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Doctors warn of 'backstreet willy filler' boom as men risk 'losing penises' to save cash

Penis filler has become the latest 'in' treatment for men, but many are being put off by the price tag that comes with it, and so are opting for cheaper alternatives.

[Blokes have been warned to stay away from backstreet willy filler]

Blokes have been warned to stay away from backstreet willy filler(Image: Getty Images)

Blokes wanting to increase the size of their manhood are being warned to stay away from dodgy backstreet clinics offering cut price offers to double their size.

Penis filler has become the latest 'in' treatment for men, but many are being put off by the price tag that comes with it, and so are opting for cheaper alternatives.

But top docs are warning blokes not to even bother seeing cheaper offers, saying unqualified injectors are leaving unhappy patients with lumpy results, infections and, in extreme cases, tissue damage.

Dr Syed Nadeem Abbas, an intimate health and P-Shot London expert and founder of Dr SNA Clinic, has warned that men hunting for cheaper deals may end up in the hands of injectors with no training in penile anatomy, and in the worst cases, no medical qualifications at all.

Penis fillers use hyaluronic acid gel, similar to the material used in lip and cheek filler, and have quietly become the most popular male enhancement procedure in Britain. Industry estimates suggest as many as 85% of all girth procedures are now carried out by injection rather than surgery.

But it does not come cheap.

[Cut price offers should be avoided]

Cut price offers should be avoided(Image: Getty Images)

A full treatment costs around 3,000 and lasts between 12 and 24 months before a top up is needed.

Dr Syed Nadeem Abbas warned: "Honestly, it's lip filler all over again. The treatment gets popular, the prices start dropping, and before long you've got people injecting the penis who've maybe done a weekend course on faces.

" And the thing is, a bad lip you can dissolve and move on. A bad result down there, that can hang over a man for years. It affects the relationship, the confidence, everything."

The consequences of a botched job can range from lumps, bumps and a telltale ledge deformity near the head of the penis, to infections and, in extreme cases, tissue death.

He continued: "When people hear a man lost his penis to a botched injection, they think it must be a one in a billion freak event. It isn't.

"It's what happens when the wrong product goes in the wrong place by the wrong hands, and hospitals are now seeing the results."

Even in proper clinical settings, on average complications occur in roughly 4 to 12 percent of patients. Outside them, the risks rise sharply.

[There are a range of complications that can come with the procedure]

There are a range of complications that can come with the procedure(Image: Getty Images)

"People assume it's the same as injecting a cheek. It really isn't," Dr Abbas explained. "The blood supply down there is complicated, and if filler ends up in the wrong place you can genuinely lose tissue.

"When I see penile filler advertised for 500 or 600, my heart sinks a bit, because something has to give at that price. Usually it's the product or the person holding the needle."

Legitimate hyaluronic acid filler is fully reversible and can be dissolved with an enzyme if anything goes wrong, which is exactly why expert oversight matters. Grey market products offer no such safety net.

He added: "Look, I'm not telling men not to have it done. I'm telling them to check who's doing it," he said. "Is it a GMC registered doctor, is the clinic CQC registered, what product are they actually using. Those three questions take five minutes and they'll save you a world of trouble.

" And if a price looks too good to be true, it is. I've had men come to me to fix cheap work and the repair ends up costing more than doing it properly would have in the first place."

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