Will the corpus spongiosum still work after implant?

[KaBoom]

The cylinders replace the corpus cavernosum and thats the part the implant works its magic on.

However, the spongiosum, the tube that runs along the bottom side, is still the same same as before.

Its only been several months, but it does not seem to inflate at all anymore , giving a bit more of a narrow oval shape in the erectile state in my case.

Does it eventually get back to normal with cycling and time? or would one need to include a viagra to get it going too?

[duke_cicero]

I wouldn't make any conclusions until about a year in. Several months is still quite early.

[LetoMan]

It shouldn’t be affected by the implant. However, it could be affected by whatever was driving your ED in the first place.

Cycling would not have an effect on it.

[Flounder]

The spongiosum is not altered by implant surgery but the nerves supporting its function can be affected by swelling and edema outside the CC following surgery. Generally speaking nerve trauma takes about a year to repair.

Rule of thumb is if you have good spongiosum and glans engorgement before surgery, you will after. And if it was crap before, expect the same after.

At 9 months I noticed some weak engorging and gradual improvement. Around the 1yr mark I was back to my pre surgery condition. Of course some bruise more than others and everyone heals at a different pace so this varies more or less by individual.

And yes, PDE5 inhibitors (like sildenafil or tadalafil) can help with corpus spongiosum and glans engorgement, particularly if your ED is due to cardiovascular (getting blood in) problems. However, here’s the catch. For PDE5 Inhibitors to work, You must be sexually stimulated AND those brain signals must activate the nerves in the penis to trigger the blood fill process. So there needs to be some nerve response before you will realize the benefits of the PDE5s after surgery. The only thing I found that bypasses the natural process and forces spongiosum and glans engorging is TriMix gell suppository but it’s expensive and does have some drawbacks.