IT PROBABLY SOUNDS like a nightmare scenario to think your penis is getting shorter. Maybe not even being visible at all. But it can happen as you age, and when it does, doctors refer to it as a buried penis.
Now it's not that your penis is physically getting shorter. It's just that most of it is hidden. CONVINCED YOU LOST an inch?
Thankfully, your penis isn’t disappearing; it’s just hidden beneath fat tissue. Justin Dubin, MD, urologist and men’s health specialist at Baptist Health, says that generally when you can’t see the penis, it’s usually because of low abdominal tissue surrounding the penis. Essentially, your penis is still its regular size, but it doesn’t extend outside the body.
Drogo Montague, MD, a urologist in Ohio tells MH what that looks like. The effect occurs on a continuum, says Dr. You might notice at first, for instance, that your penis seems to get shorter and shorter. (Though, this is not the same as the small amount of shrinkage that some men see with age, which is due to skin cells around the penis becoming less elastic.) “This is a serious condition because it will inhibit urination, intimacy, and personal hygiene,” says Scott Miller, MD, urologist and medical director of Wellstar Urology.
While the rates of buried penises haven’t been thoroughly studied, Dr. Montague sees more men in his office today dealing with the issue than he has in the past. His booked-up calendar is no coincidence.
The World Health Organization reported that 1 in 7 people is living with obesity. And even though we are living in the golden age of GLP-1s, half of adults worldwide are expected to be overweight or obese by 2050. The penis itself has two erection chambers.
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