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Hello,

Any Gents have a good outcome with a 2 piece ambicor?
I have read that its rigidity is only 12% less than a 3 piece and much easier to implant and less mechanisms to go wrong.
Also no reservoir problems.

Please share. Thanks in advance

ruwansilva25 wrote:Hello,

Any Gents have a good outcome with a 2 piece ambicor?
I have read that its rigidity is only 12% less than a 3 piece and much easier to implant and less mechanisms to go wrong.
Also no reservoir problems.

Please share. Thanks in advance

Seeing no responses yet, I will venture my speculation, based on my readings. The two-piece device has the advantage of not having a reservoir, with its attendant incisions and healing. My reservoir site was quite sore for a couple weeks and I had to take great care with anything involving my torso/core muscles. So, that is an advantage I suppose.

A disadvantage I have actually read in medical journals is that the reservoir is limited in size, limiting the ratio of sizes, erect to flaccid. As I recall, mostly girth is affected.

ruwansilva25 wrote:Hello,

Any Gents have a good outcome with a 2 piece ambicor?
I have read that its rigidity is only 12% less than a 3 piece and much easier to implant and less mechanisms to go wrong.
Also no reservoir problems.

Please share. Thanks in advance

I'm not sure that Ambicor is available in the USA. Since there doesn't seem to be much feedback I suspect I'm right.

What you seem to see as benefits I don't think are very important. First, my understanding is the reservoir is built into the implant. So that limits the amount of inflation potential as you have noted. Ok, so you're giving up the reservoir & get less ridigity in return. Where is the benefit? Reservoirs are a simple item. Nothing moveable in them to go wrong.

The implant is going to have all the same type of items in it but in a smaller space. The companies already have challenges in making small parts that are reliable. Plus you're getting an implant from a smaller company. People like underdog companies but the long term success of smaller companies in competitive fields is brutal. So if you're counting on a warranty? Closed companies don't honor them.

Just my opinion. It looks like lots of down sides & not much of any benefits. So why?

The only 2 piece on the market is made by AMS (the same company that makes the LGX) it is called Ambicor and is known to have high satisfaction rates.

Maximum length is 22cm without adding extenders and max diameter is 15.5mm per cylinder. Advantages seem to be lower cost, quicker recovery, longer lasting, less cumbersome due to no tank in abdomen, easier to inflate (5 pumps) and deflate.

There was one gentleman here who had it done but he has been inactive for a while. He seemed happy with it after recovery.

Theres an Indian high volume doctor named Gupta who seems to like it saying it is good at preserving length and girth.

The tank seems to be an issue for some men who are physically active from what i have read so far.

I stand corrrected on the origins of Ambicor.

I did look at Ambicor on Wikipedia. It shows the cylinders as being 14mm in diameter. I'm not sure how accurate Wikipedias info is. But 14mm is the smallest diameter of the implants they show.

Perhaps someone interested in Ambicor should research the cylinder size before deciding on one.

Gt1956 wrote:I did look at Ambicor on Wikipedia. It shows the cylinders as being 14mm in diameter. I'm not sure how accurate Wikipedias info is. But 14mm is the smallest diameter of the implants they show.

Perhaps someone interested in Ambicor should research the cylinder size before deciding on one.

Largest diameter is 15.5mm. Which is not good if you are very thick. AMS 700 goes up to 18mm if im not mistaken. 2 piece will forsake 12-15% rigidity however compared to the 3 piece.

ruwansilva25 wrote:

Gt1956 wrote:I did look at Ambicor on Wikipedia. It shows the cylinders as being 14mm in diameter. I'm not sure how accurate Wikipedias info is. But 14mm is the smallest diameter of the implants they show.
Perhaps someone interested in Ambicor should research the cylinder size before deciding on one.

Largest diameter is 15.5mm. Which is not good if you are very thick. AMS 700 goes up to 18mm if im not mistaken. 2 piece will forsake 12-15% rigidity however compared to the 3 piece.

Are you sure that you want the implant with the smallest girth & the least rigid on the market in the USA? The only upside according to you is no reservoir. Are you saying that the reservoir is worth those sacrifices on girth & rigidity?

Gt1956 wrote:

ruwansilva25 wrote:

Gt1956 wrote:I did look at Ambicor on Wikipedia. It shows the cylinders as being 14mm in diameter. I'm not sure how accurate Wikipedias info is. But 14mm is the smallest diameter of the implants they show.
Perhaps someone interested in Ambicor should research the cylinder size before deciding on one.

Largest diameter is 15.5mm. Which is not good if you are very thick. AMS 700 goes up to 18mm if im not mistaken. 2 piece will forsake 12-15% rigidity however compared to the 3 piece.

Are you sure that you want the implant with the smallest girth & the least rigid on the market in the USA? The only upside according to you is no reservoir. Are you saying that the reservoir is worth those sacrifices on girth & rigidity?

Reservoir seems to be an issue for younger guys especially if they are physically active like lifting weights from what ive read so far.

This is why i am asking if someone already had it done.

From what ive read the rigidity is only 12-15%
Less than an AMS. The girth issue is the biggest drawback imo. The 2 piece apparently has a axial rigidity of 710 grams while the LGX clocked in at 820grams if im not mistaken.

I am supposed to meet a doctor next month. I will check out all all options