Saturday, February 14, 2009

Penile Enlargement: Illusion or Fact- Part 2

Everyday single day come-on ads offering a bigger penis are plastered in magazines and web pages all over the internet. Drugs, herbs, spices and pills are advertised which can increase the penis size all claiming to be the magic panacea to a man’s troubles. And the sad fact is that many men fall prey to such ads because they all believe that they have a smaller penis and secondly that some pill can make the penis bigger. And for those still in search for Nirvana, there is surgery to enlarge the penis.

Beneath this perception of an inadequate penile length, a number of men may benefit from psychological counseling.

Hospital estimates reveal that at least a quarter of a million men have some type of penile enlargement procedure each year. The surgery for penile enlargement is based on two principles: the first step is to increase the length by making an incision at the base of the penis and excising the ligament that normally anchors the penis to the pubic bone. The procedure alone allows for extension of the penis by 2-4 cms.

The second part of surgery involves widening of the penis to increase the girth. This part of the procedure requires the addition of a “filler” under the skin of the penis.

The filler can increase the girth by 20-30%.