Stretched penile length longer than the erect penis

[shrunken_dick]

Dear Friends, I have been suffering from severe ED for the last three years. My penis used to be 15-16 cm long . But due to atrophy my stretched penis length has come down to 12 cm. But what is surprising is that my erect length is only 10 cm long. How it can be that stretched penile length is longer than erect penile length. If I go for a penile implant , would my penis be 12 cm long or it will be 10 cm long?

[MK1965]

Lost size is somewhat recoverable especially for younger guys and lesser time of ED. It is never recoverable to full extent. Younger guys who still have their prostates, have way better chances compared to guys who had their prostate removed due to cancer. I lost 2+ inches after removal of prostate and having total ED where nothing worked.
Recovered 1 inch but that is <1/2 of lost lenght.
Good luck to you.
MK

[shrunken_dick]

Lost size is somewhat recoverable especially for younger guys and lesser time of ED. It is never recoverable to full extent. Younger guys who still have their prostates, have way better chances compared to guys who had their prostate removed due to cancer. I lost 2+ inches after removal of prostate and having total ED where nothing worked.
Recovered 1 inch but that is <1/2 of lost lenght.
Good luck to you.
MK

Well, my doctor says that whatever length you had is gone forever. I am interested in knowing that how did you recover your lost length? What was your stretched penile length during the implant operation?

[MK1965]

Lost size is somewhat recoverable especially for younger guys and lesser time of ED. It is never recoverable to full extent. Younger guys who still have their prostates, have way better chances compared to guys who had their prostate removed due to cancer. I lost 2+ inches after removal of prostate and having total ED where nothing worked.
Recovered 1 inch but that is <1/2 of lost lenght.
Good luck to you.
MK

Well, my doctor says that whatever length you had is gone forever. I am interested in knowing that how did you recover your lost length? What was your stretched penile length during the implant operation?

My SPL at consultation was barely over 4 inches compared to my lifelong 6.5 inches. My loss was due to removal of prostate and intractable ED after.
MK

[shrunken_dick]

Lost size is somewhat recoverable especially for younger guys and lesser time of ED. It is never recoverable to full extent. Younger guys who still have their prostates, have way better chances compared to guys who had their prostate removed due to cancer. I lost 2+ inches after removal of prostate and having total ED where nothing worked.
Recovered 1 inch but that is <1/2 of lost lenght.
Good luck to you.
MK

Well, my doctor says that whatever length you had is gone forever. I am interested in knowing that how did you recover your lost length? What was your stretched penile length during the implant operation?

My SPL at consultation was barely over 4 inches compared to my lifelong 6.5 inches. My loss was due to removal of prostate and intractable ED after.
MK

So, you recovered your length with proper cycling? Did your doctor oversize your implant? How much time did it take for you to recover one inch? What is your current length?

[Lost Sheep]

Dear Friends, I have been suffering from severe ED for the last three years. My penis used to be 15-16 cm long . But due to atrophy my stretched penis length has come down to 12 cm. But what is surprising is that my erect length is only 10 cm long. How it can be that stretched penile length is longer than erect penile length. If I go for a penile implant , would my penis be 12 cm long or it will be 10 cm long?

The implant emulates the engorgement of your tunica. It does not emulate the tension of pulling on your penis. The implant will support an erection very similar to your natural erection, so I will predict the 10cm.

Stretching your penis may be pulling your glans further than your erection pushes your glans. That could account for much of the 2cm difference. Also pulling on your penis may pull your entire penile structure and tissues forward a little bit.

Note: Using a vacuum erection device (VED) to keep your tunica elastic will prevent size loss and can recover some recently lost length.

I suggest you measure your erect girth. It is a handy measure and testimony says the girth is actually more important to partner satisfaction than length.

[tomas1]

I also recommend using the VED until you get back your previous size.
It sounds like the doc is lowering your expectations and when he/she measures you, you'll probably be shorted.
I think if you were implanted today, you wouldn't like the result.

[Musson]

I am the opposite. My stretched length is a full inch shorter than my erection.

[newbie443]

As LS posted there are papers that show using VED therapy can restore some size loss before surgery. And doctor selection can reduce some after surgery. Some doctors aggressively size and other conservatively size. And in between. And there is even a report that shows that the longer you wait to activate (start cycling / inflating and deflating) cost you a bit called the coffin effect.

Go to the general section of this forum and in the documents worth reading section you will find the documents I referred to. Get a VED and start therapy as out lined in one of those documents and be careful as you can cause damage.

I would guess that you are not having full erections. After surgery swelling made my penis really large. With ice packs that went down. When I activated, I was a bit over 4" or just under my stretch length. But that increased over time.

[2435tjklAS]

Ya'll need to do more research. Isn't the point of implants to regain size you lost by ED? OP lost a whole lot of size due to severe ED problems. An implant regains that size. His dick didn't shrivel up disappear and die. It's all there still. It just needs a little more support to get back to form.

This study supports that out of 342 patients total, only two of them did not increase their stretched flaccid sizes after implant - all other 340 did.

Because of the aggressive cylinder sizing and postoperative penile rehabilitation inflation protocol, all of the patients, except for two, experienced an increase (approximately 1 cm) in the stretched penile length. To prevent penile shortening, concomitant surgical interventions, such as a sliding technique, suprapubic lipectomy, suspensory ligament release, and ventral phalloplasty, have been developed and used [11, 12].

Kim, K. S., Bae, W. J., Kim, S. W., & Lee, M. Y. (2019). Experience with AMS 700 LGX penile prostheses for preserving penile length in Korea. BMC Urology, 19(1), 6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12894-018-0425-5

And this straight-up says implant preserves or increases stretched lengths for the majority of patients.

PI surgery does not decrease penile size compared to the preoperative stretched measure but preserves or increases it for the great majority of patients. Men having an IPP are likely to witness a more substantial length increase than those with a MPP. The outcome of PI surgery was not affected by co-morbidities such as diabetes, HTN or PD
...The results of our study suggest that the AMS 700 LGX IPP could be used to prevent penile shortening in patients undergoing IPP implantation. Furthermore, erectile function and patient satisfaction were improved excellently.

Habous, M., Giona, S., Tealab, A., Aziz, M., Sherif, H., Abdelwahab, O., Binsaleh, S., Ralph, D., Bettocchi, C., Mulhall, J. P., & Muir, G. (2019). Penile length is preserved after implant surgery. BJU International, 123(5), 885–890. https://doi.org/10.1111/bju.14604

And even a youtube video explaining it right at 1:47: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z24GRfTGPTA

Why do people here not think it does?

Get a VED and start using it now. Get an implant later.