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Post by marknmau on Apr 7, 2011 19:56:49 GMT -5
Hi guys, Just a one year celebratory update here! The way things exploded on the old MNS site and then on to here about 6 months ago, (with all the guys reporting about their problems with the implant I mean) I had doubts as to even making it a year with it in..... thankfully I can say that I'm glad I didn't reflexively fly down there and have it removed. I was pretty worried for awhile, but everything has been going really good with it. There's not much else to say with out repeating my whole story. Like how I know there is a good chance not everyone will have success like I did and all that, and I don't want to argue about what the fricken numbers are because it's all speculation, (since Elist doesn't come forward with them) so please lets not get into that again. I'm just reporting what has happened TO ME! I like it, my wife likes it, the sex is great ....... but I wouldn't suggest anyone do it unless they know all the available info thats out there and is prepared to handle tremendous dissapointment if it has to be removed. and then still wants to go ahead with it........ your decision. I will bring up one issue again, in case there are any newbies that don't know my story and don't want to go back and read all the old posts....... I did NOT have any internal stitching done with my implant and I personally think that is one way to increase success with this implant, think about it.... just one less thing to go wrong. He says this technique will give the look of having foreskin as the implant drops around the glans....... but that is only for a few months, until the rest of the penis catches up and the whole thing is a lot longer (flaccid) and the glans once again is pretty much always out past the end of the implant. great for flaccid length........ but bad if you WANT the foreskin look like I did. I'm OK with it because the size more than makes up for it. So I would suggest to any guy that would consider this surgery, to also consider forgoeing the internal glans stitching. Hope everyone is learning and doing good. The PMMA sounds and looks pretty good so far, thats great! Take care all.
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Post by Skeptical One on Apr 7, 2011 20:38:17 GMT -5
Thanks for the yearly marker update! I believe it's so important for members to post their 6 and 12 month (and beyond if possible) updates on ANY procedure to better improve the overall data on these procedures, their effectiveness and longevity.
Thanks again for your contributions.
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Post by florida on Apr 24, 2011 21:59:44 GMT -5
Thanks for your posts Mark. I'm glad to hear that it went so well for you. I remember you writing that the foreskin was covering the glans at first, then apparently they didn't. Have you tried stretching the foreskin down, or do you think that that wouldn't work? I've stretched my foreskin with TLCtugger (TLCtugger.com) and it has loosened the foreskin significantly. What are you thoughts on that?
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Post by marknmau on Apr 27, 2011 12:09:49 GMT -5
Hi Florida! good to hear from you. Funny you mention TLC tugger, I used it religiously for 5 fricken years. it's a very nice piece of equipment, simple yet effective. BUT.... I was cut so damn tight that even after all that time, all I got was loose skin but no coverage. It made a great difference though , for sensitivity, so anyway I realized I was just not going to be able to get the desired foreskin from stretching , so I looked for surgical options, when I happeened upon Elist. of course he said I would get the look I want if I had the implant put in( this might be old news to most - sorry) well of course it didn't work like he said! It did look like an uncut for awhile, but then the rest of the penis just got pulled out past the end of the implant and it gives a nice long flaccid but no look of foreskin. At least before I could pull my loose skin up over the glans to pretend I had foreskin during sex play.... now I can't even do that, However the girth is addicting and I'm now substituting my dream of having foreskin for a bigger dick. not so bad but I would really like both of course. I tried the tugger after surg but it made the implant split, so I might try again, since it doesn't seem to hurt any thing other than the look of a vein, but no functioning problem. I just hope if I do try again it doesn't make the split any worse. I'll keep you posted Florida.... whats your story? have you considered any PE lately? the PMMA sounds pretty good. hope your gaining lots of nice foreskin. BTW - before I used the tugger I would get bleeding on my dick after sex, from the tight skin tearing because they cut me so damn tight .... those bastards! I do like this thickness! I just hope it holds up for a long time, I don't like the thought of going under the knife again. take care
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Post by florida on Apr 29, 2011 19:35:16 GMT -5
I used the TLC Tugger for a while and had very good results, but I was lucky in that I had quite a bit of slack. I used it for 3-4 months daily, but then stopped about a couple of years ago. The slack is still pretty much there, but it doesn't stay down. I know what you mean about Elist saying something that wasn't true. I told him when I had my testicle implants that I also wanted the balls to hang down b/c they were high and tight. He said that that was no problem and how much did I want them to hang? I told him as much as possible, but not down to my knees! He said okay, but in the end, he didn't do anything to make them hang. They're still as high as ever. So I emailed him and asked about it, and he referred me to one of his patients who was stretching his balls to make them hang lower. That's fine, but that's not what he said before the surgery. He said that he could make them hang lower at the same time he put in the implants. It's kind of strange; I was already there in his office, I was going to do the procedure anyway. Why didn't he just tell me he couldn't do anything to make the balls hang lower?
I'm still thinking about doing the Elist implant though. My thought was to go to Dr. Reed in Miami and have the ligs cut and stretch them for a year before the silicone implant. Maybe that way I'd get the length I want too. Seems that everyone reports that you don't gain any length when Elist does the ligs cut and implant simultaneously, despite what he claims. Does that seem plausible to you, since you've had the procedure?
Also, Dr. Reed does a foreskin surgery where he actually grafts the skin on to create foreskin. The graft of skin is taken from the scrotum. I'd imagine that it leaves your scrotum scared though. And the procedure looks kind of extreme, but if you really want it, it might be an option.
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Post by marknmau on Apr 30, 2011 18:12:10 GMT -5
Hey Florida: My opinion having those ligaments cut is that it sounds like the body's defense mechanism is to retract the injured area, so.... the whole process seems like a wash to me..... you get your ligaments cut and then the retraction from doing it makes you end up at about the same length you were before ... if your lucky. I suppose if a guy stretches a lot right away? maybe some gains, but to me seems pretty radical, maybe if I was truley at micro status? I'd think about it. ... and yeah, I do agree that a guy would be even less likely to gain if he had the implant at the same time. I actually looked into the foreskin restoration surgery that Dr Reed does, I even talked to him on the phone for quite awhile about it. He said it's a long process that requies having the penis buried in the scrotum for some months, and you have to take drugs during that period to prevent erections, and then at least one, but usually more surgeries to get it all fixed in place and looking good. In the end I just couldn't see myself doing all that with my busy life. Soon after that is when I called Elist............
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Post by florida on May 1, 2011 10:00:40 GMT -5
Thanks for your thoughts Mark. I agree that the Reed foreskin restoration is really pretty radical; you'd REALLY have to want it to go through all of that. I fortunately have quite a bit of slack in my foreskin so stretching it down has worked well for me. I asked Dr. Reed if he could cut a "dart" (to use a sewing term) at the end of the foreskin to make it close down around the tip of the glans, and he said that the thought that that was plausible. I can get my foreskin to stay down around the glans momentarily, but it doesn't stay there. I asked Dr. Reed if that's because I don't have a frenulum to hold it in place and he said no. That's when I asked about cutting a "dart", or taper, out of the foreskin to make it close down around the glans. It seems like it would have to be cut just right or it would be too tight during an erection. I'd want to explore further before I did that ....
The PMMA photos look really unnatural to me. They make the penis bloated in the middle and tight at the base and glans. Is that something that subsides and evens out? Why did you opt for the Elist implant instead of the alloderm that Reed uses?
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