Will New Custom Testicle Implants Feel Softer Than The Ones I Had?

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hello! I had a consult with Dr. Eppley a while back about testicular implants which had been done in Beverly Hills. I was not satisfied with them because they were too hard. Upon Dr. Eppley’s advice, I had them removed. Now I find that I would like to have implants again but I need confirmation that the implants that Dr. Eppley uses are softer and more lifelike than the previous ones.

A: What you previously head is a form of a wraparound implant which in your previous case was a clamshell type approach. That is not the style of  wraparound implant that I use in which it is not partial but a complete wraparound in which the natural testicle fits completely inside the implant. While this is a completely logical approach it is not a complication free implant. Just like the clamshell style you had previously, in which you did not experience any complications other than how it feels, there is always the risk of disengagement of the implant from the testicle after surgery. That is a problem for which I have not yet come up with a method for attachment with a 100% assurance that the complication, detachment of the implant from the testicle, could not occur. Ideally that risk is lowered when the design of the hollow chamber inside the wraparound implant completely matches the patients natural testicles size, which always differs between the two sides, and is optimally determined buy a preoperative ultrasound so a true custom design implant is made.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon