A penis can be enlarged in two ways: by increasing the length, and increasing the girth (circumference). Increasing the girth of the penis is a more complex procedure. Both procedures can be performed together or in isolation.
Fast Facts
- Average penis length is something that is increasingly discussed, often inaccurately.
- Between one-third and one-half of the penis is housed inside the body.
- Fat injections were the first technique developed by surgeons and can increase girth up to 50%.
- It is relatively easy to increase the flaccid penis length by cutting the suspensory ligament.
- You should expect to be back to most normal activities (excluding sex) about a week after a phalloplasty procedure.
- You should also be prepared to avoid sex or masturbation for at least six weeks after the procedure.
This article discusses both procedures but does not discuss phalloplasty for penis construction, as is needed in sexual reassignment surgery.
Penile lengthening surgery will typically increase only the length of a flaccid penis, not an erect one.
Average penis length is something that is increasingly discussed, often inaccurately. Various scientific studies have shown that the average erect penis length is around 13cm (5 inches). A study done by LifeStyles condoms found that almost all men fall somewhere between an erect length of 10cm (4in) and 18cm (7in), with around 80% of penises shorter than 15.9cm (6.25in).
Flaccid length varies even more and bears almost no correlation to erect length. An apparently small flaccid penis may grow considerably in length and girth when erect, whereas a large flaccid penis, when erect, may not change much in size at all. Various studies have found the average flaccid length to be around 9cm (3.5in).
Between one-third and one-half of the penis is housed inside the body. It is relatively easy to increase the flaccid penis length by cutting the suspensory ligament, which holds the penis close to the pubic bone and supports it during an erection. Through the use of penile weights, this ligament eventually heals in an extended state, with more of the penis hanging outside the body than before. Another method to increase penis length is through liposuction (fat removal) to the pubic area, which simply exposes more of the penis. Unlike the cutting of the suspensory ligament, liposuction to the pubic area can give the impression of a longer erect penis without increasing the structure of the penis through surgery.
Increasing the girth or circumference of the penis is slightly trickier. There are two main techniques: injecting fat into the penis and inserting grafts of tissue and fat, usually taken from the groin or buttock area. This second procedure is called a dermal fat-graft augmentation.
Fat injections were the first technique developed by surgeons and can increase girth up to 50%. The results of this procedure are unpredictable, however, because fat is often reabsorbed into the body. The amount of reabsorbed fat ranges from 25% to 90%. To allow for this reabsorption, surgeons typically inject more fat than is required.
Dermal fat-graft augmentation was developed as a solution to the problems associated with the fat transfer technique. In dermal fat-graft augmentation two strips of tissue are removed, typically from the buttocks, in a place where a scar will not be obvious, e.g. the crease where the leg joins the buttock. These strips are usually about 5cm wide and 12cm long. The tissue is then inserted under the skin of the penis. Fat reabsorption, which is common with fat injections, is mostly avoided using this technique because the tissue has a layer of skin on one side.
Non-surgical penis enlargement (dermal fillers)
For some, having surgery is a big commitment. It can be expensive, but there are also the standard of risks associated with surgery. Dermal fillers can achieve significant additional width to the penis.
Dermal fillers are commonly used to enhance the face, particularly dermal fillers to enlarge and enhance women’s lips have been extremely common of late. But the recently growing trend is to use these same dermal fillers to enlarge the penis.
Because the penis is very elastic, quite a lot of product can be added. While a small amount might just be 3mls into the head of the penis. A very large amount could be as much as 20mls used all along the penis. To give an idea of how much this is a single AA battery is about 8ml of volume.
The procedure itself can be done in 30 – 60 minutes. It also can be performed on the same day as the consult (no need to come back for a second visit, unlike surgery).
The cost of non-surgical penis enlargement depends on both the type of filler used, and also for the volume (see below for more info on cost).
How much does non-surgical penis enlargement cost?
Penis enlargement (width) using dermal fillers depends on the amount of product use and the type.
- Small enlargement – from $2000
- Average enlargement – $4500
- Large enlargement $10,000+
Reasons for choosing to have a penis enlargement
At one time or another, most men have wished their penises were larger. This is not a good reason to have penis enlargement surgery. For some, however, the size of the penis is worrying and leads to poor self-esteem, anxiety or depression. For these men, increasing the girth or the flaccid length of the penis may be worth the risks.
Penises come in various sizes and shapes. Rarely is one so small that it poses an insurmountable problem either urinating or during sexual intercourse.
If you suffer considerably due to the size or shape of your penis, it is worth talking about it with your doctor. This does not necessarily mean you need to have surgery. Learning to accept your penis and not attach your sense of self worth to it may be the most appropriate course of action.
If, however, you have done your research about the risks and have realistic expectations about the outcomes of your surgery, then you may be a good candidate for this procedure.
What to expect
Penis enlargement surgery is performed on an outpatient basis. You can go home within a few hours of surgery, after recovering from the effects of anaesthesia. Penis lengthening and penis widening can be performed under local or general anaesthesia. You should discuss these options with your surgeon. The two procedures can be performed together or separately.
