Penile Enlargement & Penile Dysmorphic Disorder

When speaking about penile enlargement, penile dysmorphic disorder is something that needs mentioning, and can show how obsession with penis size taken to an extreme is unnatural and unhealthy. Penis dysmorphic disorder is a type of body-dysmorphic disorder or "imagined ugliness". A person unnaturally obsesses over some part of their body (most usually their face) and cannot stop thinking about their "flawed feature." People with body dysmorphic disorder can spend hours a day obsessing and trying to fix their "flawed feature." They often use cosmetic surgery to try and correct this "flaw". However, once this "flaw" has been fixed often times people with body-dysmorphic disorder move on to obsessing and becoming negatively preoccupied with some other feature. Body dysmorphic disorders such as penis dysmorphic disorder can be extremely physically destructive. Many times, people try to take matters into their own hands to solve their perceived flaw, such as ironing out wrinkles on their face with a clothes iron.

Penis dysmorphic disorder in particular is an unhealthy preoccupation with penis size. This is not simply wishing to add an inch or two through penile enlargement - this is your penis size virtually controlling your very life. These are men who avoid social situations and have extreme amounts of fear, preoccupation and distress regarding their penis size. They may altogether avoid relationships with women due to a fear of rejection by their partner on account of their penis size. Research has shown that the vast majority of men with penis dysmorphic disorder are grossly misinformed when it comes to information about penis size. Most think the average male has a bigger penis than the 5.1-5.9 inch average. These people also consistently judge their penis size as being physically smaller than it actually is, and always want a bigger penis.

Penis Enlargement Surgery For Those With Penile Dysmorphophobia

Those with penis dysmorphophobia despite all practical advice, often tend to go the route of cosmetic surgery. Penile enlargement surgery is extremely costly, extremely risky and extremely painful. Please read our penis enlargement surgery section for full details regarding the most common procedures and what the costs, risks and benefits associated with this procedure are. It is not approved by any leading medical organization and is usually only recommended as a last case scenario for those with a micropenis (under 2.5 inches in length), with erectile dysfunction or with Peyronie's disorder. Still, most decide with penile dysmorphophobia decide they cannot be happy until they have had penile enlargement surgery.

Unfortunately, most of those who actually undergo penile enlargement through surgical means are not happy. To briefly sum up the research discussed in the Permanent Penis Enlargement page, over 70% of those who attempted a bigger penis size with penile enlargement surgery were dissatisfied with the results. Then again, those with a body dysmorphic disorder always find fault with their "flawed feature" so perhaps it's not even due to dissatisfaction with the actual results, it's that these individuals cannot help but find fault with themselves.

Conclusions About Penis Dysmorphic Disorder

It is safe those say that anyone with a body dysmorphic disorder such as penile dysmorphic disorder needs to speak with a licensed medical therapist to work through their issues with themselves and their "flawed features." People with penile dysmorphic disorder will almost never be satisfied with their penis size, even if they do get a bigger penis through pills, patches, surgery or via some other method. If you think you or someone you know may be suffering from penile dysmorphophobia, please, urge them to see a licensed therapist immediately.