Will Testicle Implants Affect Testosterone Production?

Q: Dr. Eppley,Hey, I read about your practice in a 2019 New York Magazine article… I’d like to get more information on the testicular augmentation “clam shell” implant — e.g., cost of procedure, recovery time, possible complications, detectability by others, effects on testosterone production, etc. Haven’t been able to find that info on your website. Thanks!

A:When it comes to aesthetic testicular enlargement there are two methods: side by side and the wraparound or clamshell implant approach. While the latter has a lot of understandable appeal it does have a significant rate of postop separation which, as a result, always makes it my second choice. I have yet to figure out as assured design that makes postop ‘disengagement’ a negligible or almost non-existant risk.

Otherwise either form of testicular enlargement has no adverse effects on testosterone production and is certainly not easily detectable in most cases.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon