If you’ve ever worried about the girth of your penis, this is a concern that is shared by millions of men worldwide. While it gets less attention than length issues, a lower-than-expected girth can still cause frustration and self-esteem issues for men. However, there’s no reason to be concerned before you understand how to get a proper measurement.
In this short guide, you’ll learn the correct ways to measure penis girth. You’ll also get an idea of how to understand the average sizes and learn more about the factors that can make a big difference in size. At the end, you’ll learn about some of the techniques that are used to enhance girth.
Easy Steps to Measure Penis Girth
A tape measure is considered one of the easiest ways to take the circumference of the penis. Acquire one for this test, and then follow the steps below to get an accurate size for your girth.
- Extend the tape measure, ensuring it doesn’t stretch
- Carefully wrap the tape measure around the shaft
- Mark the measurement when the tape measure is pulled tight
- Repeat along several other points in the shaft
If you don’t have a measuring tape available, you can achieve the same results with a piece of string and any kind of ruler. Simply wrap the tape around the shaft of the penis, and mark the point on the string when it overlaps. You can then measure the full string against a ruler or any other kind of measuring device.
It’s important to note that the measurement doesn’t provide the entire story. When you understand the average girth, you may better understand what you may want from any future girth enhancement.
Understanding the Average Girth Size
The real average male size is a matter of intense debate. For years, unreliable self-reporting by male poll respondents created unrealistic expectations around penis size and girth. In recent years, penis size has been tracked with medical surveys. These involved actual examinations, so they used real numbers rather than the numbers provided to them. This research found that:
- Flaccid circumferences ranged around 9 to 10 cm (3.5 to 3.9 in)
- Erect circumference based on only one study was around 12 cm (4.7 in)
This number may be larger or smaller than you expected. Generally, the real numbers tend to be smaller than the numbers that appear often on social media or in popular culture. You may have realized that your size is typical or even larger than you expected.
If you are not satisfied with your girth, there may be reasons you don’t see what you expect. Many conditions can affect penis girth, and fortunately, most of them can be treated. In the next section, you’ll learn about these disorders and how they are corrected.
Other Situations that Can Affect Penis Girth and Size
A number of conditions can affect girth and create a less appealing-looking penis. Below, you can learn how these conditions affect your girth and what you can do about them.
Peyronie’s Disease (Curved Penis)
Peyronie’s disease is a common condition affecting as many as 1 in 11 men. Peyronie’s disease is a noncancerous condition resulting from fibrous scar tissue that develops on the penis. It causes curved, painful erections.
Penises vary in shape and size, so having a curved erection isn’t necessarily a cause for concern. However, Peyronie’s disease is a lot more than just a curve; it causes a significant bend or pain in some men. This can prevent you from having sex, or might make it difficult to get or maintain an erection (erectile dysfunction).
Peyronie’s disease rarely goes away on its own. In most men with it, the condition will remain as is or worsen. Early treatment soon after developing it may keep it from worsening or even improving symptoms. Even if you’ve had the condition for some time, treatment may help improve bothersome symptoms, such as pain, curvature, and penile shortening.
Aging
Aging can cause the appearance of a visible reduction in penis size and girth. This can be a result of lost blood flow that can damage the erectile tissue in the penis. Over time, they lose the ability to achieve their original growth.
While it is difficult to overcome the challenges of aging, it can be possible to restore the aesthetic look that you want and expect to see when you look down. You should consider filler treatments that can help shape the shaft and provide the appearance of a more youthful penis.
Aging will not only affect your girth. It can affect the appearance of the shaft’s length and the scrotum’s look. All of these issues can be addressed with penile enhancement.
What Are the Ways to Increase the Girth of a Penis?
Several modern treatments are known to increase the girth of the penis in ways that are visible to the naked eye and can be felt by sexual partners. All of the following treatments are available to candidates who can undergo them safely:
Penile Glans (or Penile Head) Girth Enlargement
The glans is the name for the head of the penis, and it can be targeted with girth enhancement procedures. Glans enlargement can be very difficult. The challenge when enlarging the Glans is the anatomic structure that prevents significant enlargement. It is a vascular structure with no ‘space’ under the skin to place fillers, unlike the penile shaft, which has abundant space under its skin.
However, many men still consider glans enlargement an important part of increasing girth because it helps keep any changes to the shaft consistent. Loria Medical has performed many penile glans enlargement procedures. Our team has concluded that even after several treatments, there are only moderate gains, resulting in an increase in girth size (circumference) ranging from ½ to 1 inch.
Permanent Fillers
Fillers are injectable silicone molds that can be inserted almost anywhere to create an intended look and effect. They have a long history in other areas of cosmetic surgery and have proven highly effective for adding new girth.
The fillers can be used along the entire shaft of the penis, adding additional girth from near the base all the way to the head. Most of the filler will dissolve after injection of the Permanent Filler, leaving Permanent Natural Collagen behind.
Using fillers as penile augmentation, it is possible to increase the girth of the shaft to as much as 7.5 inches in circumference.
Permanent fillers are popular for girth enhancements because they are very safe and non-surgical. They need no general anesthesia or scalpels and only involve minor injections. Most patients find this method very safe, comfortable, and minimally invasive.
Learn More About Penile Size Enhancements and Schedule a Consultation Today
You’ve now learned about how penis girth is measured, how it develops, and what factors can play a role in total size. You’ve also learned that you have options if you are unsatisfied with your girth and want to increase it through small or comprehensive procedures.
Modern procedures for increasing girth are highly effective and safe. Using technology like silicone implants and permanent injectable fillers, you can increase girth without using invasive procedures. These procedures have very little downtime despite visible results.
If you’d like to know more about what’s possible with penile girth enhancement treatments, you can contact our offices. Loria Medical has been pioneering treatments for girth, flaccid penis length, erect penis length, and many other conditions.
Reach us now using our convenient online contact form. If we can help, we’ll get back to you and schedule a free consultation. This consultation will be your chance to ask any questions you have about your girth procedure.
