Penis enlargement is very popular these days and it is attracting quite a lot of interest and attention as ever more and more men want to enlarge their penis. It’s a highly contentious and hotly debated subject, with many raising doubts about the efficacy and safety of techniques and therapies. Here, we’re considering how penis growth takes place and whether it works in practice.
Understanding Penis Anatomy
Before you know how penis enlargement works, you need to know the anatomy of the penis. Usually composed of three lobes, two corpora cavernosa and one corpus spongiosum, the penis serves primarily as a reproductive and urinary organ. These corpora cavernosa account for the stiffening and expanding in size during an erection when filled with blood. The size of the erect penis is often dependent on genes, hormones, and health.
Average penis size
Let’s start by noting that the size of the penis is an ineffable genetically set value. The length of a flaccid penis is between 3.5 and 5 inches on average and between 5.1 and 5.9 inches in length when standing up. But with social pressures and media images of larger penises portrayed as aesthetically desirable, some men might feel undersized and try to get bigger.
Penis enlargement treatment options and techniques.
Non-Surgical Methods
1. Exercise and Stretching Techniques
Exercise and stretching are one of the most common non-surgical ways of enhancing the penis. These methods often involve hands-on exercises, like jelqing, or apparatus, like penis pumps or traction machines. Jelqing is a milking gesture meant to improve the circulation to the penis and stretch the tissues. Penis pumps work by creating a vacuum surrounding the penis, which draws blood to the penis, making it swell. The traction devices, in contrast, grip the penis with a steady pressure that stretches it slowly over time.
Such treatments are considered safe, but have little science behind them. These techniques do occasionally result in temporary growth of the penis, although it is not well-understood. Not to mention, the use and abuse of such tools could be irreversible or damaging.
2. Medications and Supplements
There are countless pills and supplements out there promising to grow the penis. These supplements usually contain L-arginine, yohimbine or ginseng, and are believed to increase blood supply to the penis or promote tissue growth. But no science backs them up, and many of these products aren’t regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Furthermore, some of these drugs may cause serious adverse reactions such as cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure and sex abnormalities. Consider taking a healthcare practitioner’s advice before using drugs or supplements for the growth of the penis.
Surgical Methods
1. Penile Augmentation Surgery
Penile augmentation (also known as phalloplasty) surgery is performed to augment the size of the penis by removing the suspensory ligament and implanting grafts. This procedure will lengthen the penis by as much as 2 inches. Nonetheless, this added length can be either reduced partially or eliminated entirely if the suspensory ligament isn’t repaired as part of the surgery.
Penile augmentation surgery is a surgical ordeal with a great deal of risks, including infection, scarring, and sensation loss. Also, keep in mind that the outcome of this treatment is not certain and some men might be unsatisfied with the outcome.
2. Penile Implants
Surgical penile implants are surgical implants that are implanted in the penis to help men with erectile dysfunction achieve and maintain an erection. These implants do not increase the size of the penis, but they can boost sex function and pleasure.
Penile implants are often used for men who have failed other erectile dysfunction treatments, including pills or vacuum pumps. The process of implanting a penile implant is a large surgical operation, and entails the risk of infection, bleeding and mechanical failure.
But do any of these techniques work?
The answer is not straightforward. Though some men might gain a little volume through some of these procedures, it is not scientifically proven that any of these techniques are effective at making the penis become larger for good. Indeed, many experts recommend against all these processes because they can harm and make things worse.
And, of course, it’s not just the penis that determines sexual pleasure. Research has demonstrated that most women are content with their lover’s penis size and that it is sexual experience more than the size of the penis that counts.
Apart from being undecided about their effectiveness, many of these treatments carry side-effects and dangers. Pills and supplements can interfere with other medications or trigger allergies, pumps and exercises can damage and injure the penis.
Ethical Considerations
Not only the beauty of the enlarging penis prompts doubts about body image, it’s also an issue about how such products are sold. Customers should be wary of inflated descriptions, and their health should not be driven by social expectations about size.
Conclusion
Finally, though treatments and techniques sound really good in terms of achieving instant and effective penis enlargement outcomes, the reality is that they are mostly useless and might be even harmful. Men will have to recognise that they can’t alter the size of their penis, and it shouldn’t define their worth. Rather than worry about making it bigger, all you have to do is keep your sexual health as good as possible and communicate better and more effectively with your partner. If the latter remains insecure or dissatisfied with his penis size, professional help and counselling should be sought rather than using potentially dangerous approaches.
