He worked with Loria, and regardless of their current relationship, uses silicone oil despite the fact that you were seeking out PMMA. That's unfortunate. Did you explicitly tell him you were interested in PMMA injections (which would have been none other than Bellafill in the U.S.) ? I ask this because your topic's title contains "PMMA" in it, which leads me to think that's what you were also told(?).
If this guy suggested that Loria was a "POS," I don't know that I'd trust a Doctor who still decided to continue the methodologies performed by said-POS. Maybe it wasn't plainly obvious, and I'm surprised he even mentioned Loria at all... the Carboxymethylcellulose and Loria in the same topic is all I needed to personally conclude silicone, and it helps that a Urological Practice feels strongly that this is the case too. As the resident patient advocate, I strongly advise against silicone oil injections of the penis, especially in high volumes in the shaft, and any at all in the glans.
I am surprised to hear/read this coming from a long-time lurker who's been here since back when MNS was still active, a blast from the past no less. For those who don't know, MNS is short for MyNewSize, a now defunct website & forum that was once sort of like PhalloBoards before PhalloBoards, but sinister in their motives. In fact, the very reason this platform was created circa 2010 was in response to the corrupted, shill-infested narrative that was being peddled there, and MyNewSize eventually closed down in the early 2010's.
I say this respectfully, but I thought someone like you (16+ year lurker) would be prepared better than most when it comes to spotting red flags. Unless you stopped visiting during the "Loria Era" when he got banned under suspicion of shilling, I'm surprised you didn't opt for the more historically competent providers that you knew exist. The "Loria Era" can be summed up as an infestation of online shills around the mid 2010's on
PhalloBoards 2.0,
where multiple 1-post usernames with the same IP address from Boca Raton were posting glowing comments with no pictures, only to have Loria himself post briefly until he was banned. There was more to it but that is the tl;dr.
You wrote
"and for a few reasons, that was a better option" - could you elaborate on what was advantageous about it to the extent you opted for Dr. Barrett? I only ask to better understand how some might successfully convince (or manipulate) those who have background familiarity with the industry, and learn how to share that with the Community at large to improve consumer/patient awareness.
I don't want to alarm you regarding the silicone, but suffice it to say, you should hold off on any further enhancement with him or that filler. I think Rejuvall's literature on the matter is worth a read in the interim. Pardon me if my inquiries were interrogative or remotely insensitive, they were not meant to be. I'm sure as you can recall, I could sometimes be a hard*ss back in the day, and I've had to temper my temper since my role here has expanded considerably. Nevertheless, I hope you keep us posted and feel free to reach out to me directly via PM or email (
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Best of luck, we'll be here.
