What's the benefit of cycling right away after surgery?

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Asdefxx
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What's the benefit of cycling right away after surgery?

Postby Asdefxx » Fri May 08, 2026 3:36 pm

Not sure if you guys watch Dr. Clavell on Youtube, but I just finished one of his videos where he said that most surgeons recommend patients start cycling right away, but he goes against the grain and recommends waiting 3 weeks.

His reasoning was horrible though. It basically boiled down to "because my patients are silly geese." Since I'm not a silly goose, now I'm wondering about the flip side of the coin. What's most surgeons' reasoning for advising to cycle asap?

CardinalCopia
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Re: What's the benefit of cycling right away after surgery?

Postby CardinalCopia » Fri May 08, 2026 4:36 pm

The reason Clavell, Eid and others recommend immediate (day 3, if possible) cycling is because as the penis heals over deflated cylinders, scar tissue forms. This can lead to shortening. Early, regular cycling prevents this, allowing the tissue to begin to stretch. Early cycling also allows the cylinders to shift around and settle in place.

It is imperative that the cylinders can be deflated, however. So, if the deflation button/bars cannot be easily felt and pressed, then one should wait before cycling.
50 years old. Had AMS-700 LGX implanted at 39. AMS failed at 10.5 years. Had revision surgery with Dr. Eid on 5/1/26. Replaced with Coloplast Titan.

edjohn
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Re: What's the benefit of cycling right away after surgery?

Postby edjohn » Fri May 08, 2026 4:54 pm

CardinalCopia wrote:The reason Clavell, Eid and others recommend immediate (day 3, if possible) cycling is because as the penis heals over deflated cylinders, scar tissue forms.


Clavell does not. You didn't even read OP? He actually recommends 6 weeks but 4 is allowed if everything is perfect. Eid is the only one I've heard of saying 3 days. Fear of the capsular contracture happening that fast is way overblown in my opinion (and technically in that of 90% of surgeons).

I agree Clavell can be a little goofy with his humor sometimes, but he isn't wrong. It is so easy to get an infection when you fuck around with surgical scars too soon. It's extremely rare to find a surgeon so confident in his sutures and glue that he isn't worried about that, nor about jumping in a hot bath so soon. Obviously Eid has a lot of success, so it can't be the worst approach, but I wouldn't promote jumping in too soon. Solid gains with cycling take months to years and there is no consensus that cycling early makes the end result better.
Oct 7, 2025 - Coloplast Titan Touch XL - 26cm + 0.5cm RTE from Jonathan Clavell


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