TOPIC: Epic fail continue "Dr. Gelman" reconstruction success!

basque23 wrote: Hoddle,

These pictures are the result of the Dr. Elist Implant Scar tissue. His implant was put into me 4 times and destroyed my penis!

Thank God Dr. Gelman took so much time with me as I have a decent working penis right now.

I am considering PMMA down the road one the skin normalizes. I will post current pictures this week so you can see how much better it looks.

I know, but want people to be aware this is the type of surgery that could be required if PMMA were to be removed. The PMMA itself is injected into the dartos layer, do to cut it out could easily lead to skin damage.

It looks like Gelman did an excellent job Basque, Wishing you a speedy recovery and return to full functionality.

I agree with Bigben about the excellent job Gelman did and hope that your recovery keeps going well. Private message me sometime.

Basque I\'m with the other guys in hoping you are recovering well.

How did we get to this place in our life? What point in time did I loose my reason and decide to let some doctor mess with my penis?

About Hoodle\'s point ... if all the PMMA needs to be taken out, then this type of skin graphing would need to be done.

However, if you are getting a single FBG out ... then of course it wouldn\'t be this extensive.

I assume people who would need it _all_ cut out would be perhaps someone who has a chronic allergic reaction that could not be cured without other means.


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Anyone know if Gelman has ever dealt with PMMA corrections?

Basque, the pictures you have posted are the after pictures with Dr. Gelman? So you went under the knife 4 times with Elist, wow, once was enough for me but that freaking doctor has amazing skills as a sociopath & liar. He is the hustler of penile implant selling/destroying other peoples members. Edit: In Accordance with Forum Rules.

Have you ever thought of suing Elist? I mean, your penis has gone through a lot & the doctor seemed not to care what your penis looked like, the guy has no conscious.

I wish you well & quick recovery, good luck!

@JazzyJ

I have been around these forums long enough to understand the devastation the implant has brought to many of our members, but I must remind all forum users to be more mindful in their selection of words/assertions/etc as there is a fine line between free speech and those statements that violate forum rules.

However, your presence on the forums is appreciated as you have an insight that can benefit many other members.

Ok Skeptical One, I apologize, its just I was an Elist patient/guinea pig & I was putting my frustrations out in my typing, wont happen again..........

Basque,

I have you in my thoughts Basque. You have been through a lot. For what it is worth I would give it a year off and think about more surgeries. If you feel you have something that could work for you I would not risk it. I am glad you have made it to this point.

Safe healing...

Nomad1

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Hello Basque23
I am sorry to hear your case.
I wish you the best!!!

HI ALL!!

This is BASQUE23. I apologize for leaving you all Hanging for years. My life took some positive changes and I totally forgot to update this board. I stumbled across in doing a search for Dr. Gelman\'s info for a follow-up appointment. This is my new account now as I cant remember the old password to login or what old email I used before for a password reset.

So... For the Long-term analysis.

The reconstruction has sustained without flaw. My non Erect size is roughly 5.5x5.5 in. When Erect it is 6-6.5 circumference x 6in length. There is little change between Erect and non Erect size most likely because the graft material came off my thigh and I imagine it isn\'t as porous of skin so it will not expand as easily as original penis skin layers do. So in a Flaccid state I look big which helped my ego for a while ?.

I have not had any complications, sex is normal but I do have issues with Erection. These issues are not related to the surgeries as I never was able to get a strong Erection prior to any surgery with any doctor due to some weightlifting steroid use when I was a teenager. I use TriMix to make it Erect which works well. Although I am concerned with long-term use of the TriMix and the skin graft. There is some scaring on the sides for where I usually inject with a size 30mm needle. The tri-mix does cause some pain and I am worried about frequent injections over the years which might begin to degrade the graft or cause to much scar tissue. Obvious I have a hypersensitive fear of loosing any of my size gains!

Any advice on this might be good.

I did not ever use PMMA injections. The Repair work that Dr. Gelman was all caused by Elist\'s penile implants. What Dr. Gelman did, changed my life and comparing the penis I brought him, that Elist butchered, I am very happy. Since then, my former girlfriend left me which motivated me to put myself into college to become an Electrical Engineer. 3 Quarters left!!

To answer some of the questions about UCI surgery center (Gelman). I paid out of pocket for the surgery with Dr. Gelman. If I remember right it was around $10-15K. Also note, it took all day for Dr. Gelman to Repair me. In fact, he left me on the table unconscious so he could go eat lunch. He actually had lunch with my dad and girlfriend and spoke to them about how bad it was and whether or not he should harvest the graft off my leg or not. Obviously he ended up doing it. The $10-15K was with a discount too! I don\'t think any insurance would cover something like this unless it was an actual accident or disease. Repairs from Dr. Elist Implant or PMMA or anything like that, that is for cosmetic work, would probably not be covered.

So just some advice for anyone that is seeking Repair/reconstructive surgery from Dr. Gellman. When talking to him I could tell he is in it for the science not the $. He is all about improving medical science and peoples lives. He is not out to do cosmetic work just for aesthetics sake or for people wanting a big Dick. He will only take on a case If he feels it is necessary and if he thinks it will benefit research and development of new surgical techniques. So when approaching him make sure you have a good reason.

Anyways, I haven\'t thought about suing Elist, \"(notice I don\'t use the word Dr. here),\" but imagine I could. He is a horrible person especially with how he repeats the same implant procedure on new victims with knowledge about the 95% failure rate. He is obviously doing it just for money. To be completely honest those surgeries and that time-frame of my life was of the darkest years I have experienced and will ever experience!

I have attached photos that I took quickly with my phone. You can see the horizontal scaring above my pubic bone from where Elist cut into me to insert the implant multiple times. You can also see the holes where the drainage tubes ran in my lower stomach area. It is also noticable that the whole penis assembly is mounted a little lower on my pubic bone then from when I was born. On the penis shaft you can clearly see the graft is much lighter color then my original darker skin. the graft was very thick I would say almost a quarter of an Inch in depth that Dr. Gelman harvested off my leg. The vertical separation points between my original skin and the graft are not perfectly straight because of all the scar tissue that was removed first. On the side of the shaft you can see slight bruising/scaring which was caused from a couple recent trimix injections.

Feel free to continue this thread, private message me as I will make it a point to check this post for updates. I wish you all good luck with issues like these and I am very open to share my experience and give advice where I can.

Its very inspiring to hear someone can actually turn around from such a bad state, seek out a great doctor get a reconstruction and transcend through it all to a positive place. Very inspiring.

Just edited out that picture in which your face was CLEARLY visible.
Thank you so much for the long overdue update. So glad that you are a 'happy ending' story.