February
      18,
      1997
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Cosmetic
      Surgery
     
    
   
   
    
     
      e°
      The
      Panther
      Prints
     
    
   
   
    
     
      for
      Men:
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Whether
      a
      source
      of
      pride,
      or
     
     
      a
      source
      of
      sorrow
      men
      are
     
     
      very
      aware
      of
      their
      penis
      --
     
     
      and
      how
      big
      it
      is--or
      isn't.
     
    

    
     
      In
      North
      America
      the
     
     
      latest
      in
      cosmetic
      surgery
      for
     
     
      men
      is
      penile
      enlargement.
     
     
      The
      following
      information
      is
     
     
      taken
      from
      the
      1-800-Surgeon
     
     
      web
      site.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Who
      is
      a
      candidate
      for
      this
     
     
      type
      of
      procedure?
     
     
      Elective
      surgery
      such
      as
      penis
     
     
      enlargement
      surgery
      is
      ideally
     
     
      performed
      on
      healthy
      individu-
     
     
      als.
      Surgery
      is
      not
      recom-
     
     
      mended
      on
      patients
      who
      are
     
     
      heavy
      smokers
      or
      diabetics.
     
     
      Persons
      with
      chronic
      heart,
     
     
      lung,
      liver,
      vascular,
     
     
      rheumatologic
      and
      immuno-
     
     
      logic
      disorders
      are
      alse
      not
     
     
      good
      elective
      surgery
      candi-
     
     
      dates.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Why
      is
      the
      patient’s
      own
      fat
     
     
      used?
     
    

    
     
      Fat
      is
      the
      ideal
      augmentation
     
     
      material.
      It
      is
      obviously
      not
     
     
      synthetic
      and
      therefore
      can
     
     
      not
      be
      rejected
      by
      the
      body.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      What
      are
      the
      benefits
      of
      the
     
     
      enlargement
      surgery?
     
    

    
     
      Longer
      shaft,
      larger
      circum-
     
     
      ference
      (girth)
      of
      the
      shaft
      of
     
     
      the
      penis
      and
      a
      bigger
      head,
     
     
      producing
      the
      obvious
      esthetic
     
     
      and
      mechanical
      benefits.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Will
      the
      penis
      feel
      stiffer
     
     
      after
      the
      surgery?
     
    

    
     
      The
      penis
      enlargement
      sur-
     
     
      gery
      does
      not
      change
      the
     
     
      strength
      or
      duration
      of
      your
     
     
      erection.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Does
      the
      surgery
      affect
      the
     
     
      sensation
      in
      the
      penis?
     
    

    
     
      Due
      to
      swelling,
      there
      may
      be
     
     
      some
      transitory
      decreased
      skin
     
     
      sensation,
      fora
      few
      days
      only.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Is
      BIGGER
      really
      Better?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      What
      are
      the
      risks
      and
      pos-
     
     
      sible
      complications
      of
      hav-
     
     
      ing
      this
      surgery?
     
     
      Thesurgery
      has
      no
      physiologi-
     
     
      cal
      effects
      on
      penis
      function.
     
     
      There
      are
      always
      possible
      risks
     
     
      with
      surgery
      suchas
      bleeding,
     
     
      infection,
      and
      reaction
      to
      the
     
     
      anesthesia.
      The
      surgical
      risks
     
     
      are
      inherent
      with
      any
      proce-
     
     
      dure
      but
      occur
      very
      seldom.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Can
      I
      get
      an
      allergic
      reac-
     
     
      tion
      from
      the
      fat
      graft?
     
    

    
     
      No.
      It
      is
      impossible
      to
      get
      an
     
     
      allergic
      reaction
      to
      one’s
      own
     
     
      fat
      or
      tissue.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      When
      can
      sexual
      activity
     
     
      be
      resumed?
     
     
      After
      4
      weeks.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      How
      much
      can
      the
      penis
      be
     
     
      augmented?
     
    

    
     
      About
      2"-3"
      Increase
      in
      cir-
     
     
      cumference
      can
      be
      expected.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      How
      permanent
      are
      the
      re-
     
     
      sults?
     
    

    
     
      Fat
      that
      is
      transplanted
      remains
     
     
      permanent
      only
      when
      it
      devel-
     
     
      ops
      it’s
      own
      blood
      supply.
      This
     
     
      can
      vary
      in
      time
      depending
      on
     
     
      the
      individual.
      Dermal-fat
     
     
      grafts
      become
      more
      perma-
     
     
      nent
      than
      injected
      fat.
      Once
     
     
      the
      graft
      has
      “taken”
      it
      will
     
     
      become
      permanent.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      What
      is
      the
      cost
      for
      surger-
     
     
      ies?
     
    

    
     
      Lengthening
      and
      Thickening
     
     
      done
      together
      is
      $7,500.
     
     
      Dermal-fat
      grafting
      (thicken-
     
     
      ing)
      only
      is
      $5,500.
     
     
      Lengthening
      only
      is
      $4,500.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      How
      long
      does
      the
      surgery
     
     
      take?
     
    

    
     
      Approximately
      2-1/2
      hours
      for
     
     
      fat
      grafting,
      and
      60
      minutes
      for
     
     
      fat
      injections.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      What
      is
      the
      recovery
      time
     
     
      after
      the
      ligament
      surgery?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “sore”
      for
      up
      to
      a
      week.
      You
     
     
      may
      not
      take
      a
      shower
      until
      4
     
     
      days
      after
      the
      surgery.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Will
      there
      be
      any
      visible
     
     
      scars
      On
      my
      penis?
     
