The surgical method of thickening the penis by skin transplantation and flaps of fat is a response to the short-term effect of subcutaneous lipofilling. If we compare this method of penis enlargement with the introduction of fat cells, then it requires great professional skill.
Thickening of the penis with skin and flaps of fat implies a more complex intervention, in addition to a high risk of injury. Therefore, before performing the operation, the patient must weigh the pros and cons.
Penis enlargement by skin transplantation and fat flaps
The duration of the surgery under consideration, performed under general anesthesia, is several hours. It all starts with collecting transplants. Most of the time, they are transplanted from the patient's gluteal region, since this subcutaneous layer is characterized by a higher density and the number of connective tissue septa. You can also use flaps of skin and fat taken from the groin area.
The area of the material removed depends directly on the size of the male genital organ. As a result, the surgeon may not be limited to just one implant. After suturing the defective areas of the donor area, incisions are made in the shaft of the penis. Skin and fat flaps are inserted by a specialist under the upper layers of the phallus skin. When the transplant process is complete, the surgeon sutures the incisions.
As already mentioned, donor skin and fat flaps are most often removed from the gluteal region. This material has a lower fat content, so it does not lose as much density during the transplantation process. The cells of the adipose tissue of the gluteal flaps in the sitting process feel the pressure of the trunk, therefore, they present a denser structure.
What are the indications and contraindications
Unsatisfactory thickness of the penis can lead to serious psychological problems. This can have a negative impact on both a man's self-esteem and his success in intimate life. As a result, the indications for the operation are medical, psychological and aesthetic.
As for the contraindications, the man will have to do an examination before having an operation to thicken the penis. The surgical intervention will be questionable if the patient faces mental, genitourinary, cardiovascular or immunological problems.
It is important to pay attention to the blood's ability to clot, as well as to make sure that there is no damage to the skin of the penis and the donor area (buttocks, groin). The list of contraindications is complemented by diabetes mellitus and inflammatory processes.
Rehabilitation period and results
On the one hand, the transplantation of skin and adipose flaps allows a more prolonged effect than lipofilling, but on the other hand, implants without epidermis can be rejected, since the blood supply of the material used is inadequate. The risks of altering the contours of the trunk of the penis should not be ruled out due to the irregular density of natural grafts.
In view of the high risks of rejection of skin and fatty blocks and the appearance of inflammatory processes, specialists are increasingly discouraging patients for such surgical intervention, recommending a procedure with muscle flap transplantation.
This operation makes it possible to maintain the correct blood supply to the grafts, in addition to guaranteeing a thickening of the penis for life.
The advantages and disadvantages of using fatty skin flaps include the following:
- , unlike lipofilling, a more stable result is observed;
- despite the scars, aesthetics are preserved in the donor area;
- the material used has minimal loss of density.
Disadvantages:
- the financial side of the issue;
- risks of rejection of skin and fat flaps;
- the probability of deformation of the phallus trunk;
- the risk of post-operative wound suppuration.