Pepperoni wrote: I appreciate all the advice! I’m aware of what a huge procedure this is and I’m extremely nervous. They said 4-6 weeks to heal. They suggested that I stay in Korea for as long as possible to come into the office each day to let them handle the after care. Originally I was leaving the week of the procedure but now I’m going to stay 2 weeks to let them handle the aftercare and use a hyperbaric chamber each day because I’ve read that helps speed up recovery. I asked them at the office about using any devices and they said that they didn’t recommend that. After 4 weeks massage then start having sex as often as I can after 4 or 6 weeks I’ll have to double check those timeframes. I have no problem with pre ejaculate if anything the opposite I tend to go too long so I asked them not to do the dorsal neurectomy. I’m already circumcised so I don’t need to do that. I’ll get the ligamentolysis, DermaGraft (degloved), instead of DermaFill they want to use my fat from the pubic fat pad removal they said it’s best to use but if I need any extra girth they can add DermaFill to it, do the glans enlargement, and the PRF.
I read the websites from the other places around and they appear to be pretty similar to one another. Proud Urology looks to be very professional and from everything that I have read that when doing this procedure there’s risk. Their confidence in this will go smoothly and as long as the aftercare is properly followed I’ll be happy was reassuring (still very nervous!) so I’ll go to their office everyday for 2 weeks to let them tend to the aftercare. They made it seem like the first 2 weeks are the most important with improvements showing around 4 weeks but to use caution for 6 weeks.
So hopefully with them doing the first 2 weeks of aftercare and using the hyperbaric chamber I’ll be good to go home at 2 weeks.
@screen2584
are you glad that you did it?
As far as I know, the 2-week period post-surgery is the most important, because this is when infection would manifest, so it is a very good idea for you to stay in Korea for at least 2 weeks after the surgery. 4 weeks to recover sounds very short, and I am surprised they would recommend it, as most clinics write that having sex before 8 weeks can cause complications. I guess maybe they set it intentionally low, knowing it is hard for most guys to wait.
It is very good that they will be providing daily aftercare while you are in Korea. I had it too when I was in Thailand, and I think it is very important. Maybe with filler you can fly in and out soon after, but it is definitely not recommended for this kind of surgery. At the same time, it will take longer for the swelling to go down, and if they inject fat then the final result should take even longer to show.
I am very surprised that they do not recommend using a penile traction device. No clinic I ever read about did not recommend using it, but some said it is not mandatory, however it would not be possible to achieve the maximum gains then. In the past however, it was mandatory, because the surgical techniques used could make the penis retract. Now this is prevented, so even if you do not use a penile traction device, there would not be retraction.
Even so, I am very curious why they are the only ones who do not recommend the use of a penile traction device after ligamentolysis? I wonder if it might be because in their experience no guys stick to the routine and all the effort required? And they still had the initial length gain, with no retraction, so the clinic might say it is not necessary to use a penile traction device, instead of telling patients to use it but no one ends up using it.
Did they confirm that the dermal graft is inserted through degloving? It is interesting that they recommended fat transfer in your case, instead of Megafill, however I did read one study where it said that dermal graft with fat transfer had very good result. As for selective dorsal neurotomy: there are different degrees of the procedure, and even for someone who does not have premature ejaculation, it would increase ejaculation time, but if someone has premature ejaculation then more nerves are cut. In your case however, because you feel it takes you too long to ejaculate, I think it was the right choice to opt out of the procedure.