Table 1 Penile lengthening: non invasive treatment. A comparison between the outcomes from vacuum and traction therapy for penile lengthening, resulting from several studies.
From: Male esthetic genital surgery: recommendations and gaps to be filled
| Â | STUDIES | COHORT | LENGTHENING, mean cm increase (time) | GIRTHENING, mean cm increase (time) | COMPLICATIONS, Number | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Age, Mean (years) | Stretched Penile length, Mean cm | |||||
VACUUM DEVICE | Aghamir et al. [18] | 27 | 24 | 7.6 | 1 cm (8 months) | N/A | Glans numbness, 1 Hematoma penis, 1 |
Abdel Raheem et al. 2010 | 31 | 51 | 13 | 0.5 cm (3 months) | N/A | Minor bruising, 2 Pump painful, 1 | |
TRACTION DEVICE | Gontero et al. [20] | 16 | 45.7 | 9.62 | 0.38 cm (6 months) | 0.1 cm (6 months) | Pain and penile bruising, 1 |
Nowroozi et al. [21] | 44 | 30.1 | 11.2 | 1.3 cm (6 months) | 0.2 cm (3 months) | Pain, 2 Bruising, 1 Glans numbness, 1 | |
Nikoobakht et al. [22] | 23 | 26.5 | 11.56 | 1.7 cm (3 months) | 0.2 cm (1 month) | N/A | |
