An Approach Based on Evidence: Why We Recommend SizeGenetics
Recent medical surveys in the America disclose that there is an incredible spike in the number of patients affected by Peyronie’s Disease.
In fact, it is suspected that 10% of the male population is suffering from this penile disorder. Peyronie’s Disease is caused by a fibrous scarring that results in the penis being so bent and deformed when erect, thus making sexual intercourse very difficult or even impossible.
Treatment of Peyronie’s disease
Traditional treatments of this disease have been proven to provide little impact. Some of the traditional methods in treating Peyronie’s Disease include:
- Vitamin E regimen. The liquid gel form of Vitamin E is either taken orally or applied onto the penis in order to cure the abnormality caused by the disease.
- Application of topical creams on the penis. Some creams that supposedly work on treating Peyronie’s Disease have gained some popularity in the market for a short time because of the seemingly easy solution that it provides. All that the patient has to do is to apply and massage the topical cream such as the Verapamil lotion onto the affected area and positive results could be expected. However, this proved to be erroneous in the long run, as it was found that the cream could transmit only small doses of the drug, making it highly ineffective.
- Radiation. It was believed that after exposure to radiation, the penis would retain its normal shape. However, this approach enjoyed only a slight success.
Recent modern treatments of the disease however, met more success as more and more case studies resulted to penile deformities being significantly reduced. New tools and treatment methods are now sustaining a 70% success rate in clinical trials. The most promising results stem from the combination of treatments involving medication and the use of traction devices on the penis.
Penis stretching and Peyronie’s disease
The device used in penis stretching was not originally meant for use in the treatment of Peyronie’s Disease. When it was developed in the 1990s, the device was meant for penile enlargement without undergoing surgery. However, it was discovered that the device works in stretching the plaque caused by the disease and significantly reducing the deformity or curvature of the penis.
How it works
Penis stretchers or penis extenders like SizeGenetics, as they are commonly known, involves stretching the flaccid penis for long intervals during the day. The tension level in this traction device may easily be adjusted to the preference of the patient, so that he may be able to gauge his utmost tolerance level for stretching. This adjustment makes maximum results easy to achieve, as consistent stretching over a given period of time results in the elongation of the Peyronie’s plaque as well as tissue generation and remodeling.
Strong medical evidence for the effectiveness of external stretching devices in Peyronie's disease
The effectiveness of this penile exercise in Peyronie’s was determined by several studies wherein the patients or subjects reported significant improvement in their penis curvatures. They also observed an increase in penile length and girth. In all studies, the subjects were required to wear the penis stretcher for at least two to four hours a day, with some of the men choosing to wear the device longer.
One such study was printed on the “Journal of Impotence Research” in December 2002, wherein the success rate was quite impressive. The patients reported an increase in penile length with a range of 9.7-15.2 cm, and no adverse effects manifested. This strengthens the claim that external penis stretching is indeed an effective treatment for penile retraction in Peyronie’s Disease.
