Package deal: Injections make penis grow, study finds

Does penis size matter?

A group of researchers from Korea University apparently believes it does, considering they discovered a way to make it happen 

They recently published a study in the Journal of Sexual Medicine that analyzed how injections of a hyaluronic acid filler (Restylane Sub-Q) could increase penile girth.  These physicians injected an average of 20.5 cc (about  two-thirds of a medicine cup) using “a back-and-forth technique” into the deep soft tissue layers of the penises of 50 men.  The product was then ‘homogenized with a roller.’

The men’s penises had an average increase in circumference (girth) of 4 cm, which was maintained 18 months later.  They also assessed the patient and partner’s satisfaction with the treatment and found an average score of 3.3 (rated from 0-4) at 18 months.   Sounds like a nice result, right?  Keep in mind these patients underwent injections into their penises with relatively hefty needles.  Ouch.

So what is the average, less-endowed man to make of this?

Until now, methods to enhance penile size have been ineffective at best and extremely invasive at worst.  There is a plethora of creams, pills, and vacuum devices that promises to enlarge the penis, although very little scientific evidence is available to support these claims.  More impressive results can be obtained by invasive surgeries.  These procedures are not for the squeamish, however.  One surgery to widen the penis involves cutting it open and implanting radiated cadaver skin around the central shaft.  Think this is extreme?  Some doctors lengthen the penis by cutting the suspensory ligament and then attaching a weight to the end of the penis daily.  For six months.  (Do not try this at home.)

So, taking into account these invasive surgeries, using a needle to inject filler into the penis doesn’t sound quite so bad.  Still, what would I recommend as a board-certified plastic surgeon to anyone who wants to make their manhood appear larger? 

There is one method that most men can utilize to accomplish this goal.  This treatment involves no risks, no side effects, no needles, and no knives.

Lose weight. 

Removing fat from around that area can make what’s left look bigger.

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Dr. Anthony Youn is a Michigan-based, board-certified plastic surgeon and regular contributor to msnbc.com and TODAY.com. Youn, who runs the blog Celebrity Cosmetic Surgery, is also the author of a memoir called “In Stiches.” Read an excerpt here.

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We are truly pitiful- makes me laugh at what we've become

  • 9 votes
Reply#1 - Thu Feb 2, 2012 10:47 AM EST

Shocking that this discovery was made by Asian scientists . . .

;)

  • 20 votes
#1.1 - Thu Feb 2, 2012 11:23 AM EST

Too easy to make a joke about how Korean scientists "spearheaded" this research, so I won't.

Crap, I just did. Might as well keep going...

I wonder how big an "endowment" they received for funding?

"Johnson & Johnson" will profit from this.

  • 14 votes
#1.2 - Thu Feb 2, 2012 11:43 AM EST

Shaving all around the base of the penis also makes it look longer - but not thicker.

  • 3 votes
#1.3 - Thu Feb 2, 2012 12:07 PM EST

Hahaha! Good ones, Brian.

    #1.4 - Thu Feb 2, 2012 12:18 PM EST

    Apparently they're not aware that "it's not the meat it's the motion".

    • 2 votes
    #1.5 - Thu Feb 2, 2012 10:55 PM EST

    Speak for yourself, Sinned!

      #1.6 - Fri Feb 3, 2012 1:08 PM EST

      Well, mine may be little, but it's cute!!

      • 1 vote
      #1.7 - Fri Feb 3, 2012 3:24 PM EST

      I have learned to compensate though.... given the fact that I can lick a dime out of the bottom of a 2 liter soda bottle.

      • 1 vote
      #1.8 - Fri Feb 3, 2012 3:56 PM EST

      ttmadison #1.3: shaving all around it also prevents fur balls, but eliminates the ability to floss, or so I am told. No more multi-tasking.

      • 1 vote
      #1.9 - Fri Feb 3, 2012 3:59 PM EST

      what do asians do when they have an erection ? They go 2 the poles and vote like everyone else.

      • 1 vote
      #1.10 - Sun Feb 5, 2012 6:23 PM EST
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      BigJJstuddDeleted

      Finally! Now maybe the rhinos will be safe?

