&lt;p&gt;How To Increase Penis Size&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h1&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How To Increase Penis Size&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;
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&lt;p data-block-key=&quot;suzus&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The internet is awash with websites selling everything from pills to penis extenders that claim to increase the length and girth of your manhood. But do these treatments work?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p data-block-key=&quot;9y17p&quot;&gt;Men&#39;s anxiety about&amp;nbsp;penis size&amp;nbsp;has spawned a multi-million-pound global industry in clinically unproven &quot;male enhancement products.&quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p data-block-key=&quot;4vm72&quot;&gt;While many men worry their penis is too small, research shows that most men&#39;s penises are normal and they needn&#39;t be concerned. Professor Kevan Wylie, a sexual medicine consultant, says men with concerns about their penis size should consider talking to a&amp;nbsp;health professional before experimenting with treatments, which are mostly ineffective, expensive and potentially harmful.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p data-block-key=&quot;xgfk8&quot;&gt;&quot;Many men who worry about the size of their penis generally have overall body image issues,&quot; he says. &quot;What happens is that they tend to focus their poor body image on their penis.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p data-block-key=&quot;0g8rc&quot;&gt;&quot;Often, counselling can make a real difference to the patient by building self-esteem, correcting distorted views&amp;nbsp;about body image and learning more about what makes people attractive.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p data-block-key=&quot;te0yn&quot;&gt;While you can&#39;t do much to safely enlarge your penis, there are several things you can do to make you feel more confident about your body.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li data-block-key=&quot;e5jj5&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;trim your pubic hair&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;ndash; a big mound of pubic hair can make your penis look smaller than it is&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li data-block-key=&quot;7peqj&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;lose weight&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;ndash; a beer belly hanging over your penis can make your penis look smaller&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li data-block-key=&quot;ersme&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;get fit&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;ndash; getting into shape will not only make you feel more attractive, it could also improve your sex life&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p data-block-key=&quot;9arzi&quot;&gt;Professor Wylie assesses the evidence, effectiveness and safety of different types of penis enlargement products and treatments on the market.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;h2 data-block-key=&quot;jpj2y&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Non-surgical treatments&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;h2 data-block-key=&quot;bbsi8&quot;&gt;Pills and lotions&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p data-block-key=&quot;bt8x6&quot;&gt;These products usually contain vitamins, minerals, herbs or hormones that claim to enlarge the penis. Despite their impressive claims, there&#39;s absolutely no clinical evidence that these products work and some may even be&amp;nbsp;harmful. The University of Maryland in the US&amp;nbsp;carried out an analysis on some of these and found traces of lead, pesticides, E. coli bacteria&amp;nbsp;and animal faeces.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p data-block-key=&quot;0jpsq&quot;&gt;&quot;They&#39;re&amp;nbsp;a complete waste of time,&quot; says Professor Wylie. &quot;Pills and lotions&amp;nbsp;have no&amp;nbsp;proven benefit. If they were effective, they would be on sale at chemists. Using a lotion may help a man become more familiar with his penis, which some men shy away from. So lotions can help a man become more comfortable with his penis but they certainly won&#39;t make it any bigger.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;h2 data-block-key=&quot;u1s3y&quot;&gt;Vacuum devices&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p data-block-key=&quot;hilzj&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.pulse-clinic.com.sg/vacuum-therapy-device-medical-penis-pump&quot;&gt;Penis pumps&lt;/a&gt; involve placing a tube over the penis and then pumping out the air to create a vacuum. The vacuum draws blood into the penis and makes it swell. Vacuum devices are sometimes used in the short-term treatment of&amp;nbsp;impotence. But overusing a penis pump can damage the tissue of the penis, leading to weaker erections.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p data-block-key=&quot;5a6os&quot;&gt;&quot;There&#39;s very little evidence that&amp;nbsp;these devices cause any significant long-term gain in size,&quot; says Professor Wylie. &quot;Using a pump for a few minutes a day won&#39;t do anything to increase penis size.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;h2 data-block-key=&quot;hwe09&quot;&gt;Penile extenders&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p data-block-key=&quot;gezii&quot;&gt;This technique involves placing a weight or a small extending frame, sometimes called a traction device, on the flaccid penis to stretch it. Professor Wylie says there&#39;s no clinical evidence that using weights will extend the penis, and they may cause permanent damage. However, better results have been reported with&amp;nbsp;traction devices.