Inflatable implants are a bad bargain

[Rufian]

Think about it

- Very expensive 20-30k
- Insurance may or may not cover it, some lucky people it covers everything, most will have to fork out thousands copay
- higher risk for infection, longer recovery
- the main problem is the 3 mechanical parts, all it takes is for one to fail, all it takes is for the bomb to develop pinhole and the water will leak out, is game over
- Pornstar Ramon Nomar had the Titan inflatable redone like 4 times
- shorter lifespan
- if it fails, you will need a revision, you will have to pay the full price again to the surgeon, wait a while for insurance, take time off work, etc the implant manufacturer may or may not reimburse you chances are it wont happen lol
- from a financial standpoint is not a good bargain, because is more likely to fail, it doesn't last as long, higher risk for infection, higher risk of revision

The malleable makes more sense for someone who doesn't want to keep paying all this money or worrying about failures, revisions, etc

The main worry is erosion and concealment. Erosion can be avoided with the proper size implant, maybe your risk for erosion will increase at 10 year mark, you may need another implant or not, but at least is a guaranteed 10 years, but with the inflatable, there is no guarantee it could fail in 3 years or 2 months.

As long as youre average around 6 inches or less, and average girth, concealment should not be a problem anyway, your mind will get used to it as well as with everything, same for people who get other implants or prostheses, your mind gets used to it. The beauty of the malleable is no worries or concerns about failures, but also your balls look normal, your penis looks normal is just erect. Inflatables seem to be good for couples, but for a single guy, now you have avoid them touching your balls unless you want to tell them your secret, but also is visibly obvious

If the malleable is so bad, then it wouldn't be used so much in developing countries like India. They use that instead of inflatable because os the best bang for your buck, you get something that works with little risk for complications or revision, once is done is done and it will probably outlive the inflatables

also if you lose some girth, you could just get filler injections

with the inflatable you trade one worry (the erection worry) for another worry that will ALWAYS be in the back of your mind (now youre worried when the implant is going to fail)

now youre worried that when tomorrow you pump, the bomb will be hard instead and wont inflate

is a good option if youre one of the lucky guy who has no issue and has it 30 years, read some cases like that, if you are unlucky, it could fail in only a few months or weeks

In a way, it is a gamble and this can be eradicated with malleable implant

thats why india has such successful and satisfaction rate with penile implants cause thats all they do the malleable

[Txagq8]

If you propose to limit the type of implant someone can have, why not go whole hog? Medical science should do no implants at all. The effort expended in installing a malleable could be better spent curing a child of a cleft palate.

If you’re a male with ED and previously wanted an implant,enjoy celibacy.

Here’s the deal. Nobody made me get a 3 pc inflatable. I looked at my options,considered pros and cons, evaluated the merits and disadvantages. I went iwith the LGX. Four years in I am still ecstatic.

It’s called freedom of choice. You are free to make your decision. You’re not entitled to weigh in on mine.

[ThailandBound]

The statistical 92-98% of men who are satisfied with their IPP would likely not agree with that post.

Me included.

[TwoStep]

you get something that works with little risk for complications or revision, once is done is done and it will probably outlive the inflatables

I definitely see the appeal of being more sure of what you have with the malleable. It seems plausible that going with that will give you fewer revisions and lower lifetime infection risk. To me it’s not totally clear if that’s the case in practice given the risk of erosion, and there’s not much published data about malleables. But this one guy did have it for 27 years without serious issues:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wDFWKoS1F4E

[OregonStrong]

Maybe you're getting a skewed view of things, most people on this site probably gravitated to post here because they had an issue, the vast majority probably never say a thing about their implant if it's functioning perfect nor are the majority of men that get one probably even familiar with FrankTalk. If the failure rates were that high the FDA would not have approved these 3 piece devices.

[TwoStep]

Maybe you're getting a skewed view of things, most people on this site probably gravitated to post here because they had an issue, the vast majority probably never say a thing about their implant if it's functioning perfect

Nobody is expecting the forum to be a representative sample

[Mark1974]

Erosion starts a lot faster than the 10 year mark. And you may get slower erosion with proper sizing, but it will still happen because of the constant pressure. Dr Eid said in a video that not only do the tissues of the shaft atrophy, but so does the glans.

All the experts in sexual health prefer the inflatable. Every single one.

Inflatables are no great thing either. The science just isnt there yet. Maybe AI will come up with some solutions, but I I won't get my hopes up

[Bigdave]

No way would I be happy with a malleable.
I love my LGX and so does every gal who's experienced it.

[Pumpkinman]

If you propose to limit the type of implant someone can have, why not go whole hog? Medical science should do no implants at all. The effort expended in installing a malleable could be better spent curing a child of a cleft palate.

If you’re a male with ED and previously wanted an implant,enjoy celibacy.

Here’s the deal. Nobody made me get a 3 pc inflatable. I looked at my options,considered pros and cons, evaluated the merits and disadvantages. I went iwith the LGX. Four years in I am still ecstatic.

It’s called freedom of choice. You are free to make your decision. You’re not entitled to weigh in on mine.

He also doesn't like the shots and acts like they only work for a few years but many men use shots almost through their whole sex life along with pills. Many men choose to get the implant for convenience and like you are thrilled with that decision.

[newbie443]

Well the thing is size loss. The OP does make a bit of reference to girth but states nothing about length. There are studies and tons of threads about how an IPP with cycling will restore size loss over time. And the studies show men with reoperations will receive a larger (longer) device. There is no way to cycle a malleable nor does it expand over time as it has been shown the IPP does. Now if you have had complaints about being too big from sexual partners maybe a malleable is something to consider. And if it is a money issue and that is all you can afford then something is better than nothing. The 3-piece IPP is the gold standard in implants at this time. Above the 2 piece and the malleable. It may not be perfect, and it is not a natural erection, but it is the best available.