Is Soft Glans an Issue?

[Discovernew]

Appreciate all the feedback. Would any of you hesitate to recommend the implant to someone at age 30?

Do you have ED, tried all the avenues? pills, shots, T-levels, if not then I wouldnt recommend it till I had exhausted all other avenues. No matter what anyone says your God given pecker is the best unless you have had such a trauma that no matter what you try it don't work. Then I would say YES get a implant.

I agree with this above 100%. Try all avenues, if you still can't get an erection go for the implant.
Even if you read that some people love the implant and it's better than a natural penis, truth be told a LOT of things can go wrong in a surgery, and many people in this forum have already had many revisions. If you tried everything and still can't get an erection, then go for the implant because you have nothing to lose. My 2 cents.

[LetoMan]

Appreciate all the feedback. Would any of you hesitate to recommend the implant to someone at age 30?

No matter what anyone says your God given pecker is the best unless you have had such a trauma that no matter what you try it don't work.

Depends on who I would be recommending it to. My feeling is the vast majority of guys that would even let themselves consider an implant are already there. I could have used an implant at 30, but I never thought of it as a realistic possibility until 49. Why not? I don’t know, but it was partially just fatalism on my part.

If you find yourself at a place where you are compelled by the idea of an implant, there is likely a reason. There certainly are some guys here that regret getting it, but they are pretty rare.

For me, as a life-long venous leak sufferer, when I was your age I *could* get erections most of the time with pills. But, sometimes I lost them, and the side effects and lack of spontaneity affected my desire for sex. The result was that I lacked confidence, and did not have a very satisfactory sex life, either for me or my partners. That in turn affected my whole outlook on life… I couldn’t be the man I wanted to be.

If I had considered an implant back then (I didn’t) and followed the “don’t get an implant until you have no other option” advice that is frequently given, I wouldn’t have gotten one. But looking back now, that would have been the wrong choice for me. I wish I had gotten one when I was 30! Or even earlier.

Because for me, an implanted dick is much, much better than a dick that usually gets hard on pills. An implant makes me completely confident, it allows me to be spontaneous, I don’t associate sex with negative side effects, I can just focus on being the best lover I can be without worrying about losing my erection.

With all due respect to brother wilsonmill, my bionic cock is significantly better than my god given pecker! Even when I could technically still get hard with pills.

So, take what you hear here from me and everyone else with a giant chunk of salt. We’re all different, and have had different experiences. What works for me may not work for you or anyone else. Only you can really make the decision. A lot depends on what your personal circumstances are, the importance of sex in your life, your partner’s thoughts (and whether they are likely a permanent partner), etc.

Be well,
Leto

[Discovernew]

Appreciate all the feedback. Would any of you hesitate to recommend the implant to someone at age 30?

No matter what anyone says your God given pecker is the best unless you have had such a trauma that no matter what you try it don't work.

Depends on who I would be recommending it to. My feeling is the vast majority of guys that would even let themselves consider an implant are already there. I could have used an implant at 30, but I never thought of it as a realistic possibility until 49. Why not? I don’t know, but it was partially just fatalism on my part.

If you find yourself at a place where you are compelled by the idea of an implant, there is likely a reason. There certainly are some guys here that regret getting it, but they are pretty rare.

For me, as a life-long venous leak sufferer, when I was your age I *could* get erections most of the time with pills. But, sometimes I lost them, and the side effects and lack of spontaneity affected my desire for sex. The result was that I lacked confidence, and did not have a very satisfactory sex life, either for me or my partners. That in turn affected my whole outlook on life… I couldn’t be the man I wanted to be.

If I had considered an implant back then (I didn’t) and followed the “don’t get an implant until you have no other option” advice that is frequently given, I wouldn’t have gotten one. But looking back now, that would have been the wrong choice for me. I wish I had gotten one when I was 30! Or even earlier.

Because for me, an implanted dick is much, much better than a dick that usually gets hard on pills. An implant makes me completely confident, it allows me to be spontaneous, I don’t associate sex with negative side effects, I can just focus on being the best lover I can be without worrying about losing my erection.

With all due respect to brother wilsonmill, my bionic cock is significantly better than my god given pecker! Even when I could technically still get hard with pills.

So, take what you hear here from me and everyone else with a giant chunk of salt. We’re all different, and have had different experiences. What works for me may not work for you or anyone else. Only you can really make the decision. A lot depends on what your personal circumstances are, the importance of sex in your life, your partner’s thoughts (and whether they are likely a permanent partner), etc.

Be well,
Leto

Leto, i super appreciate you sharing your experience. And you are certainly one of the cases to look up to. However, it is easy to say that after you already got the positive result you wanted. If you had been one of those who got an infection, or many of the other countless complications of an implant, you probably wouldn't be saying the same. So it's important to know for whoever decides to get an implant that they are taking a risk.

