Silicone penis implant helps enlarge manhood - and lasts for life

The size of a man’s penis plays a huge role in his self esteem.

Having a small member can proliferate feelings of being less masculine or appealing to the opposite sex.

And so, men blighted by a smaller manhood may abstain from sexual encounters – or shy away from the locker rooms at the gym.

These feelings of inadequacy can lead to depression, problems with intimacy and potentially even suicidal thoughts.

However, a Beverly Hills urologist, Dr James Elist, has developed a revolutionary penile enhancement procedure that offers new hope to men with small penises.

A silicone implant is inserted into the penis during the $13,000 (£9,000) procedure – instantly increasing the length and girth by approximately two inches.

Dr Elist told Daily Mail Online that patients have the option of choosing between three implant sizes for the procedure: Large, extra large and double extra large.

The surgeon explained: ‘Nobody wants to have a small or medium one.’

Dr Elist has been working as an urologist for more than 35 years.

He has always had an interest in men’s sexual dysfunction – and even garnered notoriety as the first doctor to link cigarette smoking with impotence.

‘If men see the sign on cigarettes that say smoking can cause impotency, they can blame it on me,’ he said.

For decades, the doctor was one of many who performed an operation on men with erectile dysfunction, in which a prosthesis was inserted into the arteries of the penis.

The procedure was designed to allow blood to properly flow through the arteries, so that a man could achieve an erection.

Dr Elist explained: ‘I noticed after insertion of the implant, between a year or two, most men were complaining that the size of their penis shrunk.

‘They did have an erection, but the girth and length of the penis decreased.’

In 2002, the doctor discovered a solution for the ‘shrinking’ problem. Dr Elist came up with the idea of implanting a soft silicone sheath under the penis.

‘This is similar to breast implants – but a breast implant is a bag filled with silicone gel or in some cases saline,’ the urologist explained.

‘My implant is different; it’s not filled with anything.

‘The material is very soft silicone with the shape of the penis – which covers the penis for 270 degrees around and the whole length of the penis.’

The doctor patented his invention in 2002 – and began performing operations to insert the implants in 2004.

Since then, he has tinkered with the design, shape, techniques and even the surgery procedure.

Dr Elist said: ‘Now at this point in time, we have the perfect product: Something that I’m really very happy and even proud to present to the community.’

The implant is inserted through a small incision of an inch to an inch-and-a-half in the groin.

During the short procedure, the patient is under local anesthesia, unable to feel anything that is happening.

The doctor inserts the implant through the skin of the groin, until it gets under the skin of the penis.

Immediately after the procedure, a man’s penis will have expanded between 1.5 and 2.5 inches, Dr Elist said. 

He said: ‘For most of the patients after surgery, the length of the penis and the girth of the penis are very similar.’

However, whether the doctor inserts a large, extra large or double extra large implant is partially up to the patient – but also dependent upon the man’s skin.

‘Some patients, unfortunately, are born with tight skin – or when they had the circumcision, a lot of skin was removed, so they don’t have enough skin,’ Dr Elist said.

‘So for them we start with large.’

But for patients with ‘good skin’ the doctor generally begins with an extra large implant.

The implant is designed to last for the man’s entire life.

However, the doctor noted, 10 to 15 per cent of the doctor’s patients opt to ‘upgrade’ after the procedure.

In those instances, the doctor uses the double extra large implant.

Recovery from the procedure doesn’t take too long, he said.

The men are able to go back to their daily activities and routine the following day.

However, it is vital that men abstain from sexual activities – including masturbation and oral sex – for four to six weeks afterwards.

Dr Elist said: ‘That is very important, unfortunately, some of our patients did not follow the instructions and we had some problems.

‘The skin is thin at that point, so it can get infected and you’d have to remove it.’

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