Are you happy with your implant?

[tooyoung]

It would be interesting to differentiate between younger and more senior patients.

I feel like everybody over 50 is overjoyed like a child from the penile implant while it is more the younger guys who struggle - maybe because they had some residual erectile function, maybe because they need more revisions over life time.

Anybody agrees?

Exactly....thank you for this.

In my opinion, young men's dissatisfaction stems from two major thoughts.

First, the decades ahead in which they must sustain a career and family—essentially life itself—while living with the anxiety of complications that could render their penises ‘end stage’ (a term used by urologists to describe a penis where no further implant is possible)—a very real possibility after repeated revisions. This would not only halt intimacy but disrupt their entire lives. A career could come to a standstill as the overwhelming psychological burden reaches no joke suicidal levels. Children, possibly still in kindergarten, would be caught in a painful limbo—leaving is not an option, yet being fully present for them feels impossible. A wife, inevitably faced with such circumstances, might cheat or at the very least wish to. Even those who choose single life will be dreaded by the fact that "typical life" would be hard and full of anxiety.
On the other hand , a retired old man with fullfiled career, money/insurance , grandkids who sometimes are old enough to be able to sustain themselves , and a wife who's less demanding should absolutely be delighted by a bonus on top of his fullfiled life in general, sexual life and even fullfiled fantasies long ago sometimes....especially when completion of average life span is around the corner or have already surpassed it.

And I'm talking the averages here...I don't want a politically correct youngster telling me he doesn't have the slightest anxiety or a grandpa who's running the country and having a nympho wife telling me he's living the same fear as a youngster would....or that wise freak who would tell accident could happen anytime...a time bomb straped to your belt in your 20s/30s is a whole different game than 70s/80s....it needs serious attention and critical thinking.


Secondly, the frustration of having gone bionic while many men three times their age or sometimes quadraple can fuck without a problem...not to mention their friends/colleagues...

These are 2 major thoughts that make young men dread penile implants...mostly questioning their reliability rather than being ungrateful for their presence.

Studies mostly show 85-95% satisfaction rates...cool..but let's not forget that mean age for the subjects in these studies are 60s....not 50s..not 40s...let alone 20s/30s...and the fact that these numbers assess satisfaction mostly 1 year post op and no study asses it years post implantation especially post revisions.....I wouldn't be surprised if that number is half for youngsters...


P.s I'm excluding in this comparison old men who had ED since young age

[LastHope]

It would be interesting to differentiate between younger and more senior patients.

I feel like everybody over 50 is overjoyed like a child from the penile implant while it is more the younger guys who struggle - maybe because they had some residual erectile function, maybe because they need more revisions over life time.

Anybody agrees?

A general urologist told me that those who still have quality residual erections after the implant tend to be more satisfied, and in his opinion the happiest of all are those with prior history of venous leak who were able to achieve a solid erection but struggled to keep it and then went for the implant.

If it were not for the residual encorgement and nerves still firing well for experiencing sensitivity and pleasure, a strap-on fuck session would still do the job.

The degree of complications one has had can also tank the reviews.

Think of a car that was a lemon with a lot of defects (sexual dysfunction - psychogenic, congenital vascular defects.....) from the outset versus a car that has proven a solid 70,000 miles on the road but just needs a transmission repair and it gets back to normal again after the repair/swap.

Also, the quality of sexual relationship (stable/dating) one has, the esteem cues he gets from partners, success in other areas in life..... can confound the reviews projected on these implants.

[Rider1400]

Wow! Tooyoung….. for years I’ve been on frank talk and have yet to hear of a single person that reached the end point in ability to get a revision. I can remember one person who had it removed due to being unhappy and one who lost his desire and never used it. True that is older(60) people might not worry about having too many revisions…. But man!!! If your in your 20,30,40s and need an implant than your not able to have sex with what you have…..if it’s last option than it definitely better than not being able to use what you have.

[tooyoung]

Wow! Tooyoung….. for years I’ve been on frank talk and have yet to hear of a single person that reached the end point in ability to get a revision. I can remember one person who had it removed due to being unhappy and one who lost his desire and never used it. True that is older(60) people might not worry about having too many revisions…. But man!!! If your in your 20,30,40s and need an implant than your not able to have sex with what you have…..if it’s last option than it definitely better than not being able to use what you have.

