Implant Failure
Implant Failure
I had an AMS700 implant in Oct 2014. After visits with the Urologist and continuous attempts at inlating, I have completely given up on this implant. The implant would never inflate completely without the rigid pump causing a split in my scrotum and resulting bleeding. When I went back to my Urologist, he was not even able to completely inflate the implant. His recommendation was to "keep trying". I emailed AMS about the issue and they wanted me to call a lady (Elizabeth, I think) to give instructions about how to pump. I don't think a woman would really appreciate my problem. So, here I am with thousands of dollars of useless extra equipment. If this sounds like wining...it is.
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5 years ago I had a LGX implanted. I had the choice between the LGX and the Titan. My doctor is very experienced… maybe 4000 implants. He recommended the Titan. I chose the LGX because:
• I was told by the AMX sales rep that the increased girth potential of the Titan would probably not be achieved because most penises would not take the wider cylinders.
• I want more length and assumed that the expandability of the LGX would give me greater length OR it might be help with a situation where the surgeon undersized me.
Up until recently my experience with the LGX has been good overall. When I could eventually get it fully inflated it would stay hard and my penis was stiff and very usable. I had good girth.
BUT.. I have always had problems inflating. The bulb is very hard and it takes at least 50 depressions to work. Worst.. the pump requires a "reset" which is obtained by a very hard and quick squeeze for the first pump. If your are lucky you will feel a "pop" which indicates that you have done the "reset". If you do not get this you can pump forever and not get inflation. Unfortunately there is no easy way to know you are failing. You can pump away hoping you can pump your way thru this problem. When it dawns on you that you are getting no where you need to do a full deflation and try again for the reset. Complicating this process is that you might have a partial inflation and you do not want to lose your gains thru deflation.
One thing became obvious to me. This is not something you do after you have gotten your woman aroused. This is a major effort. So I learned to get all of his done way before. This means walking around with a erection and hoping it is not showing. The way I dealt with it is to pump up and leave it erect for days. I accepted the risk of showing a bulge and perhaps wearing out my implant prematurely. This did not seem likely since if anything I was putting less stress on the pump and I think the cylinders are bullet proof.
Summary to this point… The LGX works, the pump will work enough to get my erect with a lot of effort and certainly not spontaneous. But I have a great penis and if I can deal with the bulge I was OK.
THEN one day I deflated and I could not get the pump to work. Without all the details it was decided I need a revision and I could choose between the LGX or the Titan.
I choose the Titan over another LGX. Here is why:
• I am told that my penis will accommodate the thicker cylinders of the Titan.. 21mm vs 18mm of the LGX when fully expanded. If true this means that my girth circumference might increase as much as 3/4". This would bring me to 6" girth and I want that. This is now more important to me than my length.
• The bulb on the Titan appears to be softer and has more capacity for depression. I believe that I might get by with half of the depressions. More important I not aware of this "reset" phenomena. This means I do not have to walk around with a permanent erection.
• My doctor has the ability to properly size me so I do not need the expandability of the LGX.. (so I hope!) If I can encourage him to "cram" it in and I take the risk of erosion then I can do this without loss of length. I know my doctor and I he will probably ignore me and do what he thinks is best. So in reality I am just trusting he will not short me. And this is the way it should be. Having said all of that, I am prepared to have a shorter penis if I can get a thicker penis that can be pumped up more easily. I am betting I will not be shorter.
BOTTOM LINE: the LGX is fine if can accept the pumping issues. I think the Titan is better because I will have thicker penis which can be called upon spontaneously. While the LGX was stiff enough I think the Titan will be even harder. Not sure I care about that now. But I suppose that is nice.
BTW I am not blaming anybody for these issues. Stuff happens. So I do not leave a bad impression let me clear… getting an implant is the smartest thing I have ever done. No matter which device you choose you will be a winner.
• I was told by the AMX sales rep that the increased girth potential of the Titan would probably not be achieved because most penises would not take the wider cylinders.
• I want more length and assumed that the expandability of the LGX would give me greater length OR it might be help with a situation where the surgeon undersized me.
Up until recently my experience with the LGX has been good overall. When I could eventually get it fully inflated it would stay hard and my penis was stiff and very usable. I had good girth.