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p data-block-key=&quot;4cvvj&quot;&gt;&quot;There&#39;s some evidence that traction devices can have some impact, particularly with men who are smaller in size,&quot; he says. &quot;Some patients using traction devices for 6 months have noticed a gain in size of 1-2cm. However, such treatments shouldn&#39;t be started without the supervision of a doctor.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;h2 data-block-key=&quot;b4bfe&quot;&gt;Jelqing&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p data-block-key=&quot;csra8&quot;&gt;Jelqing is an exercise involving repeatedly pulling the flaccid penis using the thumb and index finger, with the aim of increasing erection size. The idea is that the&amp;nbsp;pulling exercises will increase the blood capacity of the penis&#39; erectile tissue, allegedly resulting in increased length and girth of the penis.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p data-block-key=&quot;w64lh&quot;&gt;&quot;Just like using lotions, this technique can help some men better appreciate the considerable difference in size between a flaccid penis and an erect one, which helps them become more comfortable with their body,&quot; says Professor Wylie. &quot;But there&#39;s no scientific evidence to suggest jelqing can increase penis size.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;h2 data-block-key=&quot;e6nkd&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Penis surgery&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;h2 data-block-key=&quot;2yxop&quot;&gt;Penis girth surgery&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p data-block-key=&quot;w7vdv&quot;&gt;Some surgical&amp;nbsp;techniques to increase penis&amp;nbsp;girth involve injecting fat taken from another part of the body into the penis. Some studies have reported increases in circumference of 1.4-4cm.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p data-block-key=&quot;2gien&quot;&gt;However, studies that followed men up over a longer time suggest disappointing results, with complications including disfigurement, scarring, lumpiness and infection.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p data-block-key=&quot;cl5sp&quot;&gt;Another method, still in its experimental stage, involves pulling back the skin of the penis to wrap a tube-like biodegradable frame filled with tissue cells around the shaft.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p data-block-key=&quot;4aiza&quot;&gt;Professor Wylie says the use of biodegradable frames has had better results than fat injection. &quot;The problem with injecting fat is that over time, the body will re-absorb it, which can result in a return to the penis&#39; original size,&quot; he says.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;h2 data-block-key=&quot;psath&quot;&gt;Penis length surgery&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p data-block-key=&quot;ea1sx&quot;&gt;The most common technique involves cutting the ligament that attaches the penis to the pubic bone and performing a skin graft at the base of the penis to allow for the extra length.&amp;nbsp;Professor Wylie says the surgery can result in an average gain in length to the flaccid penis of 2cm, but there will be&amp;nbsp;no change to the size of the erect penis.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p data-block-key=&quot;8jtwa&quot;&gt;Furthermore, the erect penis won&#39;t point as high as before the operation because the ligament which was cut no longer offers support.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p data-block-key=&quot;ddfsp&quot;&gt;&quot;A lot of men who have this treatment don&#39;t truly appreciate this loss of angle,&quot; says Professor Wylie. &quot;It can make sex quite uncomfortable. You&#39;ve got to do a lot more manoeuvring with your partner. The advantage of a 2cm gain in flaccid&amp;nbsp;length is far outweighed by the loss of angle of erection.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p data-block-key=&quot;xn9d9&quot;&gt;As penis enlargement surgery is for cosmetic purposes, it&#39;s unlikely to be available on the NHS.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;h2 data-block-key=&quot;fam1s&quot;&gt;Liposuction&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p data-block-key=&quot;esmsc&quot;&gt;For men with a large tummy,&amp;nbsp;liposuction, a surgical procedure to remove fat below the abdomen, can make their penis look larger. Removing excess fat around the pubic area can make a partly buried penis appear more prominent.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p data-block-key=&quot;6v646&quot;&gt;Professor Wylie says the cosmetic results are generally considered reasonable by patients. &quot;Liposuction can result in a 2cm gain in length in the short-term, but the fat will return to the pubic area if the patient puts on weight again,&quot; he says.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p data-block-key=&quot;4hpwc&quot;&gt;&quot;The procedure can give the patient a confidence boost, but for it to be sustained over the long term, they need to improve their diet and get exercising.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p data-block-key=&quot;wtj5m&quot;&gt;However, like all surgical procedures, liposuction carries the risk of&amp;nbsp;side effects and&amp;nbsp;complications. Find out more about the&amp;nbsp;risks of liposuction.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class=&quot;nhsuk-body-s nhsuk-u-margin-top-7 nhsuk-u-secondary-text-color&quot;&gt;Page last reviewed: 6 April 2018&lt;br /&gt;Next review due: 6 April 2021&lt;/p&gt;
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