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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 inflatable penile implant is composed of two inflatable cylinders implanted into the penis and connected to a pump system. The implants available are either 2-piece implants or 3-piece implants. The pump unit is usually implanted in the scrotum and reservoir in the pelvis.
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 ...
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.
Since 2015, Zephyr Surgical Implants produces malleable and inflatable penile implants particularly designed for phalloplasty surgeries. [31] Standing during urination is an advantage offered by a reconstructed penis. [32]
To treat erectile dysfunction, both corpora cavernosa can be irreversibly surgically replaced with manually inflatable penile implants. This is a drastic therapeutic surgery meant only for men who have complete impotence resistant to all other treatment approaches. An implanted pump in the groin or scrotum can be manipulated by hand to fill ...
Surgical implants, either of flexible rods or inflatable tubes, are reserved for when other methods fail because of the potential for serious complications, which occur in as many as 10% of cases. [80] They carry the risk of eroding penile tissue (breaking through the skin). [87]
Some doctors say that most men seeking penis enlargement have normal-sized penises, and many may experience penile dysmorphophobia by underestimating their own penis size while overestimating the average penis size. [17] Products purported to enlarge one's penis were frequently promoted via spam email in the late 1990s and early 2000s. [33]