CX vs LGX

[Larry10625]

Larry my brother,After you waited so long your surgery is next week. My brother you'll be time. My CX only expands in girth. My dick is a nice length already but a thicker dick would be nice. An LGX on the other vhand an LGX increases in Length and girth over time. I'm praying for you my brother.
Donnie

Thanks Donnie... I would be dreaming if I woke up to a dick like yours. Thanks for the prayers, my equipment needs it

Larry

[Larry10625]

Larry,
I am 11 weeks post-op and loving my LGX. Unless your sturgeon has specifically given you the choice between the two models, my advice is to rely on his expertise as he will know what suits your anatomy best. If he did give you the choice, it makes sense to go for the LGX if you are interested in maximizing your size. If you are well endowed already, maybe the length gain isn't wanted. Best wishes to you.

Greg

Thanks a lot Greg. I, absolutely will listen to the surgeon. This is what he does for a living, not me. He is a great doctor and I trust him implicitly. As for length, I am so under endowed, I can't wait to see what happens. Multiple circumcisions has continually chopped off so much skin that I honestly thing they are going to have to give me a skin graph just to make it average.. Thanks for the info.

Larry

[Larry10625]

Larry,
Dr. Francois Eid in NYC installed an AMS 700 LGX about 18 mo ago, and I couldn't be happier. I get an erection that is fully as large as I ever got when younger (I am 77) even with Viagra. I get some girth increase and the expected 15-20 % increase in length compared to the relaxed length. And HARD - it can get just as hard as any natural erection even with Viagra, but this will require considerable finger pressure, although not difficult if you have normal hand strength, all within about 30-60 sec of pumping. This has given me back my sexual intimacy, and without any of the previous anxiety that you just may fail when the moment is right. With an implant, the moment is always right! Wishing you all the best,
mtnman76

Although this is not my first time, with any luck, this will be the first time I get to cycle and use it. Thanks for the info.

Larry

[Larry10625]

Hi everybody;
I am sure this has been asked before but there are 331 pages and I don't have that much time as my surgery is Thursday. Last time Dr. Brock implanted me he used the AMS CX. This time he is using the LGX... what is the difference? Thanks to my bionic brothers, in advance for the info.

Larry

Larry,

As I understand it, both of these models have a portion towards the rear that does not inflate at all -- I think 4.5 cm. So a 21 cm implant of either model has 16.5 cm of inflatable cylinder. That't the portion that will expand in girth and become rigid. The cylinders in the LGX can increase approximately 20% as they inflate, and after they are "broken in". So that would mean the fully inflated length of the cylinders (and maybe therefore, your dick) could be up to 3.3 cm (20% of 16.5 cm) longer than the deflated length. It doesn't mean your dick will be 3.3 cm longer than it was, or necessarily than it would be with a properly sized CX.

Either model can turn a "grower" into a bit of a "shower". The LGX just allows for a little more "growing" from deflated to inflated. At least that's what I believe, and have experienced.

Best wishes on Thursday and throughout your recovery. And as much as we'll miss your moderating, you deserve to take a break while you heal for a while. We'll all do our best to behave .

Bob 2.3

Bob, a shower would be FANTASTIC. As for moderating, once I get home, I will just be lying around in bed doing nothing. Besides, I read EVERY post and if I miss even one day, I get so far behind it's insane. I would very much appreciate it if everyone behaved and got along while I was under the knife. With the group we have now, I am quite certain there will be no problem as we have evicted all the shit disturbers. Later everyone.

Larry

[Donnie1954]

All implanted men are showers. The implant fills you out. Guaranteed.
Donnie

[DonDon]

I chose to get the LGX prior to my implant. However, my doctor said he NEVER would implant a LGX. So I had to settle on a CX. The other prominent doctor in town says the same thing. What is going on here? I asked why and the response was that the technology follows an old length/girth implementation by AMS that had a lot of failures. He added that the LGX doesn't deliver what it promises. He hasn't seen the length expansion promised. So he doesn't use it under any circumstances. My hope was to recover some of the 2 inches plus I lost through prostatectomy and implant size-conservatism. No dice for me. I recognize that my 4 and a half inched gets very hard for as long as I want, but it doesn't get me deep into that vaginal "sweet spot" during intercourse and hence, my orgasm rate is only about 75%. The implant is the BEST solution, but I think I could have done better with the LGX. Anyone out there had the same issues with his physician?? Is there any validity to his claims of high failure rate and/or no significant length expansion? It's time for me to ask. WTF?

