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Tightlines
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New Guy, surgery scheduled

Postby Tightlines » Sun Jul 27, 2025 8:25 pm

Surgery scheduled in 2-1/2 weeks. Pretty nervous. I have had trouble with ED for along time, 30 plus years. I struggled through it and within the last 5 years, I have exhausted all options, so implant it is. I am average to small in an erect state but small in flaccid state. Even struggled with hidden penis. This is what scares me the most as far as healing after the surgery since it doesn’t lay flat all the time. I am also hoping the implant helps with the hidden penis thing too.

It is nice to have a place to research such a private subject. Thanks for the platform.

LGXDownunder
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Re: New Guy, surgery scheduled

Postby LGXDownunder » Sun Jul 27, 2025 10:18 pm

Tightlines wrote:Surgery scheduled in 2-1/2 weeks. Pretty nervous. I have had trouble with ED for along time, 30 plus years. I struggled through it and within the last 5 years, I have exhausted all options, so implant it is. I am average to small in an erect state but small in flaccid state. Even struggled with hidden penis. This is what scares me the most as far as healing after the surgery since it doesn’t lay flat all the time. I am also hoping the implant helps with the hidden penis thing too.

It is nice to have a place to research such a private subject. Thanks for the platform.

Welcome Tightlines. It's normal to be nervous but it doesn't sound like a hasty decision. I'm sure you'll be fine.
I can only speak for myself but it is pretty common to have a larger flaccid once implanted. Initial results can be deceiving though.
Best to wait least 6 weeks or more, and preferably until well into cycling, before assessing the results.
I'm assuming that you are getting an inflatable (IPP)? If it's a malleable then you would be essentially always at full length, even when not erect.
With my IPP I ended up with a much larger flaccid, which was a nice bonus as I was only average size at best.
71 y.o. married from Sydney Oz. PC and nerve sparing RRP 2022, but still profound ED since. Tried pills, injections, shockwave therapy, VED. Finally implanted Mar 6 2025 AMS 700 LGX 21cm x 12mm, no RTEs, MS pump, Penoscrotal.
Recovery going well.

easymoney
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Re: New Guy, surgery scheduled

Postby easymoney » Mon Jul 28, 2025 12:21 pm

Curious what type and brand of implant are you going with?
Rigicon since 6-2023 happy to share my experience and do show and tell

Tightlines
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Re: New Guy, surgery scheduled

Postby Tightlines » Mon Jul 28, 2025 9:18 pm

I am getting an inflatable implant. It will be a Boston Scientific with Tactra pump.

LGXDownunder
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Re: New Guy, surgery scheduled

Postby LGXDownunder » Mon Jul 28, 2025 10:22 pm

Tightlines wrote:I am getting an inflatable implant. It will be a Boston Scientific with Tactra pump.

Tactra is a malleable implant by Boston Scientific. Did you mean Tenacio, which is the newer model pump they have?
I have their earlier MS pump. Do you know if your inflatable will be the LGX or the CX model?
They have different properties. LGX has claimed expansion in both length and girth.
Based on your desire to regain/improve lost length I'm assuming the LGX might be the one your surgeon would recommend.
71 y.o. married from Sydney Oz. PC and nerve sparing RRP 2022, but still profound ED since. Tried pills, injections, shockwave therapy, VED. Finally implanted Mar 6 2025 AMS 700 LGX 21cm x 12mm, no RTEs, MS pump, Penoscrotal.
Recovery going well.

Tightlines
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Re: New Guy, surgery scheduled

Postby Tightlines » Tue Jul 29, 2025 10:02 am

I will double check but they did say tactra pump. Not familiar with the term malleable.

LGXDownunder
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Re: New Guy, surgery scheduled

Postby LGXDownunder » Tue Jul 29, 2025 11:50 am

Tightlines wrote:I will double check but they did say tactra pump. Not familiar with the term malleable.

To my knowledge the Tactra is not a pump. It's a malleable implant, not an inflatable (IPP). Malleable is a semi-rigid implant, meaning it doesn't inflate and deflate like IPPs, and it doesn't have a pump. You essentially just manipulate it into an erect state and vice versa. It's designed for patients who prefer a simpler device or have medical conditions that make inflatable implants less suitable. I've seen a video link on here of a guy demonstrating his but can't find it right now. But see these animations for both types of Boston Scientific implants:

Tactra malleable:
https://vimeo.com/916874089

AMS 700 LGX/CX series inflatable:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oj-C8jyW418
71 y.o. married from Sydney Oz. PC and nerve sparing RRP 2022, but still profound ED since. Tried pills, injections, shockwave therapy, VED. Finally implanted Mar 6 2025 AMS 700 LGX 21cm x 12mm, no RTEs, MS pump, Penoscrotal.
Recovery going well.

Tightlines
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Re: New Guy, surgery scheduled

Postby Tightlines » Tue Jul 29, 2025 8:59 pm

LGXDownunder wrote:
Tightlines wrote:I will double check but they did say tactra pump. Not familiar with the term malleable.

To my knowledge the Tactra is not a pump. It's a malleable implant, not an inflatable (IPP). Malleable is a semi-rigid implant, meaning it doesn't inflate and deflate like IPPs, and it doesn't have a pump. You essentially just manipulate it into an erect state and vice versa. It's designed for patients who prefer a simpler device or have medical conditions that make inflatable implants less suitable. I've seen a video link on here of a guy demonstrating his but can't find it right now. But see these animations for both types of Boston Scientific implants:

Tactra malleable:
https://vimeo.com/916874089

AMS 700 LGX/CX series inflatable:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oj-C8jyW418


Appreciate the information as I want to make sure I know what I am getting.


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