Pain after surgery is to be expected, but varies from person to person. Your surgeon will prescribe medication to help with the pain.
For non-surgical penis enlargement, the procedure is a rather quick injectable procedure. There is no hospital or anesthetic needed. There is some pain, but ice and pain relief can be used to reduce any discomfort. You can have the procedure at the same time as your consult and typically can be performed in less than 1 hour.
Before and after surgery
There are a number of things you can do leading up to any kind of surgery.
You should also be prepared to avoid sex or masturbation for at least six weeks after the procedure.
There are a number of things you can do following any surgery.
Specific things to do after penis enlargement surgery:
- When you wake up in the recovery room, your pubic area will be bandaged. Resist the urge to look under your bandages. Keep them on until you next see your surgeon. You don’t want to get an infection by exposing the wound area.
- Keep the dressing dry by washing in the basin, not the shower. It is important to clean the area as directed by your surgeon.
- If you’ve had a penile lengthening procedure, make sure you wear the penile weights as directed by your surgeon. This ensures the suspensory ligament heals in a position where more of your penis is exposed outside your body.
- Itching is common after surgery. It will resolve as you heal. Your scars may take a full year to fully diminish or disappear. Follow your surgeon’s instructions on scar-healing treatments.
- You should expect to be back to most normal activities (excluding sex) about a week after a penis enlargement procedure.
Risks and complications
As with any surgical procedure, there are risks involved in penis enlargement surgery. You should be fully aware of these before you consider surgery.
The best way to reduce risk is to find a fully qualified surgeon with formal training in penis enlargement who has a lot of experience with the procedure.
Make sure you familiarise yourself with the list of complications that could arise as a result of any surgery
Specific complications that may occur after penis enlargement surgery:
- The penis is sensitive, and the risk of a permanent reduction or loss of sensitivity should be taken seriously and discussed with your surgeon.
- As was explained at the beginning of this article, fat transfers are often reabsorbed into the body, causing patients to be unhappy with the results. Fat can also be reabsorbed at different rates in different places, resulting in a lumpy or irregularly shaped penis.
- Dermal grafts require a donor site. Thin men may not have any potential sites at all. The scar may become almost invisible, but scarring is unpredictable and may be obvious.
- An uneven appearance to the penis as a result of fat necrosis (fat cell death) is possible and may need to be corrected with further surgery.
How much does penis enlargement surgery cost?
- Costs for this surgery range from between $5,000 and $15,000 AUD
- Depends on the procedure chosen (e.g. lengthening or widening)
- The techniques used impacts the cost.
- The surgeon you choose also impacts the cost.
- These amounts include the surgeon’s fee, assistant’s fee, theatre fee, hospital fee and anaesthetist’s fee, as well as follow up visits with your doctor.
The total costs for this surgery range from between $5,000 and $15,000 AUD, depending on the procedure chosen (lengthening, widening, liposuction or any combination of these), the techniques used and the surgeon. These amounts include the surgeon’s fee, assistant’s fee, theatre fee, hospital fee and anaesthetist’s fee, as well as follow up visits with your doctor.
You may be entitled to rebates from both Medicare and your private health fund if the treatment is not deemed to be purely cosmetic. The full cost including possible rebates should be discussed with your doctor.
You should expect the costs to be higher if you are having combined procedures at the same time.
This information is correct as of 2024.
Doctors performing non surgical penis enlargement
Dr Aaron Stanes
Toorak, VIC
St Leonards, NSW
Cosmetic Physician
Dr Naomi McCullum
Paddington, NSW
Cosmetic Physician
Dr Josh Wall
Five Dock, NSW
Newtown, NSW
Miranda, NSW
Cosmetic Physician
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For any men reading this who are interested in the non-surgical penis enlargement using fillers, please get in touch with my team who can arrange a no-obligation consultation with me. I have extensive experience in performing this treatment, with practices in Sydney and Melbourne. – Dr. Aaron Stanes. Cosmetic Connection.
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Hi Luke,
I perform this treatment in Brisbane – I consult from New Farm every 3 months or so.
Please let me know if you’d like to arrange a phone call to discuss further.
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Hi Ezekial! If you have filler to increase girth it is temporary but can last for up to 2 years. If you were to have surgery for length or girth that is permanent.
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Anyone recommend a surgeon in Perth for Penile Lengthening?
Try Dr Oates at CALIBRE Clinic
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It says the suspensory ligament supports during. Is the support lost once it’s cut? I can’t picture the end result, and I don’t fancy googling it. Lol
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Remember it’s onto for the flaccid which is on the flop won’t increase your erection size
Im interested in if any doctors tried approve botox for temporary penis scrotum lengthening non invasive after ive seen research online. I would be interested in this as I had a urological procedure and subsequently I have very short tight resting penis and scrotum bunched all the time. Everything works as such erection etc but its very uncomfortable and wear cock rings a lot but wish didnt have too even if have to come back regurlarly. I do not want to go through another operation. Im in melbourne victoria regards
Hi Graham,
I’d love to discuss with further about your situation…please contact me at your earliest convenience.