They might get a perfect result like you OR maybe they get:

An infection
floppy glans (i got one myself and i cannot say how depressed i was during the several months i was waiting for revision without having sex)
Annoying and artificial tubing that is felt on the shaft of the penis (depends a lot on the surgeon but very possible and i got it as well)
Flat "surfboard" penis (not everyone gets it, but those who have zero engorgement can find the shape of the penis very artificial, and other people find their penis very round and natural).
Uneven tips
Mechanical failures in under 3 years (many people on this forum got them)
etc etc etc

Many of the above things are fixable, but they take time and money to fix (not everyone has it)

I am not saying any of the above will happen, but honestly it's fair to know you are taking this risk when you are going for an implant, and you will have to live with your decision for the rest of your life once you go down that road.

Cheers!

[wilsonmill]

Leto, i super appreciate you sharing your experience. And you are certainly one of the cases to look up to. However, it is easy to say that after you already got the positive result you wanted. If you had been one of those who got an infection, or many of the other countless complications of an implant, you probably wouldn't be saying the same. So it's important to know for whoever decides to get an implant that they are taking a risk.

They might get a perfect result like you OR maybe they get:

An infection
floppy glans (i got one myself and i cannot say how depressed i was during the several months i was waiting for revision without having sex)
Annoying and artificial tubing that is felt on the shaft of the penis (depends a lot on the surgeon but very possible and i got it as well)
Flat "surfboard" penis (not everyone gets it, but those who have zero engorgement can find the shape of the penis very artificial, and other people find their penis very round and natural).
Uneven tips
Mechanical failures in under 3 years (many people on this forum got them)
etc etc etc

Many of the above things are fixable, but they take time and money to fix (not everyone has it)

I am not saying any of the above will happen, but honestly it's fair to know you are taking this risk when you are going for an implant, and you will have to live with your decision for the rest of your life once you go down that road.

Cheers![/quote]

Discover and Leto , I agree with you both, however brother Leto I did say if you have tried it all then most certainly go ahead, after my first failure I used a VED to keep everything in check and as soon as I would turn the VED off there was no more erection, not even a semi, just a piece of flesh hanging there, no chance in hell it was going to get erect. All I am saying is that if you can still get it naturally do it as long as you can. Mentally it is not a good thing at least for me to get your pecker vacuumed for a big erection until the button is turned off.

[Johnny516]

Appreciate all the feedback. I’ve tried everything except injections. I really have no interest in those as a young man plus the injection I got before my Doppler that confirmed venous leak barely did everything. I just got my hormones tested last week and my T was in the 800s. I think I’m calling Clavell this week to get a date on the books. I just can’t deal with the anxiety of this whole situation any more. Even if the implant is less than perfect, any sex is better than what I’m able to do now.

[LetoMan]

Even if the implant is less than perfect, any sex is better than what I’m able to do now.

It sounds to me like you are making the right choice for you. I also skipped injections. My doc talked to me about at least trying them, but ultimately agreed to go straight to implant because he also believed they would not be effective because of venous leak, and because they wouldn’t address the anxiety around sex that comes with injections.

And boy, am I glad he did!

I wouldn’t worry too much about the “imperfections” of an implant. First of all, almost anything that can go wrong with implantation - infection and device malfunction - is fixable. Sure it takes a bit of time and resources, but if “any sex is better than what you are having now”, then what do you have to lose? A few months of bad/no sex?

And as for post-implantation dissatisfaction: yes, there are guys that dislike something about their dick after implantation. They are very, very few… implanted guys report very high levels of satisfaction with their implant, significantly higher than pills or injections. But a lot of dissatisfaction gets voiced here, for a variety of reasons.

My pedestrian suspicion is that a disproportionate number of the guys who are dissatisfied with their implant are guys that once had perfectly working dicks and didn’t experience ED until much later in life, often losing functionality due to prostate cancer or something else. When they compare their implanted dick to their good dick, they can find things to complain about. Not all of them; HikerMan is a great example of a guy that had a prostatectomy but is still very bullish on the transformative power of an implant.

You never mentioned how long you have had ED, but my suspicions based on venous leak and what you have said is that it is not a new issue for you. It also sounds like you are at the end of your rope in dealing with it.

An implant for you can be transformative. It is a complete solution to ED. For guys like us with severe venous leak, pills and implants were ways to deal with it, but they don’t solve it. An implant is a solution.

It will take some effort and some recovery. Just keep in mind that if on the rare chance that something goes wrong, it is almost certainly fixable, particularly with an experienced doc like Clavell. Otherwise, don’t sweat it… you are likely going to be extremely happy with the outcome.

Be well,
Leto