younggun3 wrote: Honestly man, im reading all these PMMA horror stories the regrets people have. I am very very nervous and scared. I feel like trapped in a jail cell hahah cant blame me
I think
"horror" is a strong word relatively speaking, and I would contend that the vast majority are generally satisfied to varying degrees, in terms of forum progress reports spanning over a decade (i.e. general reported consensus).
I don't say this in any way to dismiss stories of unsatisfied patients, and in fact, there are very legitimate reasons to exercise caution when considering a permanent filler in your penis. However, the efficacy of dermal fillers (including medical-grade
PMMA injected by experienced & qualified practitioners) is literally a breath of fresh air when compared to male
Phalloplasty's history of otherwise truly
"horrific" methods and procedures.
In the past, it was commonplace to see complications that included (severe) length shortening, nerve damage & impotence, infections being commonplace, tissue
Necrosis, and the necessity of de-gloving (versus it being a last resort). I think many newcomers are so far removed from
Phalloplasty's dark days that current stories fail to take into consideration the
relative success of modern Phalloplasty.
Don't get me wrong, again I want to be clear there are on rare occasions of say, injectable
Phalloplasty that have traversed into the realm of complications that were commonplace in yesteryears of long ago, but the frequency of said-severity pales in comparison to the stories from the 90's, 2000's and early 2010's.
I say all of this to assert that if there were ever a time to acknowledge an acceptable efficacy standard for medical augmentation of the penis, we're living it now in the 2020's. Of course, experience, expertise, and ethics are critical when finding a practitioner, and setting realistic goals and following post-op instructions are no less important. Even with disciplined adherence,
no procedure is without risk, and you'd be doing this electively.
It's more of a matter of risk thresholds to be frank. This is why
Hyaluronic Acid (
HA) and to some extent (your own) Fat can be arguably
"more efficacious" to the risk averse, with the likes of
Ellanse and
PMMA being something for those who are healthy, and well-informed of an elevated risk threshold. I'm 15 years removed from my first round of injections from an older generation of
PMMA (albeit medical-grade nonetheless) with no complications, and have exhibited no health ailments or unusual findings through physicals in said-time. Furthermore, if I were to have exhibited any health concerns, there would be 100 more plausible explanations with the passage of 15 years than the presence of inert, non-carcinogenic microspheres well-encapsulated by my own collagen in relatively low volumes. I'm in touch with men from the early discussions of
PMMA between 2011-2015 on the
PhalloBoards, all of which have not reported any serious issues (save one, except his complications involved the addition of silicone, which has since been discontinued by his provider).
Speaking of silicone, I would strongly recommend avoiding large volumes of silicone oil or rigid implants (often made of silicone), since these methods are surprisingly still marketed heavily (by certain parties) as being just as efficacious as
HA,
PMMA,
Radiesse, Fat,
Ellanse, and PRP-combinations -- which they are not. These methodologies are a lot more like the techniques that tainted this industry's history stretching back multiple decades... and continue to be the true
horror stories of today.
As for the original poster & comment -- I've been saying this for years (especially on Thundersplace) --> people are terrible when it comes to cylindrical spatial estimations, and you can convince most people a 6.5" dildo is 8" long,
Girth & width being even more complicated to assess.
