I increased length by around 1 inch in 1.5 years. I bought the Jes extender type from Andropenis and realised afterwards that I'd spent way too much. I was shocked to find how difficult and painful it was to use during the first few weeks, the silicone noose design sometimes slipped off and if it stayed in place my glans would become numb. I nearly gave up wearing it after a few weeks and couldn't believe that it was possible to suffer the recommended 8 hours per day.
However, I am creative and thought of a more comfortable solution. You could buy these condom shaped silicon sleeves with a hook at the end designed for hanging, when you roll it on, vacuum holds it in place, so I designed an adapter for my extender to be able to hook it on.
This allowed me to increase my wearing time, I managed an average of 7 hours per day.
The sleeves had the advantage of making it possible to hang light weights (off the edge of my bed) during my sleep so if I could only manage 3 hours with my extender, the rest of the time was during my sleep.
I included manual stretches and jelquing which are essential for growth, I averaged 2.5mm per month.
There were periods when I had to stop because the vacuum at the tip of the sleeve, created by too much tension from the extender, caused blood blisters on my glans tip which took a week to heal.
I gave up wearing it after a change in lifestyle but more recently I discovered that the owner of
www.autoextender.com had found a similar solution to the comfort problem. He is known as "monkeybar" at
www.thundersplace.org I bought his vacextender product which is adapted to fit my extender and found his solution extremely comfortable.
His own extender design also has a wider base which helps reduce the pressure against the pubic bone, if you do decide to get one,
I recommend the Autoextender.
One disadvantage of extender wearing is the lethargic lifestyle you adopt whilst wearing it, forget about wearing it under your clothes and going out, it's very visible and uncomfortable to walk with it on.
I had a curve (around 10 dergees) to the right in my shaft, this has practically disappeared.