      • 9 votes
      Reply#3 - Thu Feb 2, 2012 11:21 AM EST

      Tragic isn't it.

        #3.1 - Thu Feb 2, 2012 2:28 PM EST
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        Ya say a acid-filled needle in my penis, doc? No thanks!

        • 3 votes
        Reply#4 - Thu Feb 2, 2012 11:40 AM EST

        Really? Surely you know not all acids are caustic. You already have hyaluronic acid in your joints, skin, brain, etc. As for the needle in the pecker--I agree; no way.

          #4.1 - Thu Feb 2, 2012 5:58 PM EST

          osuguy, sorry to burst your bubble, but acids are acidic, (pH is low, 4 ish) and bases are caustic (pH 10+)

            #4.2 - Thu Feb 2, 2012 8:53 PM EST

            I had to have a Foley catheter once for about 4 days, after that experience I would pass on this even if I was needledick the bughumper.

              #4.3 - Thu Feb 2, 2012 8:59 PM EST

              Take enough LSD acid and you can make your wee-wee look like a giraffe! And you don't even have to use a needle!

              • 2 votes
              #4.4 - Fri Feb 3, 2012 8:33 AM EST

              Thanks Ken--Overlooked that; The word I was looking for is corrosive.

                #4.5 - Mon Feb 6, 2012 7:42 PM EST
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                Oh how silly. Who cares? I'm not getting my breasts or clitoris changed to suit a man and I wouldn't expect him to change his penis to suit me. With all the things that are important in the people are getting shots in penises to get a bit bigger around???

                Really, it's too bad humans focus on things like this instead of things that actually improve the planet or help people. And how about we care about the person and not the size of some organ?

                • 9 votes
                Reply#5 - Thu Feb 2, 2012 12:23 PM EST

                Those with an active libido think about sex quite a bit actually. It's normal and is a sign of good overall health...up to a certain age of course.

                • 1 vote
                #5.1 - Fri Feb 3, 2012 12:43 AM EST

                how about we care about the person and not the size of some organ?

                Depends on which part is currently being cared for.

                • 1 vote
                #5.2 - Fri Feb 3, 2012 11:53 AM EST

                While I agree with you in principle, I would rather these insecure people take these shots than fund the killing of animals for aphrodisiacs. Take a shot, save a rhino,bear,shark, Spanish Beetle, or whatever else is supposed to get your motor running.

                • 1 vote
                #5.3 - Sun Feb 5, 2012 5:55 PM EST
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                So that's were the rest of my penis went. I thought it shrank but now I know it's just deep in fat tissue. Whew, I can sleep better now. I can't wait for the late night infomercial on this procedure. Oh and could radio stations quit playing your "Erectile Disfunction" commercials during the daytime. It's hard to explain to an 8 year old what they're talking about on the radio.

                  Reply#6 - Thu Feb 2, 2012 12:42 PM EST

                  "Button in a fur coat" effect?

                  • 3 votes
                  #6.1 - Thu Feb 2, 2012 2:34 PM EST
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                  The draw back that the Korean Scientist will find after Phase 3 Clinical Trials is that

                  Korean Women (and all Women) care about both SIZE and

                  LOAD!!

                    Reply#7 - Thu Feb 2, 2012 12:46 PM EST

                    Most guys aren't bothered by the thickness of their penis. It is the length that guys get hung up about. Now I supposed that some women may find a thicker penis more filling there are probably some women that encounter monsters and are afraid of being split in two.

                    How about using your entire body to please her entire body? Make sure to give her a back rub or a foot massage. Try what I do. Have her lay on her stomach and use your hand or hands to rub her back and shoulders. Then use the bottom of your foot (the arch) to rub her legs. Move your foot up and down her calves and even rub her feet with your foot. You can even bring your knee and thigh down and let it rub her bottom while your foot goes up and down her leg, while rubbing her back with your hands. You can also rub her head and run your fingers through her hair.

                    Make the lovemaking experience be about more than just a couple of parts of the anatomy.

                    • 6 votes
                    Reply#8 - Thu Feb 2, 2012 1:09 PM EST

                    a lesson in love making, great

                      #8.1 - Fri Feb 3, 2012 7:24 AM EST

                      Economy killer...less filling or great taste?

