According to the Mayo Clinic there are scores of penis enhancement scams out there on television, in men’s magazines and on the Internet. They prey on men who are suffering from low self-esteem and try to sell them potential dangerous surgeries, exercises, pills and pumps. Whatever it is it the hard sell is usually that the penis enlargement product will swell both the girth and length of the penis as well as help the man maintain the erection for a longer amount of time. This is exactly what the man who is afraid he has a small penis wants to hear and he will get out his wallet and pay for penis enlargement devices that might help him be a better lover in bed.
The first thing to remember is that no matter how small you think your penis is, it probably is “normal.” Porn stars have abnormally large penises, not normal penises. A penis is only considered to be abnormally small when it measures less then three inches when erect. Research shows that the average penis length is between five and seven inches. Also Dutch research shows that women don’t care about your penis size as much as they care about fidelity and the ability to bring home a paycheck.
There are many different types of non-surgical penis enlargement techniques that might be sold to you. One type is stretching your penis with penile weights (a method that can cause permeate damage to your penile tissues.) Yet another is the manual stretching or squeezing of your penis, which can lead to pain, scarring and disfigurement. Although sometimes vacuum pumps are recommended by doctors it is usually for temporary impotence. This is because continued use with these cylinders can damage the elastic tissue of the penis leading to less stiff erections.
Penis enlargement scams are also found in the form of pills and lotions. Usually the claim is that the pill or lotion contains herbs, vitamins or minerals. Some concoctions also contain testerone which doesn’t increase penis size but is only useful to doctors in accelerating puberty in slow developing adolescent boys.
Cosmetic surgeons have developed several methods of lengthening a penis or increasing its girth but none are approved by the American Medical Association. To length a penis the surgery involves snipping the ligament that attaches the organ to the pubic bone and moving the skin from the stomach to the penile shaft so that the penis appears more erect. This makes the penis look longer but as the ligament it cut it wobbles all over the place and the man has less control of it during intercourse. Surgery to make a penis look thicker involves a fat transplant from one part of the body to the girth of your penis.
When it comes to penis enhancement use the same common sense that you would buying any other service or treatment. If it sounds too good to be true then it probably is. Seeing a qualified physician about your problem is your best bet.