dentestes wrote:because the titan has more rigidity
Are you aware of the amount of difference in rigidity between the two most popular implants? There seems to be WAY TOO MUCH concern and discussion over rigidity on FT recently.
It's negligible. Like 'you can't even tell the difference" negligible. As a matter of fact, in shorter lengths, the CX is MORE rigid than the Titan. If you're trying to determine which implant is best for you, between the Titan and CX, rigidity is of zero concern. I am one of many here on FT that have reported full inflation (resulting in full rigidity) is not optimal for sexual intercourse.
Read this study if you haven't already, there are nuggets of wisdom in it.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl ... 20rigidity.
Here are some excerpts if you aren't inclined to click the link:
"Biomechanical studies indicate slightly increased axial rigidity in the Titan® model, although this may not be clinically significant. Otherwise, kink formation, horizontal stiffness, and resistance to three-point flexure were comparable. "
"Wallen et al. looked at the biomechanical properties of three different penile prosthetics, AMS CX and AMS LGX, which are both part of the AMS 700TM line, and Coloplast Titan®. They specifically studied the axial load, kink formation, horizontal stiffness, and resistance to three-point flexure testing on human cadavers. Coloplast Titan® had slightly significantly increased rigidity in horizontal load testing, and increased rigidity in the longest phallus and the phallus with mild PD, as compared to both the AMS CX and AMS LGX. However, in the shortest phallus, the AMS CX had better rigidity "
"The dissatisfaction rate of AMS 700TM CX was lower than both Titan® with a percentage of 2.4% versus 7.7% and 6.6%. Therefore, even with the slightly increased axial rigidity in Titan®, 700TM CX showed a lower dissatisfaction rate "
"At maximum inflation, all 3 implants had similar performance. Differences appear to be most affected by fill pressures. In fact, only the AMS LGX at less than maximum inflation (LTMI) was unable to consistently withstand the roughly 0.9 kg (2 lbs) of pressure for column load testing mimicking vaginal intromission." (which means the Titan and CX were consistently ABLE to withstand the pressure)
"No statistically significant difference in device survival was found. Both devices also provided similar penile strengthening without the need for revision surgery"
"Morgado also compared Coloplast Titan® with AMS 700TM CX. They assessed 55 patients who received either one of the prostheses using the EDITS questionnaire. The study found that there was no difference in satisfaction between patients with Titan® and patients with AMS 700 CX"
"We found little substantial difference between the two types of IPPs, with studies showing inconsistent minor superiority of one over the other."