Penis Enlargement Surgery - Understanding The Risks Associated With It!

Penis enlargement surgery involves certain different kinds of procedures and steps, but the main goal of all the procedures is to increase the size of the penis or the girth of the penis. In most of the cases people are known to have this surgery performed for cosmetic reasons. 

Even though the procedure of penis enlargement surgery may be successful in some cases, the procedure does not have any guarantee for its effectiveness. The procedure is also associated with certain risks. Most of the people who go for the penis enlargement surgery have a normal and well functioning penis which makes it fall under the category of cosmetic surgery and in these cases cost of the surgery is a very big barrier for most of those people. 

The surgery proceeds with the insertion of implants made up of silicone, the transferring of fat cells into or from the area or using skin graft technique which helps in increasing the size of the penis. There are other possible ways or approaches which can be in the form of cosmetic surgery which help you bear an appearance of a long and enlarged penis.

There is no true need for this penis enlargement surgery and this surgery is rare too which means not many people opt for this step. This penis enlargement surgery is considered important only in cases where a person has a micropenis (micropenis is described as a penis which is smaller than 7.5 cm in length when it is stretched). A penis which functions satisfactorily in case of urination as well as sexual intercourse doesn't require any kind of surgery where as it is also observed that most of the people who go for the penis enlargement surgery have a normal and well functioning penis.

Procedure of the penis enlargement surgery

There are so many different procedures or processes for the penis enlargement surgery and each of them have their own way of implementation. Few of the the methods are mentioned below:

• Silicone implants: Surgery involving silicone implants needs the insertion of a crescent shaped piece of silicone which is of medical grade under the skin of the penis to make it look bigger and wider than it was before the surgery. The procedure is known as penuma procedure which is the only penis enlargement surgery cleared by the related authorities, the procedure begins with the surgeon making an incision above the penis and then the silicone strip is inserted on to the shaft of the penis through the incision made. The silicone implant is shaped in such a way and made sure that it fits in the shape and size of the penis of the person.

• Fat Transfer: During this procedure of transference of fat, the surgeon will be removing the fat cells from the parts of the body which are fatty and this removed fat is then inserted into the shaft of the penis. This insertion of the fat is done through several small incisions made on the side of the penis and then the purified fat cells are injected into these incised areas.

• Suspensory ligament division: This surgery of suspensory ligament division also known as ligamentolysis helps in making the flaccid appearing penis look longer by following a procedure involving the cutting and tearing of the suspensory ligament. This ligament is known to connect the penis to pubic bone.

In this procedure the surgeon will sever the ligament from the portion between the penis and the pubic bone and the skin which is a part of the abdomen is moved to the shaft of the penis. This process does not really increase the size of the penis but makes the penis in flaccid condition hang a bit lower than it was hanging originally. 

The surgeon will also suggest you to various other procedures which may include fat removal from the surrounding area near the penis. Doing this process may help your penis appear to be bigger and larger but you should keep in mind the fact that the size of the penis does not really change.

Other augmentations:

Few other less popular augmentations include: 

• Penile disassembly

• Tissue grafts

• Polylactic acid injections

• Hyaluronic acid injections

Side effects and risks of penis enlargement surgery

All the steps which are involved in the penis enlargement surgery has a risk associated with it and side effects with itself. Some adverse conditions which can happen during this penis enlargement surgery include penile deformity (which leads it to become sexually disable) and very severe shortening, edema, subcutaneous masses, infections, sexual dysfunction, curvature and non healing wounds.

There are certain problems which a person may experience are:

• Scarring

• Bruising at the operation site

• Pain while having erection

• Bruising along the length of the penis

• Sensation loss in the penis which is temporary

• Shape of the penis gets altered 

• Swelling

• Bleeding from the area where the incision was made

• Infection 

The most common complications and problems experienced by the patients who have gone through the penis enlargement surgery are the wounds formed which do not heal, the penis starts to curve and sexual dysfunction.

There are so many other operative requirements to be kept in mind or considered before going into the surgery. The person going in for the penis enlargement surgery with silicone implants must have a circumcised penis or if he does not have a circumcised penis the doctors will proceed after circumcising the penis first. 

There are certain risks associated with the usage of anaesthesia during the surgery. The side effects of anaesthesia include:

• Awareness during surgery

• Problems with heart rhythm

• Confusion upon waking up after the surgery because of the sedation

• Any kind of allergic reaction to the anesthesia given

People who suffer from the condition of sleep apnea are at a greater risk of having side effects or complications while inducing the general anaesthesia or after it is already induced in the body. Introduction of anaesthesia in the body leads to the closing up of the throat and this results in difficulty in waking up or breathing after the surgery is over.

Conclusion

We should be satisfied with whatever is given to us naturally or what we are born with. Changing or altering the feats of nature will always lead to some or so many problems. But in case you are planning to have a penis enlargement surgery you might keep these things and procedures in mind and the risks associated with it after or during the procedure is carried on.