Penis enlargement, sometimes amusingly called male enhancement, is a technique that involves increasing the volume, length, and firmness of the male penis.
How to enlarge the penis
Procedures range from exercises to stretching devices to surgery, with success and failure reports from around the world. Some of these are outright scams, while others may be successful. Often in the advertising of fraudulent products, the distinction between a temporary increase, that is, an erection, and a permanent increase is deliberately distorted.
Legitimate research has been done specifically on penis enlargement; where it turned out that any statement regarding a significant and constant increase can be attributed to an objective unverified, biased or unsystematic investigation, and can be on the side of the interests and emotions of the source. There is currently no evidence that non-surgical methods exist that continually increase both the girth and length of the normal penis. A general study has been carried out on the safety and efficacy (or lack thereof) of the ingredients of various pharmaceutical and quasi-pharmaceutical preparations; but so far, nothing has been found that compels traditional medicine to use them. There is also an inherent characteristic of some invasive procedures, the negative results of which range from skin tears and scars to long-term loss of sexual function. As a result of the speculative nature of any hope for "improvement" and the many known cases of chronic trauma involved in this attempt, many professionals are skeptical of the issue and tend to avoid this area.
Much of the commercial market for penis enlargement procedures is based on unverified claims that a large cock increases sexual prowess and attractiveness to a potential partner.
Enlarging a normal penis differs from seeking relief from the well-known medical condition of microelene, where surgery can intervene to increase the size of the organ for urination or sexual function. Concern about penis size can be (in extreme cases) a psychological / psychiatric condition that is best treated by qualified doctors.
Penis enlargement surgery
There are several types of surgery, all of which carry the risk of similar complications. The Second International Consultation on Sexual Dysfunction concluded that most men will not want to undergo any surgery if they are properly informed about the approximate consequences and risks of complications.
Tablets and supplements
Penis enlargement pills, patches and ointments are commonly advertised on the internet. Many products contain harmless substances, but there are many products that have not been tested at all for safety and side effects, and no product has been scientifically proven to be effective.
Physical methods of augmentation.
A variety of physical methods have been used to attempt to enlarge the male penis. To date, none of them have been effective. Techniques include stretching, light weight gain, and increased blood flow and / or blood pressure to the penis. There is also a significant "overlap" between methods designed to enlarge the penis and methods designed to achieve a different effect, specific problems, such as reversible impotence, increased erection duration, improved sexual orgasm, and so on.
Penis pump
A penis pump is a cylinder located in the penis that has a manual or self-contained pump that creates a partial vacuum around the penis that increases as blood flows there. When the vacuum increases, the pressure in the blood vessels of the penis increases; excessive vacuum causes vascular damage.
The pumps can be used to temporarily overcome the symptoms of impotence, but they do not cure the disease itself: ring-shaped tourniquets must be used to keep the blood trapped inside the penis, otherwise the erection will be extinguished. The pumps can work even when nerves or vessels are affected, preventing natural erections, but excessive or prolonged use (for several hours) will lead to long-term damage.
Pumps must be used very carefully to avoid serious injury - if you get too excited, blood vessels can burst and blisters appear.
Kazem, Hosseini, and Alizadeh investigated the effectiveness of such pumps for permanent penis enlargement. They studied 37 men whose penis was less than 10 centimeters long and did not notice any significant change in penis length after six months of using the pumps, although 30% of them were satisfied with the method. The conclusion of the article suggests that vacuum treatment of the penis is not an effective method of penis enlargement, but it does provide some psychological satisfaction for some men.
The pumps have been used successfully in the treatment of men with Peyronie's disease, which causes an unusual shortening and curvature of the penis. A study from the London Department of Urology in 31 men found "a clinically and statistically significant improvement in penis length, angle of curvature and pain after 12 weeks of vacuum pump use. "In this study, subjects with Peyronie's disease were pumped twice a day for ten minutes for 12 weeks. The extra length of the penis, an average of 0. 5 centimeters, was a side effect found in about a third of the subjects and was not the focus of the study.
Clamp
Restraint is a very risky and dangerous method. The purpose of the clamp is to increase the length of the penis using compression devices such as shoelaces, cable clips, tight rings, which are used to restrict the flow of blood from the organs. The device is securely attached to the base of the penis and the man engages in "promotion" (prolonged masturbation). The metal ring is dangerous because the blood in the penis gets stuck, this may be the reason for the inability to subsequently remove the ring without emergency assistance by amputation or sawing of the ring. Restraint can cause catastrophic long-term damage to the penis.
Hand exercises
Jelq
Jelqing is a physical therapy method designed to achieve "natural penis enlargement" by increasing blood pressure and circulation. This is done by repeatedly stroking the penis with a pressure movement from its base to the glans; Special devices have been created to achieve the same effect. This movement is reminiscent of milking.
According to the BJUI article, the method is of ancient Arabic origin; the Arabic word for "milking" is sometimes claimed as the etymological root of the term, but this is a controversial issue and the actual origin of the term is unclear.
Despite the unsubstantiated claims of the method's supporters about its effectiveness, there is no medical opinion confirming its effectiveness. In addition, medical journalist Christopher Wanjek said that the claim that the method "will enlarge the hollows of the penis, which are filled with blood intended to increase erections, does not make biological sense. "
Although considered the safest of all "radical" methods of penis enlargement, jelqing can cause blood vessel rupture, scarring, pain, disfigurement, and desensitization of the penis.
Cosmetic methods
Instead of changing the actual size of your penis, you can make it appear larger by removing pubic hair or simply losing weight. Circumcision is also sometimes cited (humorously) to make the penis appear more visible, both more and less.