What are the pros and cons?
As expected, there are ups and downs to enlarging your bratwurst. Of course, the biggest pro is that the filler enhances the girth and weight of the penis. But when it comes to the actual size, well, that varies between patients.
However, that’s not to say if you have a goal in mind, it’s not achievable. Dr. Shafer recommends patients book one to three sessions with three-week breaks in-between to gradually inject the filler until they reach their desired effect.
“Now, when you’re at your goal,” he continued, “you come for annual maintenance. You might inject maybe half as much as you needed to reach your goal because some of the filler is still there—kind of like filling the gas tank in your car, and every time it’s half-full, you fill it up again.”
Sometimes, he said, people like the results so much that at their annual check-up, they end up wanting to boost it even more.
However, Dr. Talei doesn’t think “the gain is very substantial” because there are various side effects that can arise. As he put it, “The issue you can have with it is getting various irregularities or bumps under the skin. And if you put the wrong kind of filler, you can get a whiteish discoloration because it’s thin skin.”
“If it were me,” the Los Angeles-based plastic surgeon added, “I would never touch that area because I don’t want to have irregularity, pain or any kind of weird issues that would need to be fixed there.”
So, what are the takeaways?
Both Dr. Shafer and Dr. Talei can agree that safety is of the utmost importance when it comes to this procedure. “This isn’t something where you want to go to a new injector,” Dr. Shafer said. “You want somebody who has a lot of experience in this field.”
As previously discussed, getting a hyaluronic acid-based filler is highly recommended “especially the first time you’re having it done,” Dr. Shafer continued. “The worst thing to do is have a procedure where you can’t reverse it.”
Dr. Talei also offered words of wisdom that transcends penis filler, sharing, “Never follow the immediate trend. Always wait a year to see how the trend plays out before you do anything that’s new and popular.”