Penile Curvature Before and After Photographs
Correction results from congenital curvature and Peyronie disease, photographed erect because a bend can only be assessed under erection.
How to Photograph Your Own Curve Before You Travel
An assessment begins with a picture, because a bend exists only under erection and cannot be judged from a description. Take one image from directly above and one from the side, both fully erect, with the camera held level rather than tilted down. Use the same two viewpoints for any later photograph. Consistency is what makes two images comparable at all, and it is the rule every pair on this page follows. You can send yours through the contact page before booking anything.
What Correction Means in Practice
The guideline test is functional rather than numerical: surgery is indicated for significant deformity and difficulty with intercourse, not for a number on a protractor. Within that frame the published straightening rates are high, at 88.5 per cent for the classic Nesbit, 97.1 per cent for the modified Nesbit and 95.5 per cent for the Yachia technique. A small residual bend that no longer interferes with penetration counts as a success in every one of those series, and curvature surgery is planned on exactly that basis.
The Curve Is Only Half the Assessment
Erectile function decides the operation as much as the angle does. A man with reliable erections and a moderate bend is a candidate for a shortening procedure. A man whose erections have failed alongside the curve is better served by a prosthesis that straightens the shaft during the same operation, because correcting the bend alone would leave the rigidity problem exactly where it was. That is why both are examined before a technique is chosen.
Questions about these results
What should I send before my consultation?
Two erect photographs, one from above and one from the side, taken with the camera level. If the bend appeared recently, note roughly when it started and whether erections were painful at the time. That single detail decides whether an operation is appropriate yet.
How long after Peyronie disease appears can I be operated on?
Only once the disease has stopped changing. The guideline requires stable disease for three to six months, or more than nine to twelve months since onset, with the angle no longer increasing and painful erections resolved. Operating during the active phase is the most common reason a curve returns.
Will the operation make me shorter?
A shortening procedure shortens the convex side by design, so some loss of length is expected. Published series report 1 to 1.5 centimetres in 22 to 69 per cent of patients. It is rarely the cause of difficulty afterwards, and grafting is the alternative where preserving length matters more.
Could surgery affect my erections?
It can, and the risk differs by technique. New erectile dysfunction is uncommon after shortening procedures, reported between 3.8 and 9.6 per cent depending on the method. After grafting the reported range is higher, between 11.2 and 20.5 per cent across graft types. That difference is part of the choice.
Can the bend be corrected at the same time as an implant?
Yes, and for men with both problems that is the better operation. The prosthesis restores rigidity and the shaft is straightened during the same procedure, so a single recovery resolves the curve and the erectile problem together.