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Men are finally catching up to women, at least when it comes to body-image issues.
For the first time, doctors in Mexico have used a silicone chin implant to give a man's testicles a more symmetrical look.
The new surgery is a safe way to boost the body image of the growing number of men who have issues with their genitalia, researchers say in the new study.
"We are starting to have the same kind of problems that the ladies have with body image," said urologist and lead author Fernando Ugarte of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. "There are many people who are probably not feeling satisfied with their testicular size, and now they have a new option."
The 45-year-old man was born with a tiny right testicle that never descended, a condition called cryptorchidism. The doctors in Mexico originally removed that testicle, which was not functional, and replaced it with the "largest implant on the market," Ugarte told LiveScience. [ Macho Man: 10 Wild Facts About His Body ]
But that left his other testicle looking meager in comparison.
The man was plagued by body-image issues and diagnosed with body dysmorphic disorder, a preoccupation with a specific physical defect more commonly seen in those with anorexia or bulimia, Ugarte said.
So to even out the pair, in 2011, Ugarte and his colleagues made a small incision in the man's groin and placed a silicone chin implant between the left testicle and several layers of tissue. Plastic surgeons frequently use this type of implant, a piece of silicone about a quarter of an inch thick (6 millimeters), to plump up the chin or the cheekbones.
The patient resumed sexual activity about a month after surgery. The surgery is safe and doesn't reduce fertility or sexual function because it doesn't touch the testicle at all, Ugarte said.
"After one year, his testicular function is perfect. And he's feeling all right," Ugarte said.
Since then, two other men have had the surgery.
The researchers, who published their findings online Oct. 22 in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, say they wanted to get the word out because more men are contacting them with body-image issues, he said.
"It's very well-known that most of the men's magazines have techniques or pills or products" for penis enhancement, Ugarte said. "But now, patients also want to have bigger testicles, not just the penis."
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Sounds like a personal problem for men, right? Just wait until they have problems with those implants like some women have had with their breast implants.
They shouldn't have any problems with a solid implant in that location. The problems with breast implants stem from implants that are like sacs filled with liquid and they can leak. There is no danger of leaking with a solid implant, and these are made from a bio-compatible material.
You have to admit, this brings new meaning to the term "chin music......" Baseball will never be the same....
Seriously? roflmao omg If he was gonna make something bigger and better looking the other part would have made more sense. roflmao
Are they showing off their testicles to the public? If not, what's the problem? Women have problem because they actually are showing their breasts even under clothes.
Women have problems because they emphasize their sexual features, even in the workplace. Why do I have to see a 50+ year-old woman's over-freckled cleavage while I'm making an an espresso in the breakroom or sitting in a meeting ?
Men deserve equal funding. Otherwise, it's all about spending more money on women so that they can leverage their femininity to marry up. A woman's equal is a man that makes at least 20% more. All other men are garbage losers, right ?
Kind of reminds me of the old childhood song. Substitute "testicles" for "ears" and it's a hoot!
"Dooooo yourrrrr ears hang low, do they wobble to-and-fro... can ya tie 'em in a knot, can ya tie 'em in a bow.... Can ya throws 'em over your shoulder like a continental soldier... Do your ears hanggggg lowwwwww"
Somehow methinks appearance takes a back seat (no pun) to passion, affection, regard, and more important factors - intelligence, compassion, awareness, respect. Yep, samo-samo for women and their body issues. Get beyond it, please.
I like swinging big clock weights.
Certain way around, they hit just the right spot.
DOES MEDICARE COVER THIS??? MY Husband has always had this Problem!!! Will Medicare pay for our trip to Mexico to get this fixed??
OBAMA/BIDEN 2012 . . . KEEP THE DREAM (and ME) ALIVE . . . YOU PAYING FOR ME!!!!
Wasn't there a South Park episode about this?? ("Boy with balls on Chin")
Perhaps they just got it backwards in Mexico??? They play pocket chin down there?? No fun with a "meager testicle"!!
The good news HandsOff is your husband will be able to resume sexual activity quickly!!
Testicles are not that attractive to begin with. Who cares if they are symmetrical?
Why should women receive more funding than men ? Isn't this the age of equality ? Who cares if a woman's labia minora look just right ? Women do.
Sounds like Vincent Denali has problems with women. Guess he can't even find a hooker who will take his money. Quit complaining, men make more money than women, most, if not all the time. If it was the age of equality, then you better tell the tea baggers, they want to control women's reproduction rights.
