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A vacuum device for penile elongation: fact or fiction?

  1. MOHAMMAD KAZEM AGHAMIR,
  2. REZA HOSSEINI*,
  3. FARSHID ALIZADEH

Article first published online: 9 MAR 2006

DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2006.05992.x

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BJU International

BJU International

Volume 97, Issue 4, pages 777–778, April 2006

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AGHAMIR, M. K., HOSSEINI, R. and ALIZADEH, F. (2006), A vacuum device for penile elongation: fact or fiction?. BJU International, 97: 777–778. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2006.05992.x

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  1. Department of Urology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran

*Reza Hosseini, Department of Urology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran. e-mail: rhosseinim@yahoo.com

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 9 MAR 2006
  2. Article first published online: 9 MAR 2006
  3. Accepted for publication 4 October 2005

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Keywords:

  • vacuum device;
  • micropenis;
  • penis elongation

OBJECTIVE

To assess the efficacy of a vacuum device as a noninvasive method for penile elongation.

PATIENTS AND METHODS

Between September 2003 and November 2004, 37 sexually active men with a stretched penis length of <10 cm were given vacuum treatment three times a week, for 20 min on each occasion, for 6 months.

RESULTS

After 6 months, the mean penile length had increased from 7.6 cm to 7.9 cm (no significant difference). The efficacy of vacuum treatment was ≈ 10%, and the patient satisfaction rate was 30%. There was one case of haematoma of the penis and one of glans numbness, both resolved spontaneously without any intervention.

CONCLUSION

Vacuum treatment of the penis is not an effective method for penile elongation, but provides psychological satisfaction for some men.

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