BUT.. I have always had problems inflating. The bulb is very hard and it takes at least 50 depressions to work. Worst.. the pump requires a "reset" which is obtained by a very hard and quick squeeze for the first pump. If your are lucky you will feel a "pop" which indicates that you have done the "reset". If you do not get this you can pump forever and not get inflation. Unfortunately there is no easy way to know you are failing. You can pump away hoping you can pump your way thru this problem. When it dawns on you that you are getting no where you need to do a full deflation and try again for the reset. Complicating this process is that you might have a partial inflation and you do not want to lose your gains thru deflation.
One thing became obvious to me. This is not something you do after you have gotten your woman aroused. This is a major effort. So I learned to get all of his done way before. This means walking around with a erection and hoping it is not showing. The way I dealt with it is to pump up and leave it erect for days. I accepted the risk of showing a bulge and perhaps wearing out my implant prematurely. This did not seem likely since if anything I was putting less stress on the pump and I think the cylinders are bullet proof.
Summary to this point… The LGX works, the pump will work enough to get my erect with a lot of effort and certainly not spontaneous. But I have a great penis and if I can deal with the bulge I was OK.
THEN one day I deflated and I could not get the pump to work. Without all the details it was decided I need a revision and I could choose between the LGX or the Titan.
I choose the Titan over another LGX. Here is why:
• I am told that my penis will accommodate the thicker cylinders of the Titan.. 21mm vs 18mm of the LGX when fully expanded. If true this means that my girth circumference might increase as much as 3/4". This would bring me to 6" girth and I want that. This is now more important to me than my length.
• The bulb on the Titan appears to be softer and has more capacity for depression. I believe that I might get by with half of the depressions. More important I not aware of this "reset" phenomena. This means I do not have to walk around with a permanent erection.
• My doctor has the ability to properly size me so I do not need the expandability of the LGX.. (so I hope!) If I can encourage him to "cram" it in and I take the risk of erosion then I can do this without loss of length. I know my doctor and I he will probably ignore me and do what he thinks is best. So in reality I am just trusting he will not short me. And this is the way it should be. Having said all of that, I am prepared to have a shorter penis if I can get a thicker penis that can be pumped up more easily. I am betting I will not be shorter.
BOTTOM LINE: the LGX is fine if can accept the pumping issues. I think the Titan is better because I will have thicker penis which can be called upon spontaneously. While the LGX was stiff enough I think the Titan will be even harder. Not sure I care about that now. But I suppose that is nice.
BTW I am not blaming anybody for these issues. Stuff happens. So I do not leave a bad impression let me clear… getting an implant is the smartest thing I have ever done. No matter which device you choose you will be a winner.
Re: Implant Failure
Paul, M2, I am so sorry (and a bit scared) to hear of how badly your implant went. I hope a new dr. may be able to get it back on track, I've learned from this site that it takes some guys quite a while to get the damn thing operational. I am 5 weeks post-implant and am sore and have anxiety about my activation in a week. Please keep us posted on your progress.
RP: Sept. 2011, pathology: small tumor, 3+3, fully contained. One nerve removed, the other badly damaged, result: near total ED. PSA 3 years out: undetectable. AMS 700 LGX implant: 1/21/15. Current status (3/4/15): Now bionic, working on restoring size.
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Paul - I had a botched Titan implant in April 2013. It was replaced by a far better doctor (thank you Dr. Perito!!) in April 2014. As a result, my second Titan is "all that I could ask for"... (ok - I wish it was a but longer but I got what my penis would accomodate). Dr. Perito corrected a seriously screwed up situation. Have hope! and good luck!
73 Years old. RP Oct 2010, No erections after, Botched Titan implant April, 2013, Successful Titan revision, April , 2014 by Dr. Paul Perito, Miami. Titan failure Feb 2017. Rev. by Dr Perito March 1st, 2017. Titan failure Nov 2020. New Titan January 2021
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Do Medicare and other insurance carriers cover the cost of a second or third implant?
RP: Sept. 2011, pathology: small tumor, 3+3, fully contained. One nerve removed, the other badly damaged, result: near total ED. PSA 3 years out: undetectable. AMS 700 LGX implant: 1/21/15. Current status (3/4/15): Now bionic, working on restoring size.
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