[Larry10625]

I chose to get the LGX prior to my implant. However, my doctor said he NEVER would implant a LGX. So I had to settle on a CX. The other prominent doctor in town says the same thing. What is going on here? I asked why and the response was that the technology follows an old length/girth implementation by AMS that had a lot of failures. He added that the LGX doesn't deliver what it promises. He hasn't seen the length expansion promised. So he doesn't use it under any circumstances. My hope was to recover some of the 2 inches plus I lost through prostatectomy and implant size-conservatism. No dice for me. I recognize that my 4 and a half inched gets very hard for as long as I want, but it doesn't get me deep into that vaginal "sweet spot" during intercourse and hence, my orgasm rate is only about 75%. The implant is the BEST solution, but I think I could have done better with the LGX. Anyone out there had the same issues with his physician?? Is there any validity to his claims of high failure rate and/or no significant length expansion? It's time for me to ask. WTF?

OK, let's for just a sec agree with your doctor... why not give it a try just in case? There really is no down side.

Larry

[Lost Sheep]

I chose to get the LGX prior to my implant. However, my doctor said he NEVER would implant a LGX. So I had to settle on a CX. The other prominent doctor in town says the same thing. What is going on here? I asked why and the response was that the technology follows an old length/girth implementation by AMS that had a lot of failures. He added that the LGX doesn't deliver what it promises. He hasn't seen the length expansion promised. So he doesn't use it under any circumstances. My hope was to recover some of the 2 inches plus I lost through prostatectomy and implant size-conservatism. No dice for me. I recognize that my 4 and a half inched gets very hard for as long as I want, but it doesn't get me deep into that vaginal "sweet spot" during intercourse and hence, my orgasm rate is only about 75%. The implant is the BEST solution, but I think I could have done better with the LGX. Anyone out there had the same issues with his physician?? Is there any validity to his claims of high failure rate and/or no significant length expansion? It's time for me to ask. WTF?

OK, let's for just a sec agree with your doctor... why not give it a try just in case? There really is no down side.

Larry

The AMS Ultrex came before the LGX and had a failure rate that was deemed unacceptable. It was discontinued a few years ago when the LGX was introduced.

I find it hard to believe a surgeon who is implant-certified might confuse/conflate the two, but it COULD be that a surgeon would regard the oldet and more-proven CX to be a safer choice. Also one AMS representative told me that he believed the CX could get more rigid than the LGX (although both get far stiffer that necessary for good penetration).

Both CX and LGX have a Dacron fabric weave as the supporting structure (sandwiched inside silicone layers). The weave of the LGX allows for length and girth expansion and the CX weave allows only girth expansio. Thus, the weave of the LGX MAY (just maybe) experience more internal abrasion of the weave than the CX and the CX may withstand more internal pressure than the LGX (this is speculation on my part, based on hints I have found in my research). It has been impossible so far to get any substantial information from AMS.

I hope my thoughts help.

[Larry10625]

I chose to get the LGX prior to my implant. However, my doctor said he NEVER would implant a LGX. So I had to settle on a CX. The other prominent doctor in town says the same thing. What is going on here? I asked why and the response was that the technology follows an old length/girth implementation by AMS that had a lot of failures. He added that the LGX doesn't deliver what it promises. He hasn't seen the length expansion promised. So he doesn't use it under any circumstances. My hope was to recover some of the 2 inches plus I lost through prostatectomy and implant size-conservatism. No dice for me. I recognize that my 4 and a half inched gets very hard for as long as I want, but it doesn't get me deep into that vaginal "sweet spot" during intercourse and hence, my orgasm rate is only about 75%. The implant is the BEST solution, but I think I could have done better with the LGX. Anyone out there had the same issues with his physician?? Is there any validity to his claims of high failure rate and/or no significant length expansion? It's time for me to ask. WTF?

OK, let's for just a sec agree with your doctor... why not give it a try just in case? There really is no down side.

Larry

The AMS Ultrex came before the LGX and had a failure rate that was deemed unacceptable. It was discontinued a few years ago when the LGX was introduced.

I find it hard to believe a surgeon who is implant-certified might confuse/conflate the two, but it COULD be that a surgeon would regard the oldet and more-proven CX to be a safer choice. Also one AMS representative told me that he believed the CX could get more rigid than the LGX (although both get far stiffer that necessary for good penetration).

Both CX and LGX have a Dacron fabric weave as the supporting structure (sandwiched inside silicone layers). The weave of the LGX allows for length and girth expansion and the CX weave allows only girth expansio. Thus, the weave of the LGX MAY (just maybe) experience more internal abrasion of the weave than the CX and the CX may withstand more internal pressure than the LGX (this is speculation on my part, based on hints I have found in my research). It has been impossible so far to get any substantial information from AMS.

I hope my thoughts help.

Thanks Sheep, your thoughts are always valued by me. There must be quite a jump in price for the LGX as well because, just before surgery, Dr. Brock was explaining what he had planned for me and said "I believe the added expense is well worth it"

Larry

[CTR5000]

No expert here... but hoping for/expecting a 2" gain is asking a little much from an implant. (IMHO) In a study of 80 healthy males published in the September 1996 Journal of Urology an average erect penis length of 12.9 cm (5.1 in) was measured. A 2" gain would be more than 1/3 your size! I think that kind of gain would take reconstructive surgery!

Colin