Bone Pressed Length (BPL)

[edjohn]

I'm quite girthy as is so I'm pretty dubious on purely girth expanding implants that would limit my ability to get oral sex even more than it already is, hence Titan is definitely out of the question. CX or malleable (but with TEP only) maybe. I'm still waiting on more feedback on AX and X.

No implant is a “girth expander” any more than the next. They inflate until your dick stops them from continuing. The only decision point is that you definitely don’t want a skinny implant in a girthy penis or you risk stiffness issues.

[whatevery]

I haven’t seen anything to indicate it gives better results in retaining length.

Not sure what you're trying to say. I spoke to over 10 LGX recipients in the course of the last 6 months, 3 were gracious enough to provide me with virtual S&T. All but 1 grew in length. One who was implanted by Hakky in 2021 with pre-op length 4.5" is now approaching 7". Another member implanted with LGX in 2021 expanded in length 1.9" since, and just recently revised to Titan, also by Hakky.

Those that were implanted at the later dates expanded in length anywhere from 3cm to about an inch depending of when they were implanted. One that didn't expand beyond his pre-op length admittedly didn't cycle much, and didn't do Perito and VED. What else do I need to know?

[ElbowRoom]

I haven’t seen anything to indicate it gives better results in retaining length.

Not sure what you're trying to say. I spoke to over 10 LGX recipients in the course of the last 6 months, 3 were gracious enough to provide me with virtual S&T. All but 1 grew in length. One who was implanted by Hakky in 2021 with pre-op length 4.5" is now approaching 7". Another member implanted with LGX in 2021 expanded in length 1.9" since, and just recently revised to Titan, also by Hakky.

Those that were implanted at the later dates expanded in length anywhere from 3cm to about an inch depending of when they were implanted. One that didn't expand beyond his pre-op length admittedly didn't cycle much, and didn't do Perito and VED. What else do I need to know?

Sorry, I simply don’t believe a true 1.9” length gain from an LGX. The pre-op measurement was wrong, inadequate VED use before surgery, there was a placebo effect, etc. you can’t make your corpora that much longer than they were before without serious erosion risk. 4.5” to 7” is a 55% increase. There is simply no way you are getting that much “new” length. That length was already there. It is well established that when placing an LGX the implant has to be sized to take into account the “take up” of the length expansion, you can’t just place it full length and then let it expand, or you’ll get erosion.

I had my surgery with Hakky last October, and he told me he’d never recommend an LGX except for a small penis, because of the poor axial rigidity compared to a CX or Titan.

I’m not trying to piss in your cornflakes, I just want patients to have realistic expectations. With any implant, having the same length as pre-op is a reasonable expectation. A 2” gain is not. If it were every man with a below average penis would be paying for an implant out of his own pocket.

[LetoMan]

Elbow is correct. There isn’t a way to determine why all that you are reporting is wrong, Whatevery, but it’s wrong.

The instructions for installing an LGX are exactly the same as those for installing a CX. You measure the corporal space, and install an implant of equal size. The corpora is a limit on expansion. Doctors have found that the corpora can stretch a bit with regular usage over years, such that they can accommodate a larger implant years later, but even then you are talking about 1 or maybe 2 cm, and some of that expansion goes inward and isn’t showing up as a longer dick.

The marketing claim AMS makes is that the LGX expands in length in laboratory conditions, I.e., it’s theoretically possible for it to expand in length. I gather that is a benefit for guys that have certain conditions that might lead to even more shrinking of the corpora, and an LGX can be helpful in those scenarios to maintain length and ovoid further shrinkage. But there is no published scientific evidence that it is making guys dicks bigger than they were prior to implantation. If there were AMS would make sure we knew about it.