Why is is mandated to point it up after surgery

[Captain1117]

Hello Friends of FT

Though I have heard a lot of surgeons in youtube mentioning about keeping the implant tightly secured in snug underwear and pointing the head toward belly button...have not quite understood why that is mandated.

Can experienced members throw some light.

I was discharged with thin strechy underwear but the partially inflated implant was maybe parallel to the ground and pointing straight, not upwards. Since then I have not tried to pull the head up though wore briefs the last 10 days. Is the final angle of erection decided by post-surgery position?
Even today when I tried to point it upwards its hurts..so not going to overdo it.

I hope I didn't ruin my implant erection angle(when fully inflated)

Thanks

[Flounder]

According to Dr. Eid, scare tissue forms around the proximal ends during the first couple weeks of healing. If the penis is kept in an upward attitude during this time, it will result in the most upright erection angle possible for the individual’s anatomy.

For me, the compression underwear required to keep it pointed up was very painful to the shaft and glans. I tried for a little while but then said the hell with it. Today my erections point straight out (3:00) same as the majority of other senior men have reported in previous discussions on this subject. So I don’t feel I compromised anything by not following “the mandate” completely.

[Captain1117]

Thanks..reassuring.

Hopefully, I am not doing it wrong.The pain from last nights pulling up effort didn't go down yet.
Have taken some pain meds this morning.

[Old Guy]

I was totally blind getting my implant. Had not found FT yet, knew nothing more than it will allow me to get erections again.
After surgery I was left wrapped up for 14 days. Didn't get deflated until 5 1/2 weeks. I stuck out at 3:00 o'clock that entire time. After deflation I just let it hang wherever it felt tolerable. Most of the time it hung down my left leg, just like my real dick used to. So, I never pointed it up, down or any direction specifically. At 5 months I found FT. How I wish I had all this info before my implant! It works like it should, and now at 3+ years I can point my shaft any direction, no pain no issue.

[Lost Sheep]

As I understand it:

If you want your penis to point up for sex, the base of the implant must be held in your pelvic crus pointing up, and held firmly.

In an intact man (normal erectile functioning), the tissues of the base of your tunica engorge and hold firmly in your pelvic crus and point the penis upwards. In an implanted man, the tissues holding the angle are largely scar tissue, which do not engorge around the hard plastic base of the implant. You want that scar tissue "socket" to point the implant in whatever direction you want your implanted penis to point.

This scar tissue "socket" or base can soften over time, lessening the stability of the erection.

As a side note, rear tip extenders (RTE) are undesirable unless absolutely necessary. If no RTEs are used, the scar tissue can form around the inflatable proximal portion of the implant. When the tubes are inflated, the scar tissue "socket" base grip on the tubes is tighter than when uninflated. That tightening does not take place if the "socket" is on the unexpanding rear tip (and RTEs) of the implant. That tightening in the grip of your tissues around the base of the implant stabilizes the implant's angle of erection, whichever direction it is pointed..