                        #8.2 - Fri Feb 3, 2012 8:04 AM EST

                        "Have her lay on her stomach and use your hand or hands to rub her back and shoulders. Then use the bottom of your foot (the arch) to rub her legs. Move your foot up and down her calves and even rub her feet with your foot. You can even bring your knee and thigh down and let it rub her bottom while your foot goes up and down her leg, while rubbing her back with your hands. You can also rub her head and run your fingers through her hair."

                        I don't think I'm that coordinated. Also, that sounds like it could turn out rather disastrous if you've been drinking.

                          #8.3 - Fri Feb 3, 2012 9:33 AM EST

                          How about using your entire body to please her entire body?

                          Doesn't breathing get to be a bit difficult.

                          • 1 vote
                          #8.4 - Fri Feb 3, 2012 11:55 AM EST

                          I'm saying that there is more to a healthy long term sex life than concentrating on the major bits. Have fun, be creative, don't ignore the rest of your partner. I find that giving my wife a foot massage while we are watching TV usually leads to more later when we are in bed.

                            #8.5 - Fri Feb 3, 2012 2:13 PM EST
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                            "using “a back-and-forth technique” into the deep soft tissue layers"

                            "The product was then ‘homogenized with a roller.’"

                            I don't think you need any injections just the back and forth technique and the roller aught to work.

                            • 7 votes
                            Reply#9 - Thu Feb 2, 2012 1:16 PM EST

                            LOL

                              #9.1 - Fri Feb 3, 2012 7:24 AM EST

                              "using “a back-and-forth technique” into the deep soft tissue layers"

                              Sounds more like a porn video.

                              • 1 vote
                              #9.2 - Fri Feb 3, 2012 11:56 AM EST

                              cgtrv. my girl wouldn't know what to do without her hot beef injection...

                                #9.3 - Sun Feb 5, 2012 6:29 PM EST
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                                Perhaps they will be able to find it with this discovery!

                                  Reply#10 - Thu Feb 2, 2012 1:20 PM EST

                                  A guy at work lost 64 lbs. and said the penetrable length of his penis grew by 3.5 inches. Evidently, there was a lot wasted manhood hidden under all that fat. This could be important for those with only two "working" inches.

                                    Reply#11 - Thu Feb 2, 2012 1:27 PM EST

                                    In the immortal words of Yucko da Clown... "Man, bet that's the first time he had seen it in 20yrs"... LOL.... ciao

                                      #11.1 - Thu Feb 2, 2012 1:33 PM EST
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                                      Needle..injection.. and penis,all in one phrase.... No Thanks!!... stick with my God Given Tool... Ciao

                                        Reply#12 - Thu Feb 2, 2012 1:30 PM EST

                                        Idiots! They so have NO clue what women want. Silly boys.

                                        • 4 votes
                                        Reply#13 - Thu Feb 2, 2012 2:12 PM EST

                                        true they want money more!

                                        • 1 vote
                                        #13.1 - Thu Feb 2, 2012 11:05 PM EST

                                        i got a method for increasing the tongue length

                                        • 2 votes
                                        #13.2 - Fri Feb 3, 2012 7:26 AM EST

                                        i got a method for increasing the tongue length

                                        Shorten your head?

                                        • 1 vote
                                        #13.3 - Fri Feb 3, 2012 11:58 AM EST

                                        every time my girl goes out she blows a hundred bucks so last time she left i went to the tattoo parlor and put a hundred dollar bill on it, and told her next time she feels the need to go out and blow a hundred bucks, she can just stay home and do that....

                                          #13.4 - Sun Feb 5, 2012 6:42 PM EST
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                                          Not much fun for Mr. Happy.

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                                          hyaluronic acid filler (Restylane Sub-Q) could increase penile girth. These physicians injected an average of 20.5 cc (about two-thirds of a medicine cup) using “a back-and-forth technique” into the deep soft tissue layers of the penises of 50 men. The product was then ‘homogenized with a roller.’

