New implant technology?

[2435tjklAS]

Glad I waited for you newbie to explain the possible benefits better than I can. Fairly unrelated question, though: when you mentioned falling asleep inflated, you make it sounds like a bad thing. Is that a bad thing? I sleep inflated often but never for a particular reason. Just assumed it doesn't matter. Curious.

[newbie443]

Mine still hurts if I am doing pump adding cycling and my glans get really cold (lack of circulation).

[1380anthony]

Is there a place to get news about potential upcoming advances to implant technology? The last major innovation in my understanding was the introduction of the OTR button on the Coloplast Titan devices in 2012. It's been over 10 years since then. I'm hopeful something new might be coming soon, but I'm frustratingly in the dark right now.

Check the PotencyFlow from Implantica. It preserve your corpus cavernosum and only pushes blood the the penis and then it traps it.

[Lost Sheep]

Glad I waited for you newbie to explain the possible benefits better than I can. Fairly unrelated question, though: when you mentioned falling asleep inflated, you make it sounds like a bad thing. Is that a bad thing? I sleep inflated often but never for a particular reason. Just assumed it doesn't matter. Curious.

You do want to FULLY deflate periodically, to prevent a restrictive scar tissue capsule forming around the reservoir. Such a consricture has potential to prevent full deflation, which you want to be able to do to prevent a permanent half-erection.

You do not want to compress the tissues around the implant too much nor for too long. Such compression has the potential for constricting blood flow to your tissues, leading to atrophy and tissue death.

My common practice is that I do go to sleep sometimes fully inflated, but generally wake up after 45 minutes or so due to the discomfort. I make sure to fully deflate at least once every day or two.

[returntocenter]

Is there a place to get news about potential upcoming advances to implant technology? The last major innovation in my understanding was the introduction of the OTR button on the Coloplast Titan devices in 2012. It's been over 10 years since then. I'm hopeful something new might be coming soon, but I'm frustratingly in the dark right now.

There is not much to improve in implants. For example, Coloplast already gives a lifetime guarantee, and the best surgeons have a 0.5% chance of complications. I talked with a Coloplast representative and he told me that now there are only 2 real directions for research:

1. Implants for people changing sex. However, common consumer does not really need that product
2. Attempts to add some electronics with a tritium battery to the implant. As a result, it will be cool, but years of medical tests will pass before the product. If you already have ED, then you need to set what we have now:)

IMO implant lifespan is a huge area for improvement. If we could get 20 years out of the average implant instead of 10, that would be massive. This might involve materials science R&D for example. This is a clear area of improvement to me.

[master1c8]

Is there a place to get news about potential upcoming advances to implant technology? The last major innovation in my understanding was the introduction of the OTR button on the Coloplast Titan devices in 2012. It's been over 10 years since then. I'm hopeful something new might be coming soon, but I'm frustratingly in the dark right now.

There is not much to improve in implants. For example, Coloplast already gives a lifetime guarantee, and the best surgeons have a 0.5% chance of complications. I talked with a Coloplast representative and he told me that now there are only 2 real directions for research:

1. Implants for people changing sex. However, common consumer does not really need that product
2. Attempts to add some electronics with a tritium battery to the implant. As a result, it will be cool, but years of medical tests will pass before the product. If you already have ED, then you need to set what we have now:)

IMO implant lifespan is a huge area for improvement. If we could get 20 years out of the average implant instead of 10, that would be massive. This might involve materials science R&D for example. This is a clear area of improvement to me.

Coloplast now offer lifetime guarantee in some cases.

[2435tjklAS]

Glad I waited for you newbie to explain the possible benefits better than I can. Fairly unrelated question, though: when you mentioned falling asleep inflated, you make it sounds like a bad thing. Is that a bad thing? I sleep inflated often but never for a particular reason. Just assumed it doesn't matter. Curious.

You do want to FULLY deflate periodically, to prevent a restrictive scar tissue capsule forming around the reservoir. Such a consricture has potential to prevent full deflation, which you want to be able to do to prevent a permanent half-erection.

You do not want to compress the tissues around the implant too much nor for too long. Such compression has the potential for constricting blood flow to your tissues, leading to atrophy and tissue death.

My common practice is that I do go to sleep sometimes fully inflated, but generally wake up after 45 minutes or so due to the discomfort. I make sure to fully deflate at least once every day or two.

When you say fully in caps, you mean by holding the deflate button while also squeezing your dick and balls? I know how to do that, and was told by my doctor that it helps it all deflate, but never actually knew I was supposed to. I was going off the belief I didn't ever think about how occasionally I should make my dick smaller. But I will start doing it now, tyvm!

[Gt1956]

Is there a place to get news about potential upcoming advances to implant technology? The last major innovation in my understanding was the introduction of the OTR button on the Coloplast Titan devices in 2012. It's been over 10 years since then. I'm hopeful something new might be coming soon, but I'm frustratingly in the dark right now.

There is not much to improve in implants. For example, Coloplast already gives a lifetime guarantee, and the best surgeons have a 0.5% chance of complications. I talked with a Coloplast representative and he told me that now there are only 2 real directions for research:

1. Implants for people changing sex. However, common consumer does not really need that product
2. Attempts to add some electronics with a tritium battery to the implant. As a result, it will be cool, but years of medical tests will pass before the product. If you already have ED, then you need to set what we have now:)

IMO implant lifespan is a huge area for improvement. If we could get 20 years out of the average implant instead of 10, that would be massive. This might involve materials science R&D for example. This is a clear area of improvement to me.

I won't argue with you on this point. But consider how I'm thinking that the corporate world will look at this. 10 or so years was a decent time when few men got implanted under 60. Realistically, lots of men died before their implant did. My father in law is a good example.
We've all seen more & more young members show up here. So IF they'll get implanted? Even if it fails in 10 years. The warranty claims will hurt the implant companies. They'll respond to that pain by increasing the durability of the implants.
Here is a hint to a few youger members on the fence. There is a decent chance that your fear of many revisions in a lifetime could actually be a self fulfilling prophecy. No financial pressure is no incentive to improve. Thus you could argue that younger men are inadvertently prolonging the longer implant lifespan improvements.
Longer implant lifespans are more important to younger men than us old guys.

[returntocenter]

There is not much to improve in implants. For example, Coloplast already gives a lifetime guarantee, and the best surgeons have a 0.5% chance of complications. I talked with a Coloplast representative and he told me that now there are only 2 real directions for research:

1. Implants for people changing sex. However, common consumer does not really need that product
2. Attempts to add some electronics with a tritium battery to the implant. As a result, it will be cool, but years of medical tests will pass before the product. If you already have ED, then you need to set what we have now:)

IMO implant lifespan is a huge area for improvement. If we could get 20 years out of the average implant instead of 10, that would be massive. This might involve materials science R&D for example. This is a clear area of improvement to me.

Coloplast now offer lifetime guarantee in some cases.

I doubt they would ever offer it to people our age though. Correct me if I'm wrong please.

[master1c8]

IMO implant lifespan is a huge area for improvement. If we could get 20 years out of the average implant instead of 10, that would be massive. This might involve materials science R&D for example. This is a clear area of improvement to me.

Coloplast now offer lifetime guarantee in some cases.

I doubt they would ever offer it to people our age though. Correct me if I'm wrong please.

In my case I have lifelong