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A penile implant is an implanted device intended for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, Peyronie's disease, ischemic priapism, deformity and any traumatic injury of the penis, and for phalloplasty or metoidioplasty, including in gender-affirming surgery. Men also opt for penile implants for aesthetic purposes.
The clinical results of this pioneering procedure in reconstructive transplantation in the United States was published in Annals of Surgery, May 2017. [11] In October 2020 doctors from Massachusetts General Hospital debated penis transplants in transgender patients. [12]
An inflatable penile implant inserted into corpus cavernosum of the penis. Phalloplasty requires an implanted penile prosthesis to achieve an erection. Penile prostheses are implanted devices intended to restore the erectile rigidity in cisgender men and to build a neophallus (new penis) in transgender men. Penile implants have been used in ...
Penuma is the only FDA-approved penile implant on the market, and results have been mixed: Per a 2018 study, 81% of patients reported feeling elated about the implant years after having the procedure.
Zephyr Surgical Implants (ZSI) is a Swiss-based medical device manufacturer that produces and distributes artificial urinary sphincters and penile implants worldwide. ZSI products are used in the management of moderate-to-severe urinary incontinence in men, erectile dysfunction, Peyronie's disease, penis enlargement, and female-to-male gender reassignment surgery.
The penile implants are used in cisgender men to treat erectile dysfunction, and in transgender men during female-to-male sex reassignment surgery. Although the same penile implant has been used for both cisgender and transgender men, specialized penile implants for transgender men were recently developed by Zephyr Surgical Implants ...
Social acceptance for male intimate cosmetic surgery seem to have happened around the 2010s, decades after other types of cosmetic surgeries. [1] Penile subincision, or splitting of the underside of the penis, is widespread in the traditional cultures of Indigenous Australians. [2]
However, a penile implant is needed for an erection to be possible, as the reconstructed penis would look strange and would either not be able to ejaculate, [28] [29] or ejaculate with less force. [26] Patients are often dissatisfied with the reconstructed penis. [30]