                                            Reply#14 - Thu Feb 2, 2012 2:19 PM EST

                                            Don't know why dudes are so hung up on the size of their penis. Just find a chick, or dude if you swing that way, who likes you for who you are. If the woman is emotional connected to you, sex is going to be better and more full filling anyway. Of course, I don't have a small penis, so I don't know what they are going though. Mine is normal.

                                            • 1 vote
                                            Reply#15 - Thu Feb 2, 2012 2:22 PM EST

                                            Whatever Tiny.

                                            • 5 votes
                                            #15.1 - Thu Feb 2, 2012 2:35 PM EST

                                            Or just learn to do more with your tongue!

                                            • 1 vote
                                            #15.2 - Thu Feb 2, 2012 5:18 PM EST

                                            sex is going to be better and more full filling anyway

                                            Those only deals with the "full filling" part.

                                            • 1 vote
                                            #15.3 - Fri Feb 3, 2012 12:00 PM EST

                                            alwats wondered, is ten inches normal ?

                                              #15.4 - Sun Feb 5, 2012 6:46 PM EST
                                              Reply

                                              If size is an issue, the safer and more effective route to increase your chances with the ladies is to spend your efforts increasing the girth of your wallet.

                                              • 6 votes
                                              Reply#16 - Thu Feb 2, 2012 3:07 PM EST

                                              Oh Gee. This will make them even BIGGER IDIOTS

                                              • 2 votes
                                              Reply#17 - Thu Feb 2, 2012 3:21 PM EST

                                              Better have a look at this folks:

                                                Reply#18 - Thu Feb 2, 2012 3:23 PM EST

                                                Wow, now that I am 66!:-((((, but, it plums up lips so why not a penis, they are the same material almost! only white guys will need it.

                                                  Reply#19 - Thu Feb 2, 2012 3:32 PM EST

                                                  My link didn't make it, better check out this info on Restylane Sub-Q before doing anything rash. Just ignore the x at the front and cut and paste:
                                                  x

                                                    Reply#20 - Thu Feb 2, 2012 3:36 PM EST

                                                    yeah, that's much better......

                                                    • 1 vote
                                                    #20.1 - Fri Feb 3, 2012 12:01 PM EST
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                                                    Google: Restylane Sub-Q - Sweden - Restylane Review - RealSelf
                                                    Some people are reporting real problems with this product such as extreme pain, scarring and swelling and general deformity. Doesn't sound like anything anyone should be injecting into their penises. Those people may end up with zero sensitivity. Leave well enough alone in my opinion.

                                                    • 1 vote
                                                    Reply#21 - Thu Feb 2, 2012 3:42 PM EST

                                                    If you want it to look bigger get a wife/girlfriend with smaller hands.

                                                    But all kidding aside, if you want to please your woman do the dishes, help clean the house, tend to the children, etc. and she'll reward you!

                                                    • 5 votes
                                                    Reply#22 - Thu Feb 2, 2012 4:05 PM EST

                                                    that sounds like a con to me

                                                      #22.1 - Fri Feb 3, 2012 7:28 AM EST
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                                                      "Homogenized with a roller"?Lord have mercy!!!!!Why not just hit the man over the upper head with it.Make him come to his senses.

                                                      • 1 vote
                                                      Reply#23 - Thu Feb 2, 2012 4:16 PM EST

                                                      It is not the size of the wand that puts the rabbit in the hat, but the magic of the performer!

                                                        Reply#24 - Thu Feb 2, 2012 4:19 PM EST

                                                        Try the pain free method if the wife or g/f is complaining: get a new wife or g/f. Problem solved.

                                                        • 2 votes
                                                        Reply#25 - Thu Feb 2, 2012 4:23 PM EST

                                                        this is too entertaining

                                                          #25.1 - Fri Feb 3, 2012 7:27 AM EST

                                                          The penis injection and homogenized with a roller is cheaper!

                                                          • 1 vote
                                                          #25.2 - Sun Feb 5, 2012 3:27 PM EST
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                                                          Size does not matter. It really doesn't.

                                                            Reply#26 - Thu Feb 2, 2012 5:00 PM EST

                                                            This is a myth spread by men with tiny willies.

                                                            • 1 vote
                                                            #26.1 - Fri Feb 3, 2012 12:03 PM EST
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