I’m in the process of exploring the development of a phallo sleeve and need guys who have had phalloplasty to help me out by answering some questions.
A phallo sleeve is like a thick condom which rolls on to a phalloplasty penis. It can enhance the visual appearance of the penis and can add functionality such as allowing for additional stiffness and ejaculation/lubrication functionality.
If you’d like to give your input on what you’d like to see in a phallo sleeve, I’d be huuuugely appreciative of you filling out the below questionnaire. You can answer whatever questions are relevant to you and leave out any that aren’t as well as give additional feedback in the comment section below. Aggregated answers will be available for all to see here, but your individual answers are completely anonymous.
Please only participate in this questionnaire if you’ve had phalloplasty!
If you haven’t had phalloplasty, you can still help by sharing this post with anyone you know who has had phalloplasty, if you think they might like to contribute.
Phalloplasty Sleeve Questionnaire:
These questions are about your phalloplasty penis.
What is your LENGTH? (At rest/flaccid.)
What is your GIRTH? (At rest/flaccid.)
Are you able to change states from flaccid to erect?
If you are able to change states from flaccid to erect, does your length and girth change?
If you are able to change states from flaccid to erect, what kind of device do you have? (You may also include your own answer.)
If you are able to change states from flaccid to erect, what is your ERECT LENGTH?
If you are able to change states from flaccid to erect, what is your ERECT GIRTH?
Are you able to have penetrative sex without requiring an EXTERNAL erection device?
How satisfied are you with the visual appearance of your penis?
Poll not found
Do you have erogenous sensation in your penis?
These questions are about what you would like to see in a phallo sleeve.
How important is realism in a phallo sleeve?
How important is the ability to urinate through a phallo sleeve? (This question assumes a urethra in the penis.)
How important is an ejaculation/lubrication function in a phallo sleeve?
If you had to choose between urination and ejaculation/lubrication, which is more important?
How important is it that a phallo sleeve adds stiffness to the penis?
If you could choose between a phallo sleeve that adds stiffness to the penis and one that does not, which would you choose?
If a phallo sleeve had a textured inside, where would you like to see the most texture? (Pick up to two.)
What kind of texture would you like to see on the inside of the phallo sleeve?
Of the following which are the THREE most important features? Add your own feature if it's not listed.
I know that last one is a tough one and you probably want to check more than three, but this is about finding out what the absolute most important features would be.
If you have any other thoughts/concerns/suggestions you’d like to add, please do so in the comments below, and please pass this post on to others that you think might like to give their input.
I like my penis a lot but w time the Corona is not as crisp as it was, so enhanced looks are a plus. My erectile implant is more that enough x penetration so good if just plain inside and able to urinate (would b awesome to ejaculate as well!!!)
I would prefer a device that is as minimal as possible; the idea of a sleeve that “rolls on” to my penis does not sound more appealing than any of the current external devices I’ve tried (and there are already quite a few products on the market like that….what makes the idea floating in your head different from a standard penis sleeve?). The biggest challenges in external prosthetics in my experience has been getting the base of my penis suitably stable and being easy enough to put on and use that it feels worth it, not any of the things you asked about in your questionnaire.
Designs like the Elator and Stays Hard are more popular among post-op people than extenders and sleeves for a reason.
The biggest point of difference, is that this penis sleeve will be designed first and fore mostly with trans guys in mind rather than for a biological penis, and hence wanting to incorporate an ejaculation/lubrication reservoir which is not a feature in any sleeves I’m aware of. But please do share any links to existing sleeves you think already achieve what I’m trying to do by emailing me at transthetics@gmail.com.
I agree – I would be most interested in a minimal device where I’m able to feel like I’m still using my own dick, as opposed to another penis placed over mine. I think a fantastic innovation for post-phallo folks would be a minimal device, similar to the Elator and Stays Hard, but that doesn’t rely on a substantial glans ridge (for people who have not had glansplasty or people whose ridge has flattened).
It would be great to have a sleeve that allows for penetrative sex. That would allow those of us with phallo to forgo another surgery. I’ve tried everything including the Elator and haven’t found anything that aids me in having penetrative sex without a surgical implant.