True it's a good sign that we haven't seen many who reached this stage ,but at the same time men with 20+ years of implant are nonexistent on this site or anywhere..probably I've seen one or two with unusual stories...which is very worrisome...maybe this is because young ed epidemic nowadays is unprecedented and we are yet to see consequences of multiple revisions...I don't know..but i can't neglect the fact that "more revisions equals greater risks"....maybe young men will just have to cope with the time bomb concept better or choose malleables for as much as possible before switching to an ipp..i don't know..but this is a serious matter.....

And yeah refractory ED has no solution except a penile implant...getting a penile implant is not an option , it's a must just as a heart valve or a hip replacement...except if one decided to be an asexual..which i believe is super rare to be genuine.

[Kodixx]

Rider1400, I get your point. We all know that ED has a profound effect on a guy's confidence, self image, and outlook for the future. I would think that the damage would be far worse for a guy in his 20's & 30's compared to a guy in his 70's & 80's. For that reason I'd think a guy in his 20's & 30's might place an even higher value on restoring this basic male capability, with all the benefits to relationships, and ability to be mutually pleasing with his partner(s). I'm interested in hearing how guys in their 20's & 30's view this.

For me, I am in a long term relationship, and can tell you that the ability to please my wife in this way is absolutely the greatest benefit of having chosen this path. Despite the risks and struggles, both now and in the future, I am very very thankful.

- Chuck

If your in your 20,30,40s and need an implant than your not able to have sex with what you have…..if it’s last option than it definitely better than not being able to use what you have.

[Craigohbig]

Love

[LastHope]

TooYoung wrote:

True it's a good sign that we haven't seen many who reached this stage...

TooYoung, I actually recall 1 member (I think rolltide?) whose infected Titan was taken out and left unreplaced for two years (can't imagine why), scar tissue hardened the corpora, and the surgeon wouldn’t attempt a salvage malleable because drilling through all that fibrosis risked tearing the urethra. If that happened to me, why would I even stay on FrankTalk, let alone bother answering satisfaction surveys!

[wolfpacker]

TooYoung wrote:

True it's a good sign that we haven't seen many who reached this stage...

TooYoung, I actually recall 1 member (I think rolltide?) whose infected Titan was taken out and left unreplaced for two years (can't imagine why), scar tissue hardened the corpora, and the surgeon wouldn’t attempt a salvage malleable because drilling through all that fibrosis risked tearing the urethra. If that happened to me, why would I even stay on FrankTalk, let alone bother answering satisfaction surveys!

Yes I think user "principles" also reached end of the line with his implants as well. He had gone through 4 implants in 3 years and was scheduling his 5th, all due to infections. He has not posted since 2023 and I hope he's doing ok, with or without an implant.

[tooyoung]

TooYoung wrote:

True it's a good sign that we haven't seen many who reached this stage...

TooYoung, I actually recall 1 member (I think rolltide?) whose infected Titan was taken out and left unreplaced for two years (can't imagine why), scar tissue hardened the corpora, and the surgeon wouldn’t attempt a salvage malleable because drilling through all that fibrosis risked tearing the urethra. If that happened to me, why would I even stay on FrankTalk, let alone bother answering satisfaction surveys!

True that's what i wanted to say but I feared being bombarded by accusations ....I once said if there are implantees who are busy fucking , there must be atleast an equal number who are busy suffering.

[tooyoung]

TooYoung wrote:

True it's a good sign that we haven't seen many who reached this stage...

TooYoung, I actually recall 1 member (I think rolltide?) whose infected Titan was taken out and left unreplaced for two years (can't imagine why), scar tissue hardened the corpora, and the surgeon wouldn’t attempt a salvage malleable because drilling through all that fibrosis risked tearing the urethra. If that happened to me, why would I even stay on FrankTalk, let alone bother answering satisfaction surveys!

Yes I think user "principles" also reached end of the line with his implants as well. He had gone through 4 implants in 3 years and was scheduling his 5th, all due to infections. He has not posted since 2023 and I hope he's doing ok, with or without an implant.

Yet he's in his early 30s...I hope he's doing well....those who talk about revisions as going to a car mechanic got blood on their hands...especially con-artists who say you will get bigger dick with each revision...this business is just sick...and them trash talking malleables as if it's going to be a pussy not a dick.
sick companies, sick doctors and sick carcasses.