Hi guys,
So I am really considering booking in an appointment with Dr N this summer. I have had HA with Dr Horn in london and messaged him (his assistant, Francis) to ask about getting the HA removed, how long it would take, etc. I also told him about my plan to get PMMA. I have posted his response as I think it is a genuine concern everyone who is planning on PMMA should consider. Francis has been extremely helpful to me and although they of course have a financial incentive for me not to do it, I also trust that they are genuinely interested in their patients well being.
His response below:
"I would strongly advise you not to have PMMA.
We can buy it here and inject it for you and I am sure Dr H will do a better job that anyone else as he is a penoplasty surgeon with many years experience. But you are putting yourself at considerable risk - which is the only reason we don't use it.
That is a big step up in the madness scale from the humble androfill."
His response when I asked how long it would take to dissolve the HA:
"3 years because you'll still have roughly 30-50% left at 18 months - 2 years (depending in metabolism), maybe 15% at 2.5 years. 0% at 3 years.
Where are you getting your information about PMMA? If it is that forum phalloboards, I am really sceptical about it, I have has it said to me (which might be untrue) that they are a branch of Dr C in Tijuana... you can never tell because they don't say who they are.
It is inexpensive for us to source PMMA as a raw material - so if you are dead set on it I would rather we did it here in UK so you are close incase there is an issue - but you'd have to sign a tonne of disclaimers, have some scans and blood work done first.
Read Dr Kim's website or buy his text book on Penoplasty from Amazon. He is the best urologist in Asia and fixes people with funny substances injected into their penises in Thailand etc all the time.
https://www.urodoc.co/pmma.htm
So please don't make a mess of your penis, or if you must, come to us to do it."
He goes on to say:
"Come in and see Dr Horn for a consultation before you do anything.
Yes these guys playing roulette some will have a good result, for now, but infection and reactions of any type can occur years later and be severe. It is a ticking time bomb in my view and complete madness as the only way to remove it is surgically (it gets really stuck down beneath tissues). "
Now I appreciate that there is an honest reason why doctors might be scarred about PMMA it is there job to minimise risk and will only really do something if it has absolute minimal risk. I thought it was a really interesting response and just wanted to get some feedback from you guys that are more researched and have been around longer than me.
It is also intriguing that Dr Horn may also be able to inject PMMA. What are people's thoughts on that?
So I am really considering booking in an appointment with Dr N this summer. I have had HA with Dr Horn in london and messaged him (his assistant, Francis) to ask about getting the HA removed, how long it would take, etc. I also told him about my plan to get PMMA. I have posted his response as I think it is a genuine concern everyone who is planning on PMMA should consider. Francis has been extremely helpful to me and although they of course have a financial incentive for me not to do it, I also trust that they are genuinely interested in their patients well being.
His response below:
"I would strongly advise you not to have PMMA.
We can buy it here and inject it for you and I am sure Dr H will do a better job that anyone else as he is a penoplasty surgeon with many years experience. But you are putting yourself at considerable risk - which is the only reason we don't use it.
That is a big step up in the madness scale from the humble androfill."
His response when I asked how long it would take to dissolve the HA:
"3 years because you'll still have roughly 30-50% left at 18 months - 2 years (depending in metabolism), maybe 15% at 2.5 years. 0% at 3 years.
Where are you getting your information about PMMA? If it is that forum phalloboards, I am really sceptical about it, I have has it said to me (which might be untrue) that they are a branch of Dr C in Tijuana... you can never tell because they don't say who they are.
It is inexpensive for us to source PMMA as a raw material - so if you are dead set on it I would rather we did it here in UK so you are close incase there is an issue - but you'd have to sign a tonne of disclaimers, have some scans and blood work done first.
Read Dr Kim's website or buy his text book on Penoplasty from Amazon. He is the best urologist in Asia and fixes people with funny substances injected into their penises in Thailand etc all the time.
https://www.urodoc.co/pmma.htm
So please don't make a mess of your penis, or if you must, come to us to do it."
He goes on to say:
"Come in and see Dr Horn for a consultation before you do anything.
Yes these guys playing roulette some will have a good result, for now, but infection and reactions of any type can occur years later and be severe. It is a ticking time bomb in my view and complete madness as the only way to remove it is surgically (it gets really stuck down beneath tissues). "
Now I appreciate that there is an honest reason why doctors might be scarred about PMMA it is there job to minimise risk and will only really do something if it has absolute minimal risk. I thought it was a really interesting response and just wanted to get some feedback from you guys that are more researched and have been around longer than me.
It is also intriguing that Dr Horn may also be able to inject PMMA. What are people's thoughts on that?
Category: General Phalloplasty Discussion