Complications of penis or scrotum enlargement due to injections with permanent filling substances.
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چکیده
For as long as people can remember, the size of the penis and the scrotum has been a source of worry to men. Through the ages and across cultures, all kinds of means have been used to increase the length and girth of this symbol of fertility, masculinity, and power. This tendency is currently still visible whenever, soon after each introduction of a new injectable filler material for the improvement of contour defects or wrinkles, such a “filler” is also being injected under the skin of the genitals to increase girth.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.]
دوره 38 7 Pt 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012