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Case Study: Solid Silicone Testicle Implants

  Background: The scrotal sac normally contains two testicles. Loss of one of the testicles can occur from a variety of medical conditions from an undescended testes, infection and cancer removal to...

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Technical Strategies in Plastic Surgery – Softer Testicle Implants

  The purpose of any body implant is to replicate what is missing or deficient in size or volume. Most of the time this is done for muscle augmentation for most body implants with the exception of the...

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Case Study – Custom Silicone Testicular Implant Replacement

  Background: Replacement of a undeveloped or removed testis can be done with the placement of a testicular implant. The history of testicular implants goes back well over fifty years and has included...

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Case Study – Silicone Testicular Replacement

  Background: Testicles are naturally paired structures residing in the scrotal sac. Loss of a testicle can occur for a variety of reasons which in an adult male is usually due to cancer or a traumatic...

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Case Study – Solid Silicone Testicular Implant Reconstruction

  Background:  Lost of a testicle in a male can occur for a variety of reasons. Congenital absence, an undescended testicle, infection, traumatic injury, varicoeles and other pathologies can all cause...

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Case Study – Silicone Testicle Implant Surgery

  Background: While many body parts can be partially replaced or augmented, few can be completely replaced in their totality by a single prosthesis. Such is the case with the testes undoubtably due to...

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Case Study – Silicone Testicular Implant Replacement

  Background: The most common device for replacement of a lost testicle is that of a saline implant. While this is the only FDA-approved implant for this purpose, it is actually not a good concept for...

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Case Study – Long Term Silicone Testicular Implant Results

  Background: The replacement of a congenitally absent or surgically removed testicle is done historically by a saline implant. Borrowing from saline breast implants, a small fluid-filled shell is used...

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Case Study – Silicone Testicle Implant Replacement

  Background: The only viable replacement for a lost testicle is that of an implant. Placing an implant in the scrotal sac has a very low risk of any significant complications such as infection or a...

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Case Study – Testicular Implant for Correction of Smaller Testicle and...

  Background: Testicular reconstruction can be effectively done to replace a lost testicle and improve scrotal symmetry. Such scrotal implants can be either saline (fluid-filled) or made of a very soft...

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Case Study – Silicone Testicle Implant Replacement

  Background: Testicle implants are available in saline filled and solid silicone types. The solid type of implant would generally be considered superior as it can never fail or deflate over the...

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Case Study – Extra Large Custom Testicle Implants in Penile-Scrotal...

  Background: Testicle implants are an accepted and low risk device that can effectively create the appearance of a testicle in the scrotal sac. Available in saline-filled and solid silicone styles,...

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OR Snapshots – Silicone Testicle Implant Replacement

  Testicle implants have been used for decades in various forms. It is the only known surgical method to replace the lost volume and shape occupied by a natural testicle. Originally they were composed...

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Case Study – Extra Large Testicle Implants

  Background: Testicle implants are most commonly used when a testicle has been removed. (testicular replacement) But there are patients who desire larger testicles even with having an existing pair....

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Case Study – Testicular Implant Placement in Long-Standing Scrotal Sac Absence

  Background:  The loss of a testicle can occur for many reasons and can present as a more recent or long-standing absence. It is far more common in my experience to see men that have been missing a...

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Case Study – Testicular Enlargement with Specially Designed Implants

  Background: Testicular implants have been around for decades and have had their primary use as replacements for a lost testicle.Whether due to failure to descend or removal due to trauma, infection...

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Case Study – Extra Large Testicular Implants using a Staged Approach

  Background: Like many body areas augmentation of their sizes can be done. Most of the time in the body implant augmentations are done for muscular enhancement. (e.g., pectoral, bicep, tricep and calf...

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Case Study – Testicular Enlargement Implants in the Correction of...

  Background: The size of the normal male testicle is generally in the 3.5 to 4.5 cm range dependent on the overall size of the man. Certain conditions can cause the testicles to shrink or atrophy...

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Plastic Surgery Case Study – Scrotal Enlargement with Custom Testicular...

Background: While the penis and scrotum lie in anatomic proximity, there is no aesthetic standard as to the size relationship between the two. While not described such a proportionate relationship...

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Plastic Surgery Case Study – Standard Silicone Testicle Implants for Scrotal...

Background: An absent testicle in an adult can be the result of various causes. It can either have never formed, was undescended from the abdominal cavity during development or was lost after birth due...

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