Penis enlargement: it’s on the rise – but the end result will leave many men feeling deflated
- Penis stretching devices, penis extenders, pumps, dermal fillers, surgery – with all its attendant risks – the penis enhancement sector is booming
- It’s not penis size that matters most, though, but sexual technique, say therapists
Just as breast augmentation surgery has grown routine, the penis enhancement sector is booming, says Dr Jayson Oates, the primary cosmetic surgeon and medical director of Academy Face and Body in Perth, Australia.
“What we have found, certainly in the UK and Australia, is that the uptake of penis enlargement is rapidly increasing. The numbers we do now are considerably more than we were doing a year ago, and even two or three years ago,” Oates says. He ascribes the increase in part to “locker room angst”.
Penis size: the long and the short of it
“Nobody needs to do anything cosmetic, but it’s incredibly common,” he says.
The best enlargement method, it seems, is the simplest, with stretching working for most men and hundreds of stretching devices available. “If somebody is careful, if they are persistent, and this means probably a minimum of three hours a day every day for three to six months, then, yes, they’ll probably gain length,” Oates says.
According to the surgeon, the benefit of stretching has been proved by medical studies – an Italian study found a penis extender increased flaccid length by almost a third. Anecdotal evidence strengthens the case for stretching.
