Penis Reconstruction is a
term which is used to refer to the various surgeries that
are carried out on the male genitals to rectify some congenital defect, restore
an organ lost to disease or accident or to augment the size. The correct
medical term for this sort of surgery is Phalloplasty.
For centuries, across countries and cultures, the
male organ has had special significance as the source of life and creation. In
the Hindu tradition, the phallus of a god is openly worshipped and myriad
temples dedicated to it exist everywhere. This emphasis on the male body has
subsidized a mistaken belief, that the size of a man’s penis has a direct
bearing of his sexual prowess and his ability to reproduce.
With spread of information technology and a
change in the societal mindset where it is no longer taboo to discuss sex
related matters, many men are coming forward to seek more information on penis
augmentation and are often falling prey to unscrupulous medical practitioners
or quacks selling ” miracle remedies”.
As practicing urologist, who has successfully
carried _____ surgeries for penis reconstruction, let me use this
platform to inform those males who are having complexes about the size of their
organs and their abilities to have fulfilling physical relationships with their partners that, this type of surgery is
one of the most complex surgeries to be carried out, unlike the regular plastic
surgery procedures even with the improvement of the techniques used. The
recovery of a patient from this surgery is very fragile and requires a lot of
medical monitoring. Hence it is advisable to first develop some self-confidence
and secondly to consult a genuine expert in men’s health for his opinion. In
most cases, the expert would be able to reassure you that your body is in
perfect order.
Then again there are those who have a genuine
need for penis
reconstruction so that they may get back a physiologically complete
body and a normal life. As I have mentioned earlier, these are men who may have
been born with some form of a defect or have lost their organs due to an
accident ( or a violent domestic attack as in the sensational case of
____Bobbit) or due to some serious disease like cancer or for those instances
where a sex-change surgery is essential. These are men for whom the complex
invasive surgeries of Phalloplasty should be carried out because it is about
giving these men a chance to lead a regular life.
There are different surgical techniques for penis
reconstruction but all of them involve taking a graft of tissue from a part
of the patient‘s body and using it to extend the urethra to “create a penis”.
Before signing off, I would once again like to
address those males who are having body image issues to please consult an
urologist and have your questions addressed. At the same time, to those men out
there who have genuine need for a penis reconstruction, I would like to
offer them the hope of getting back their bodies and their lives with the help
of medical science.