"Testicles are not that attractive to begin with"...?...The horror, the horror. Are you nuts? Mo better beautiful balls. This story offers a new spin on "gimme some face".
OK.... but one will/is supposed to hang lower than the other. And really.... does it matter as long as they work and are there? I can see if there are deformities... but to make them "look right??"
They are perhaps the ugliest thing God gave us... in a way.... so let the "guys" alone...... as long as they are there, hanging right.... why mess with them..........
Something is really, really wrong with our culture...
This is great! My wife is constantly bitching about my asymmetric nuts.
Too funny!
Woman #1 at produce stand: These potatoes remind me of my husband's testicles.
Woman #2 (amazed): Really? Are they that big?
Woman #1: No. They're that dirty.
OY!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, OK guy's. Lets all go get bigger balls,,,, in Mexico! After all, they are on the cutting edge. They did this poke and prod once so it must have been proved to be safe and effective to the Mexican FDA, right?
Just hope you don't end up with a hydrocele. That will affect your image problem!
Thank God I was blessed with beautiful symmetrical balls.
Why is it whenever men have an issue with something, women have to turn it around to how it affects women. Really, Sallyann thinks Vincent has an issue with women, just because he thinks it's only fair that men get equal funding and attention to men's health issues. Whenever men speak out for themselves, women try to shame them into silence or call them woman haters. Double standard anyone?
Sallyann mentioned "teabaggers" and Sam is talkin' "double standards".........Ummmm, is there some punniness in their comments, or is it just me? I digress. But, yeah Sam....Sallyann sure has a lot of balls. Oh, and so does Who Ate My Soup. But to his credit, he is "blessed". lol
I guess they model the chin implants after Peter Griffin of Family Guy series.
I don't get it, last year I lost both of my testicles due to atrophy, I have an empty scrotum. I dont care to have anything fake put in me.
In fact I don't even take replacement testosterone, I feel find no loss of energy nor weight gain, the entire world is so focused on sex and sexual function, Yes its needed but don't stuff it in our faces 24/7
I can still function fine, 49 years old, in the past 6 months I've even been able to loose 30 lb.'s. I can ride 40-50 or more miles on any given day on my road bicycle.
some times you just have to just like the Eagles song says, "GET OVER IT"
enough of my rant.
I imagine riding the bike is more comfortable, too.
So here is a guy in the doctor's examination room. He takes off his shirt, folds it exactly symmetrically, and hangs in the back of the chair. He takes off his pants, folds them perfectly, and puts on the chair. The doctor walks in and asks: "do you have any problem?".
"Doc, see - one testicle is a bit below the other"
"So, it's normal"
"But it's not neat!"
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comments are better reading then the stupid article...though it is funny...this will give the drug cartels some ideas as where to put there product to smuggle it across the border.....5 foot mexican with balls the size of a bull...i can see a STL skit now...
Reminds me of that old crank call:
*calls bowling alley*
"Do you have 16-lb balls?"
"Yes."
"Good lord! How do you walk?"
Balls on the rocks neat shaken not stirred, Bond James Bond!
i never understood why women are allowed to show cleavage yet men cant show a little scrotum. seems like a double standard to me.
Getting em on your chest is a little painfull, maybe not for you but it would be for me.
Because men like to look at cleavage, nobody wants to see your scrotum.
I can somewhat understand the distress over the disproportionate size caused BY THE DOCTOR who removed the non functioning testicle and replaced it with the largest prosthetic available. This sounds like someone who I would want to avoid medically. He would have done this guy a favor by ordering an appropriate size proportional to the other functioning testicle.
Which makes me wonder, why not switch out the over sized implant instead of adding a second implant on the other side.
As far as I know, mine are just the right size. One hangs lower than the other, just like it is supposed to and they work...for now. They don't usually get in the way - maybe because I'm used to them just as they are, but I can't imagine wanting them being bigger - that sounds uncomfortable. I'm would only ever consider one minor day surgery procedure in that region.
Why would any guy want them bigger?
Age and gravity affects men just like women. Being 50 the "boys" hang down lower than when I was younger. Finding underwear that fits comfortably is more difficult these days. It is easier for the skin to get pinched. I'm glad mine aren't big.
There is actually a "face lift" that can be performed on the scrotum. It is called Scrotoplasty. Being 50 and having already been snipped there is no concern for me with the boys being up high and getting too warm which can harm sperm production. If I had the money and could take the time off that might be the only type of plastic surgery I would ever have done.
Obviously it would be for comfort, not looks.
Humans are stupid.