Hi guys. I had the courage to try the glans enhancement, though there had been risks, as pretty much no doctor was doing this procedure in the world (maybe except for the Australian doc, who was very far for me).
The good news- it's a low risk, I've had no problems, it's been over a month and penis functions normally, no pain whatsoever.
Bad news- you hardly gain anything.
I went to the Doctor mato had been to, Dr D'Angelo in Naples, Italy. Nice city (watch out for taxis!), clean office. The man is ok, speaks English fluently. He answers to emails and even gives you his phone to call him in case of emergencies. From what I read on mato's HA topic and discussed with him in PMs, I knew the Doc didn't insert many ml, mato told me he only inserts 1 at a time. So, having read that (and considering that mato had had good results and was happy about it- but I guess his happy results came mostly from the Belotero in the penis, not in the glans-), I didn't request the Doc for a lot, I figured 4 ml would be more than enough.
So, I went in, we talked about it, he presented the 2 options he had: HA or Radiesse (which is supposed to be the better prodict and longer lasting). I chose Radiesse. Got the anesthesia and he inserted 2 ml at which point I started to feel a lot of pain and I chickened out thinking that something terrible might have happened (like a urinary canal being filled or something) and I said we stop there, it's enough. He reassured me that nothing had ever happened to his patients and he has inserted this many times and I only felt pain because we didn't wait longer for the anesthesia to kick in. He put some more anesthesia for me and I left to the hotel on my own feet. Needless to say, I was scared shitless, thinking "why the f did I ever do this?". But in 1-2 hours, I was feeling great, there was no more pain and I realized he had been right- we just hadn;t waited enough for the anesthesia to kick in.
He was unavailable to continue the next day, so I left and went back to Naples in a couple of weeks. Now...the bad thing was that I was unhappy with the results, there really seemed to be no increase, neither visibly or even through measurement of the glans. No gains. So I decided to have one more shot, but this time with more quantity and try the HA, to see if it's better than the Radiesse.
Doc says that Radiesse is the superior product, but having had no gains, I wanted to try something else, if it was safe. He says there's no problem if he inserts HA over Radiesse or other way around. So this time I got another 4ml. Wrapping up, I asked him if it's possible to put in even more at a time and, to my surprise, he said that yes, it is possible to insert about 2 more ml, going to 6 ml at a time.
His method of inserting is through many needle injections. I got a little bruising for a couple of days after the second procedure and called him to see if it was something common (here is where you won;t get much help from him, as he'll basically say "suck it up, nothing has ever happened, you don;t have to take anything", but at least he answers). I just took something from the Italian pharmacy against a possible infections as it seemed I had a tiny cut on the gland (amoxiciline I think) and he was right, a few days later it was all ok. I stayed in Naples 1 day after the procedure every time, in case something bad happened I could be close to him.
The insertion points are somewhat visible if you look really close on the penis glans, but they will probably disipate over time.
In total, I had 6 ml inserted and I can see a slight increase, but nothing substantial. It cost me 1200 euros+ 4 flights and accommodation in Naples. 1 ml costs 200 euros. I don't know why the HA is as expensive as the Radiesse (Radiesse being superior), but I guess he just doesn't care, gives the same price.
Conclusion: I think to achieve a desired result you need to do at least 6 ml every time and go at least 3 times, for a total of 18 ml. I don't know if I will be going back for more (I believed you could get a lot from 2-4 ml), but this is just for the guys who want my opinion on the matter. You really have to insert a lot or else...no results. That would mean quite a lot of money for just the glans, but when you really need it, perhaps because PMMA makes a big discrepancy between the penis and the glans, then... you really need it!! Looking forward to hearing here from other people who have tried more quantity than I have.
At least I can say to people that it seems safe, there have been no complications and there don't seem to be.
The good news- it's a low risk, I've had no problems, it's been over a month and penis functions normally, no pain whatsoever.
Bad news- you hardly gain anything.
I went to the Doctor mato had been to, Dr D'Angelo in Naples, Italy. Nice city (watch out for taxis!), clean office. The man is ok, speaks English fluently. He answers to emails and even gives you his phone to call him in case of emergencies. From what I read on mato's HA topic and discussed with him in PMs, I knew the Doc didn't insert many ml, mato told me he only inserts 1 at a time. So, having read that (and considering that mato had had good results and was happy about it- but I guess his happy results came mostly from the Belotero in the penis, not in the glans-), I didn't request the Doc for a lot, I figured 4 ml would be more than enough.
So, I went in, we talked about it, he presented the 2 options he had: HA or Radiesse (which is supposed to be the better prodict and longer lasting). I chose Radiesse. Got the anesthesia and he inserted 2 ml at which point I started to feel a lot of pain and I chickened out thinking that something terrible might have happened (like a urinary canal being filled or something) and I said we stop there, it's enough. He reassured me that nothing had ever happened to his patients and he has inserted this many times and I only felt pain because we didn't wait longer for the anesthesia to kick in. He put some more anesthesia for me and I left to the hotel on my own feet. Needless to say, I was scared shitless, thinking "why the f did I ever do this?". But in 1-2 hours, I was feeling great, there was no more pain and I realized he had been right- we just hadn;t waited enough for the anesthesia to kick in.
He was unavailable to continue the next day, so I left and went back to Naples in a couple of weeks. Now...the bad thing was that I was unhappy with the results, there really seemed to be no increase, neither visibly or even through measurement of the glans. No gains. So I decided to have one more shot, but this time with more quantity and try the HA, to see if it's better than the Radiesse.
Doc says that Radiesse is the superior product, but having had no gains, I wanted to try something else, if it was safe. He says there's no problem if he inserts HA over Radiesse or other way around. So this time I got another 4ml. Wrapping up, I asked him if it's possible to put in even more at a time and, to my surprise, he said that yes, it is possible to insert about 2 more ml, going to 6 ml at a time.
His method of inserting is through many needle injections. I got a little bruising for a couple of days after the second procedure and called him to see if it was something common (here is where you won;t get much help from him, as he'll basically say "suck it up, nothing has ever happened, you don;t have to take anything", but at least he answers). I just took something from the Italian pharmacy against a possible infections as it seemed I had a tiny cut on the gland (amoxiciline I think) and he was right, a few days later it was all ok. I stayed in Naples 1 day after the procedure every time, in case something bad happened I could be close to him.
The insertion points are somewhat visible if you look really close on the penis glans, but they will probably disipate over time.
In total, I had 6 ml inserted and I can see a slight increase, but nothing substantial. It cost me 1200 euros+ 4 flights and accommodation in Naples. 1 ml costs 200 euros. I don't know why the HA is as expensive as the Radiesse (Radiesse being superior), but I guess he just doesn't care, gives the same price.
Conclusion: I think to achieve a desired result you need to do at least 6 ml every time and go at least 3 times, for a total of 18 ml. I don't know if I will be going back for more (I believed you could get a lot from 2-4 ml), but this is just for the guys who want my opinion on the matter. You really have to insert a lot or else...no results. That would mean quite a lot of money for just the glans, but when you really need it, perhaps because PMMA makes a big discrepancy between the penis and the glans, then... you really need it!! Looking forward to hearing here from other people who have tried more quantity than I have.
At least I can say to people that it seems safe, there have been no complications and there don't seem to be.
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