Penuma implant for penile enlargement?

[Flavio]

The PENUMA implant seems too good to be true: FDA-approved, great reviews, impressive photos and they even claim it may correct mild curvature!

It's not for me, though: I am terrified of surgeries and I believe you have to be circumcised.

Any thoughts on this?

[GoodWood]

Thoughts? It does nothing to treat ED.
It makes your flaccid cock thicker and if you were a “grower” makes your flaccid cock closer to your erect length.

It doesn’t lengthen your erection although you’d still have the gain in girth.

I suspect it would interfere with sensations as it would be a layer of plastic (silicone) under the skin. Maybe that would be OK with some guys. It wouldn’t with me.

But most importantly, whatever ED issue existed before would still exist. This does nothing to address erectile function.

[Flavio]

[...] This does nothing to address erectile function.

Yes, I know and they don't claim that is treats ED, it's just a cosmetic procedure.

I've been doing some research and came across some pretty horrific testimonials, such as this one (I didn't even want to open the photos):

https://www.thundersplace.org/penis-enl ... ience.html

I can't believe that Penuma is FDA-approved and apomorphine for ED isn't!

[Gt1956]

As for FDA approval. I'm guessing that it falls under some type of cosmetic rules that are not as restictive as other medical devices.
On the other hand. A drug to treat a specific illness or condition actually treats the whole body. So I think it gets a more serious review.

[Vagabond127]

If someone is looking to treat ED and gain some girth then the Titan is probably your most viable option.

[Gt1956]

If someone is looking to treat ED and gain some girth then the Titan is probably your most viable option.

Provided that they understand that their tunica might not allow much if any girth growth. Success could be a bit of a gamble but not much of a down side if it doesn't work out.

[Vagabond127]

Totally agree.

[Flavio]

I posted this question on another forum and a friend said this:

I know little about it but it defies the logic and all known issues about penis size. First, there is only so much loose skin on a circumcised penis. If someone suddenly stretched your penis another 2" the skin would rip and that does not even consider if they stretched the girth at the same time.

Next, constant stretching pressure on the penis causes the tissue to erode much like the problem with mailable implants. The reason inflatable 3 piece implants work is that when not inflated the tension is taken off the penis tissue to preserve it.

This seems very logical and sensible to me. But if the skin of the penis is limited, doesn't this mean that any penile enlargement surgery is too risky or impossible?

[Lost Sheep]

I posted this question on another forum and a friend said this:

I know little about it but it defies the logic and all known issues about penis size. First, there is only so much loose skin on a circumcised penis. If someone suddenly stretched your penis another 2" the skin would rip and that does not even consider if they stretched the girth at the same time.

Next, constant stretching pressure on the penis causes the tissue to erode much like the problem with mailable implants. The reason inflatable 3 piece implants work is that when not inflated the tension is taken off the penis tissue to preserve it.

This seems very logical and sensible to me. But if the skin of the penis is limited, doesn't this mean that any penile enlargement surgery is too risky or impossible?

Skin is very stretchy. Far stretchier than most of the other tissues in the penis, so it is the least to be concerned about. The urethra, nerve bundle, tunica albuginea etc. take longer time to grow larger in dimension.

The erosion problem is of a different kind. Somewhat related, but compression, not tension is the problem. Compression limits blood flow to the compressed tissues and without blood flow, tissue death is possible.

[barrylandon]

[But if the skin of the penis is limited, doesn't this mean that any penile enlargement surgery is too risky or impossible?]
The answer to your question is yes...and no.
I had multiple penile enhancement surgeries about 20 years ago. Lengthening was done by cutting the suspensory ligament. This doesn't make the penis longer but it allows 1-2" of "buried" penile shaft to emerge from the body cavity.
To enhance girth, the surgeon degloved my penis and grafted several layers of Alloderm around the shaft, which increased my girth by more than 1". HOWEVER, because of the Alloderm, my penile tissue became seriously necrotic and most of the skin on my shaft sloughed off. Amputation was a possibility.
Fortunately for me, surgeons at the Grossman Burn Center in California were able to successfully harvest skin from my scrotum and graft it over my penile shaft. I regained function but with some obvious cosmetic consequences and compromised sensitivity.
This is just my story. I'm sure there are other men who have had similar procedures done without the complications I experienced.