Regards,
Richard
Hi there, i’ve read up on the optional surgery regarding length and girth, i’m not sure if my questions have already been answered, but can you tell me exactly how much long or in inches the penis can be lengthened? and from a penis lengthening can there be heavy scars and loss of sensation.?
thanks.
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Hey peeps,
Just woundering I feel so swlf conscious about thr size of my penis when its soft, its about 4cm soft and nothing hangs out. I want to feel comfortable and not be worried what they are going to say when I get changed in the gym room or at the pools… Its about 10-12cm hard and would like to get the length procedure done on my penis I feel so down all the time when I get a boyfriend or I hookup with a guy and their dicks are bigger then mine soft… It really makes me feel low all the time… I would like to feel happy and not depression & disappointed with nothing hanging out just my knob and couple cms pokes out.. :/ any place in perth and how do you say to your GP to get it funded or rebate back into your account? Keep me posted cheers the girth is fine from nothing goes to a hand grip length if you hold a spoon if you get where im coming from…? :/ thanks talk soon xo Luke
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I have always felt uncomfortable around others, my self esteem is very low when it comes to pissing at a urinal, in the change rooms or even just looking at my self naked.
My penis is around 4″ hard and uncut so can imagine how it looks when its soft
Living as a gay male makes my size feel even smaller knowing that the poor guy taking probably won’t feel nothing. I do have a very supportive partner but I still don’t like him touching my penis.
I would love to know in a time frame how long it would be until I can get surgery to make it bigger.
The embarrassment and shame can be very controlling in my thoughts and feel the sooner I can get something done the better I would feel about my self
I’m in the same situation…maybe we can research together and find some results
I am a woman and shouldn’t even be posting here . Makes me sad to read all these . I felt like you men do when my breasts were smaller . It can make a relationship difficult . The average size is 4 to 5 inches . I looked up what transgendered meant and somehow landed on a page for penile surgery . Looked painful to have done really . I never knew men felt like this to this extent .
hi how Long take For complete width and length
hi i have an erect penis of under 3 inches and in flacid state its just skin hanging out about an inch with the actual hard part of the penis(dont know what its called) stuck inside. I was wondering what kind of procedures are recommended to increase the length and how much increase can i expect?
Hi there can any one tell me approx cost for demal fat graft and lengthening and wether or not it’s worth it I have 7.5 cut and hard would like another 2 or 3 inches and would like to widen it like a red bull can is this possible
Hello thank you for your enquiry. It is difficult to obtain extra length with penis enlargement, generally it is minimal amount of extra length but considerably more width.
Costs for Phalloplasty including surgeons fees, hospital stay etc. are usually around 15K. I recommend you visit a doctor in your state as usually a 3-4 day hospital stay is required.
Can anyone recommend a good surgeon in Melbourne for Phalloplasty?
Hi, i was just wondering how much a normal length surgery would cost?
Hello.
I was interested in an operation to lengthen the penis size and would like to inform me of some aspects such as how many centimeters can be increased, if it is dangerous …
Thanks in advance. A greeting.
Hi Ben,
Given you had the surgery such a short time ago, I would contact your surgeon with these questions. It’s really important to follow your surgeons instructions to the word as they will have thorough knowledge of how much time you need to recover based on the extent of your surgery.
Generally, 6 weeks is given as the recovery time to ensure all incisions heal properly. You may well be able to use your penis sooner but this is a question for your surgeon.
Regarding the lumps you’ve found, I would also contact your surgeon about this immediately and request a post-operative visit to ensure that your body is healing correctly.
Best wishes for a speedy recovery Ben!
Costhetics
Hi,
I wanted to follow up on comment about fat injections clumping up.
Ben, what did you doctor say? I spoke with mine and he mentioned I should wear the extender and through time it will fade (clumping will go down)?
I had surgery about 3 weeks ago and half clumping but feel like nothing will help. I might just be over thinking this or impatient but am worried it is PERMANENT…despite what the doctors has said.
I just wanted to get your thoughts Ben and Costhetics…
Thanks
Hi i have recently had a width and length surgery done on my penis, the surgery was done 2 and a half weeks ago now i had a couple questions.
1. if i feel comfortable enough to masterbate can i? and why are we given a 6 week guide not to?
2. i had liposuction and then the fat injected into my penis and it has caused lumps, even though it’s only been just over 2 weeks will these lumps eventually absorb over time?
Thank you.
Hi guys I’d like to have the penis lengthening surgery, any recommended surgeons in Melbourne, thanks Ali.
I did both lengthening and fat transfer about 2 years ago. The lengthening did close to nothing and there’s still some discomfort
Would like to book a consultation
Hi I am interested in finding out more about invasive lengthening procedure, I’m from Sydney do we have any reputable surgeons here?