Vacuum Pumps for Penile Enlargement

A penis enlargement pump works by creating a vacuum around the penis. As the vacuum increases – that is, air is pumped out of the cylinder surrounding the penis – the resulting negative pressure draws blood into the erectile chambers, engorging the penile shaft to its maximum capacity. The elasticity of the penile tissues, there’s naturally some room for expansion; just as there is with an over-inflated tyre. Just like pumping the tyre beyond its maximum recommended PSI, pump the little man up and yes, he’ll start bulging at the seems… He’ll look markedly bigger, and during the pumping session he’ll feel as hard as rock too. The problem is however, that just like a tyre, there’s also a finite limit to how much expansion can take place.

Pump too hard and you can literally experience the penile equivalent of a ‘blow-out’ – rupturing either a penile artery or the sheath of tissue covering the erectile chambers (called the tunica albuginea). More about these potential problems below. The idea behind penis pumping is of course, very similar to penis enlargement  exercises – both methods attempt to stretch and expand the erectile tissue so that the penis is naturally capable of holding more blood. Superficially, pumping might even seem like a credible alternative to the more labour intensive practice of penile exercise. In reality though, the results produced and the level of risk involved are quite different.

What You Can Expect
One positive thing to say about penis pumps is that they definitely enlarge your penis temporarily. It’s also true to say that as your penis adapts to regular pumping over several months and years, it’s possible to temporarily pump up larger and larger. Many men claim to have made permanent gains in penis size. But even for these lucky few, they state that it takes well over a year of regular pumping just to gain an extra inch or so.

Why Pumps Produce Little Permanent Gains

The reason pumping promotes much slower gains than penile exercise is probably due to its effect on blood circulation. Whereas penile exercise actively improves blood flow to the penis and ensures healthy tissue growth, the use of a penis pump does exactly the opposite. That’s because during a pumping session, the vacuum pressure cuts off blood circulation to the penis. And without a continuous flow of fresh oxygenated blood, the penile tissues slowly starve of oxygen. In the long term, frequent bouts of prolonged pumping are therefore, more likely to result in permanent nerve and tissue damage, as opposed to permanent penile growth.

It’s for this reason – to prevent the penile tissues from being starved of oxygen – that you should only pump for relatively short periods of time per session – no more than 10 – 15 minutes. But penis pumps not only cut off circulation during use, they also have no effect on improving and boosting the normal flow of blood to the penis. Again, a strong, healthy supply of blood is absolutely vital for both overall penile health and tissue growth.

Risk of Injury
Because penis pumps promote slow (if any) gains, many men make the mistake of applying too much pressure or pump for too long in an attempt to speed up gains. Over pumping in this way commonly results in ruptured capillaries and blood vessels just beneath the skin, causing large bruises to appear on the penile shaft. In severe cases, the pressure build up from the use of a penis pump can be so extreme that men actually end up rupturing one.