TOPIC: Penile Foreign Body Granuloma Removal from PMMA (With Operative Photo)

SO you are correct in that there are numerous instances I have outlined the risk of PMMA and other types of Phalloplasty. I recognize everyone wants to read about the great results but the forum should also be a safe place to discuss complications, risks, and yes a doctor's integrity, good or bad.

If you find this level of openness uncomfortable or confusing I would suggest simply not reading my posts as it is not my intention to have an adversarial relationship.

If others find my posts offensive I will stop commenting because as you alluded to, I have nothing to gain here.

Bigben wrote: SO you are correct in that there are numerous instances I have outlined the risk of PMMA and other types of Phalloplasty. I recognize everyone wants to read about the great results but the forum should also be a safe place to discuss complications, risks, and yes a doctor's integrity, good or bad.

If you find this level of openness uncomfortable or confusing I would suggest simply not reading my posts as it is not my intention to have an adversarial relationship.

If others find my posts offensive I will stop commenting because as you alluded to, I have nothing to gain here.

If I didn't want you posting, I would have simply banned you. You haven't really broken any forum rules, although occasionally some of your comments do more to induce anxiety than they do to enlighten or educate. I'm not looking for an adversarial relationship either, but I'm very curious as to what your intents & goals are with this forum if it isn't Phalloplasty you seek. I don't understand why someone would frequent a forum if they don't intend on getting anything out of it. Maybe I'm missing something?

You know what, it doesn't matter. I just found your membership & posting confusing, that's all. You admitted you have nothing to gain here, so I guess that's that. This exchange will only derail the topic so I ask everyone to resume the original convo. If you wish to continue chatting, you're more than welcome to send a PM. Otherwise, let's move on.

Bigben wrote: SO you are correct in that there are numerous instances I have outlined the risk of PMMA and other types of Phalloplasty. I recognize everyone wants to read about the great results but the forum should also be a safe place to discuss complications, risks, and yes a doctor's integrity, good or bad.

If you find this level of openness uncomfortable or confusing I would suggest simply not reading my posts as it is not my intention to have an adversarial relationship.

If others find my posts offensive I will stop commenting because as you alluded to, I have nothing to gain here.

But you aren't open! I challenged you to be so a couple of years ago, but you've never really explained your agenda and you do seem to have one.

A couple of times I've been told about PM's or IM's you've sent to people and it does sound like you have a problem with the forum. Obviously it's just hear say, but I don't see why people would make up what they'd heard.

For example, was it you that told DCpimpin that one of the Mods quit the forum after revelations concerning Dr C's practice? Because as soon as he said that had happened, 2 separate members told me they thought it was you saying it.

They want me to come back in...and might have to stitch it again.

never ends.

Restoration wrote:
This diagnosis isn't actually as big of a deal as it has seemed when I read about FBGs here. My Dermatologist was also pretty laid back about it - other than to ask me to please not put this stuff in my body again - and there's a reason it's not approved here other than financial issues with FDA trials. Anyway, he said it would have probably been self-limiting anyway, unlike a silicone FBG (meaning it should have cleared in 3-5 years...if that's "good news" - I'm not sure. I'd rather have a scar than 5 year wait. Wade has also said multiple times that FBG resolve on their own over time - see Miracle's post from 2014). The bad news is that I probably have more...but the other ones don't hurt - so I am not doing anything about them surgically. They don't "do" anything to your body really - it's a cosmetic and functional (in this case) issue. The DMSO treatment may help enough cosmetically, and with time, they all might be a non-issue. So both excised nodules were "technically" FBGs, even though the other one wasn't painful or red...and this umbrella can include granulomas that are much more severe.

Thanks very much for the update. I look as if you should heal up with a barely noticeable scar.

The highlighted part is huge news. I've been trying to find an answer to that question for years. In private (I get a lot of PM's), I've often told people I wouldn't do PMMA, until we see some bad reactions and what Dr's actually make of them. My biggest fear with PMMA is that it could result in no other choice than to have invasive surgery that could lead to major tissue loss. But this makes it sound that conservative PMMA (which virtually no one wants anymore!!!) is not really worse than FFT, as removing a FBG can't be any harder than removing solid fat lump or Nodule.

This new further supports my theory from 4 or 5 years ago when we first started discussing PMMA. It seems many Dr's are opposed to this procedure as they seem to ignore the vast difference of living with or removing it from the penis and virtually any other part of the body. Imagine if Resoration had the same size lump in the face, then how on earth would they be able to remove it, without cutting away large chunks of facial tissue and leaving a deformity which the patient has to live with for life? Yet with the penis, the PMMA is injected into the dartos plain, between the skin and the penis, so the surgeon can remove a lump without any real cosmetic issues other than a small thin scar. If lots needs to be removed the circ scar can be used as we saw with Darkstaff.