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The majority of men who have penis enlargement surgery end up dissatisfied with the results, a study says.
Surgeons at St Peter's Andrology Centre in London
quizzed 42 men who underwent operations, the European Urology journal
reported.
The average increase was 1.3cms (0.5in), but two thirds said they were unhappy with the results.
Experts said spam e-mails and advertising were giving men unrealistic expectations about penis surgery.
Report author Nim Christopher, a urologist at St Peter's
Andrology Centre, said penis enlargements had become one of the "most
hyped" operations because of the incessant bombardment of e-mail
accounts and websites with spam advertising.
"For patients with psychological concern about the size
of the penis - particularly if it is normal size - there is little
point in offering them surgery because it makes no difference," he
added.
He said men often requested another bout of surgery because of their dissatisfaction.
The study said rather than having surgery the men should be referred for psychological counselling.
Other experts agreed it should be a last resort.
Yoram Vardi, of the Rambam Medical Centre in Israel,
said: "We now know that the majority of these patients are dissatisfied
after these procedures. Research should be directed toward non-surgical
options."
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