:46 pm

Smetro wrote:see no reason to walk around with a partial erection.

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Smetro wrote:As a guy who explored being partially inflated (12 or so solid pumps in) 24 hrs a day when not being used, I have to say I now strongly concur with Merrix

Yeah, I am reducing the amount of time I spend fully or partially inflated, too. Though, at two years post-op, the pseudo-capsule question if not much of a factor, the reduction of blood flow to penile tissues is (capillaries being compressed/restricted when squished by the inflated tubes). Also, the penile nerve endings becoming acclimated to increased pressure/friction, particularly against clothes, may affect my sexual arousal response patterns.
Lost Sheep
AMS LGX 18+3 Nov 6, 2017
Prostate Cancer 2023
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Document pre-op size-photos and written records
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GoodWood
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Re: Extended periods of inflation-Good or bad?

Postby GoodWood » Mon Jan 06, 2020 3:10 pm

I know of a gentleman who had a 3 piece inflatable implant. He found deflating it difficult so he just kept it inflated all the time. He was heavy set so it wasn’t noticeable when he was walking around.
His body created a scar capsule around the deflated reservoir so eventually he was unable to deflate it even if he wanted to.

When his implant finally failed he had it switched out for a malleable.

So, there is one datapoint against keeping it inflated all the time.
55yo, NYC. ED started at 40. 50 units BiMix + Atropine (Pap 30/Phen 6/Atr 0.2). Prostaglandins caused aching. Doses increasing. A cock ring helps. Phallosan Forte tension devise to maintain size. Eager to talk about implant experiences.


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