    

    
     
      The
      advancement
      procedure
     
     
      (lengthening)
      requires
      an
      Inci-
     
     
      sion
      on
      the
      skin
      over
      the
      pubic
     
     
      area.
      That
      Incision
      is
      approxi-
     
     
      mately
      one
      Inch
      long
      and
     
     
      becomes
      hidden
      in
      the
      pubic
     
     
      hair.
      No
      Incision
      is
      made
      on
     
     
      the
      penile
      shaft.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Will
      the
      penis
      appear
      longer
     
     
      in
      the
      flaccid
      or
      erect
      state
     
     
      or
      both?
     
    

    
     
      Both!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      How
      much
      can
      the
      penis
      be
     
     
      advanced
      (lengthened)
     
     
      through
      surgery?
     
    

    
     
      This
      varies
      with
      every
      patient
     
     
      and
      may
      be
      from
      |
      to
      2
      Inches
     
     
      or
      more.
      The
      length
      of
      the
     
     
      advancement
      can
      not
      be
      pre-
     
     
      dicted
      before
      surgery,
      as
      the
     
     
      length
      and
      the
      anatomy
      of
      the
     
     
      ligaments
      is
      unknown
      until
      the
     
     
      time
      of
      surgery.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      What
      is
      the
      correct
      way
      to
     
     
      measure
      a
      penis?
     
    

    
     
      The
      measurements
      are
      always
     
     
      taken
      when
      the
      penis
      is
      erect.
     
     
      Length
      is
      determined
      by
      firmly
     
     
      pressing
      a
      ruler
      on
      the
      topside
     
     
      of
      the
      penis
      against
      the
      pubic
     
     
      bone
      and
      measuring
      all
      the
     
     
      way
      out
      to
      thetip
      of
      the
      (glans)
     
     
      head.
      Uncircumcised
      men
     
     
      should
      retract
      the
      foreskin
      to
     
     
      get
      a
      true
      reading,
      when
      taking
     
     
      this
      measurement.
      The
      thick-
     
     
      ness
      of
      a
      penis
      could
      be
      meas-
     
     
      ured
      either
      by
      the
      diameter
      or
     
     
      by
      the
      girth
      (circumference).
     
     
      For
      simplicity
      reasons
      we
      use
     
     
      the
      girth
      method.
      Girth
      is
      meas-
     
     
      ured
      around
      the
      penile
      shaft
     
     
      at
      the
      base
      of
      the
      penis.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Statistics
      on
      Penis
      Sizes
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      following
      information
      about
      penis
      sizes
      was
     
     
      taken
      from
      the
      Kinsey
      Institute
      of
      Sex
      Research.
      The
      study
     
     
      was
      performed
      on
      a
      group
      of
      college
      men.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Penis
      Length
      :
     
    

    
     
      All
      measurements
      were
      taken
      when
      the
      penises
      were
     
     
      erect
      from
      a
      point
      at
      the
      base
      of
      the
      penis
      where
      the
      top
      of
     
     
      the
      penile
      shaft
      meets
      the
      pubic
      area
      (the
      peno-pubic
     
     
      junction)
      to
      the
      tip
      of
      the
      glans
      (‘head’).
      For
      uncircumcised
     
     
      men
      the
      foreskin
      was
      retracted.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Penis
      Girth
     
     
      Girth
      is
      measured
      at
      mid-shaft
      around
      the
      circum
      fer-
     
     
      ence
      of
      the
      penis
      when
      the
      penis
      is
      erect.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Inches
      Percentile
      of
      Inches
      Percentile
      of
     
     
      Men
      in
      Study
      Men
      in
      Study
     
     
      3.76,
      0.2%
      150"
      0.3%.
     
     
      4.00"
      0.3%
      175!)
      0.4%:
     
     
      4:25)
      0.2%
      2.00"
      0.4%
     
     
      4.50"
      1.7%
      B29":
      1.2%
     
     
      4.75":
      0.8%
      2.50"
      0.3%
     
     
      5.00"
      2.0%
      2:75"
      0.3%
     
     
      nD)
      4.4%
      3.00"
      0.4%
     
     
      5.50"
      10.7%
      325%
      0.4%
     
     
      S375
      8.0%
      30)
      0.9%
     
     
      6.00"
      23.9%
      Bor
      1.1%
     
     
      6.25"
      8.8%
      4.00"
      6.3%
     
     
      6.50"
      14.3%
      425"
      6.3%
     
     
      6:
      7ae
      5.7%
      4.50"
      17.1%
     
     
      TO
      9.5%
      4.75"
      11.7%
      ©
     
     
      TSE:
      1.8%
      5.00"
      24.1%
     
     
      TO!
      >
      2.9%
      525":
      9.9%
     
     
      Tae,
      1.0%
      550%"
      11.5%
     
     
      8.00"
      1.0%
      Sy
      5
      3.0%
     
     
      8:25"
      0.3%
      6.00"
      3.9%
     
     
      8.50"
      0.3%
      6.25"
      0.5%
     
     
      8:75"
      0.1%
      6.50"
      0.5%
     
     
      0.1%
      0.1%
     
    
   
   
    
     
      9.00"
      6.75
      "
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      type
      of
      surgery
      is
      available
      in
      Toronto,
      Ontario.
     
     
      Some
      of
      the
      reasons
      given
      for
      the
      enlargement
      procedure
     
     
      are:
     
    

    
     
      "To
      excite
      my
      wife
      more
      in
      bed."
     
    

    
     
      "So
      I
      won't
      be
      ashamed
      to
      take
      off
      my
      clothes
      in
      the
     
     
      locker
      room."
     
    

    
     
      "My
      love
      life
      is
      good
      and
      I'm
      happy
      with
      the
      size
      of
      my
     
     
      penis,
      but
      this
      will
      add
      a
      whole
      new
      dimension
      to
      our
      love
     
     
      making."
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      pubic
      region
      remains
     
    
   
   
    
     
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