I second Big Al on this one.
My history as a witness to these procedures goes back many years. I have stated that there ARE successful procedures. The main point is that not all of them are successful and when they go wrong, they go wrong like nothing else.
In other countries there may well be procedures of which I am unaware. I personally believe that this CAN eventually be done well and with a consistent end result. What has proven to be true at present however is that a totally unacceptable percentage of these procedures have problems before five years has lapsed after they were completed.
Our poster raising questions comes from another place. In all honesty I would love to be able to endorse this. I cannot endorse this, not because I believe all surgery is bad, I cannot endorse this because there is no way to guarantee consistency. One guy can do just great, another guy under the same exact circumstances can get into trouble.
A great deal of research into new procedures is currently under way. Right now on U.S. shores I am not hearing of anything that is earthshakingly new.
I operate a board which for years has dealt with the aftermath of procedures that have gone wrong. In the years I have operated this board, the worst individuals I have encountered are those who are "brokering" these procedures. For some time I kept getting postings from a fellow who was supposedly located in Nevada. He was continuing to in essence "advertise" for a Surgeon who was practicing in a former Soviet republic and in Asia. Over time it was determined that the procedure the recommended surgeon was using was "Scaffolding". This procedure is very invasive and has not shown a track record of safety or results better than any of the rest.
Currently, there are a number of individuals origininating from various third world countries seeking your dollar. They make promises simply because they get paid when a patient places their penis on the chopping block. The moment that one leaves their home country, their legal rights are GONE. The legal ability to have any chace at recourse then depends on the legal system where the problem took place.
There are many people out there who place their wallet in front of your welfare.
My history as a witness to these procedures goes back many years. I have stated that there ARE successful procedures. The main point is that not all of them are successful and when they go wrong, they go wrong like nothing else.
In other countries there may well be procedures of which I am unaware. I personally believe that this CAN eventually be done well and with a consistent end result. What has proven to be true at present however is that a totally unacceptable percentage of these procedures have problems before five years has lapsed after they were completed.
Our poster raising questions comes from another place. In all honesty I would love to be able to endorse this. I cannot endorse this, not because I believe all surgery is bad, I cannot endorse this because there is no way to guarantee consistency. One guy can do just great, another guy under the same exact circumstances can get into trouble.
A great deal of research into new procedures is currently under way. Right now on U.S. shores I am not hearing of anything that is earthshakingly new.
I operate a board which for years has dealt with the aftermath of procedures that have gone wrong. In the years I have operated this board, the worst individuals I have encountered are those who are "brokering" these procedures. For some time I kept getting postings from a fellow who was supposedly located in Nevada. He was continuing to in essence "advertise" for a Surgeon who was practicing in a former Soviet republic and in Asia. Over time it was determined that the procedure the recommended surgeon was using was "Scaffolding". This procedure is very invasive and has not shown a track record of safety or results better than any of the rest.
Currently, there are a number of individuals origininating from various third world countries seeking your dollar. They make promises simply because they get paid when a patient places their penis on the chopping block. The moment that one leaves their home country, their legal rights are GONE. The legal ability to have any chace at recourse then depends on the legal system where the problem took place.
There are many people out there who place their wallet in front of your welfare.
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