There should be some erectile devices for one a smaller phalloplasty like in RFF and then for bigger sizes with guys who get ALT or MLD phalloplasty. When I think of a roll on device I worry about it being too tight cutting off blood flow or being uncomfortable. Then devices like the elanor you need a solid glansplasty or it doesn’t really work. To have something that add girth would be something amazing as I had RFF and I’m a skinny guy so I have issues in that department and want to avoid further surgeries. This legit made my day seeing this in the making keep it up : D
I had an idea for a 2-part sleeve: one part is a soft, flexible sleeve that can roll over a flaccid penis. Spanning the length of the soft sleeve on the underside there would be a compartment, like a slit running through the thickness of the sleeve. After the sleeve is on, you insert a stiff rod or piece of plastic (that conforms to the shape of the penis) into the compartment, which would make the penis firm enough for penetration. I’m not sure if that idea would work but it’s yours to experiment with if you want!
This is a really interesting idea! Thanks for sharing! I was thinking about creating stiffer silicone bands that run along the length of the penis that would be embedded in a softer silicone so that it doesn’t affect the stretchability girth wise, but I also really like this idea. I’ll definitely have an experiment with it!
There are probably two categories of interest here for post-phallo people who might be answering this:
– people who want a sleeve-style prosthetic that adds skin details for those who aren’t tattooed, allows for urination, and also rigidity, but whose priority is perhaps primarily appearance.
– people who are perfectly happy with their aesthetics and/or want a reliable and comfortable erectile option that allows for maximal bodily contact during sex for sensation purposes, aka something secure but very very minimalist.
It’s worth noting that some people have opted out of glansplasty, are pre-glansplasty, or have had glans-flattening and can’t use devices like the elator/stays hard – which at the moment are widely regarded as the best options for external devices on the market right now. If you could engineer something that is comfortably and confidently secured without the need for a defined sulcus or glans ridge (and allows for sensation during sex), you would have a lot of happy customers.
Considerations I do not see in this questionnaire:
– Most people’s size is far more precise than by the inch, and anything even slightly too loose or too tight would either fall off or cut off circulation, which is why the above erectile options are custom fit & take the user’s precise measurements into account.
– Unless the intent is to create something to be worn outside of strictly sexual encounters, urination seems like an unusual thing to consider.
– The ejaculation/lube reservoir idea is Cool I Guess, but is far less of a priority for most of us than allowing us to feel the sex we’re having, and I can’t imagine where to stash something like this that doesn’t inhibit the most sensitive areas of our penises (head, base on hookup side) from feeling anything. Most of us have forgone ejaculation as part of this process, and some of us can actually ejaculate, so if it were me I would not put priority on this element, and include it only if it worked well with a design that met the grade on all other counts.
– Texture is irrelevant where there is no friction, which there shouldn’t be in a properly-fitted device. The feeling many of us have as it is developing is hypersensitive to pain, especially sharpness – reading those questions made me cringe lol.
– Some of us do not want or need our size to change during sex, and any kind of “add on” re: girth & length would actually make sex more challenging or impossible.
Something that stands out to me is that the choice here might be between stealth hookups & sensation (and possibly functionality itself, as other roll-on sleeves generally do not provide enough stability for confident/stress-free penetration). For those of us with sensation, we would like to feel the sex we’re having, otherwise we could just stick with the coban/condom method, as it is customizable, easy, fast, widely affordable, and generally reliable for most.
Suggestions to consider in a device that reflects the needs I have and hear about most often:
– Something low-profile but very rigid/dense (to reduce irritation and risk of injury for receiving partner), secure, with as much space for skin-to-skin contact as possible, i.e. a cage of some sort, see Elator. Firm core to soft silicone is a thought.
– Something that does not require a defined glans ridge or sulcus to stay on.
– Work with several testers who have had different types of phallo & find themselves unable to penetrate without assistance, as the needs of RFF dicks & ALT, MLD, abdominal, etc. vary, to reveal what works consistently, or choose one group to focus on before moving on to the next.
– People with phallo generally like their dicks, and it might be dysphoria inducing/pointless to cover things up with a simulacra of a cis penis that makes erections insensate and unsteady. If you are claiming to design this product from a trans perspective, it needs to be from a post-phallo perspective and not a non-op one. I would get a hold of several post-phallo people who’ve been having sex pre-ED with various needs (diff. donor sites, glans/no glans/flattened glans, seeking stealth sex/not, etc.) and talk it out before putting anything into motion.
Deegan Peterson
January 30, 2021 at 6:03 pm - Reply
A thin, sleeve that leaves our heads exposed would be great and then a cut/uncut version to ejaculate would be amazing. Looking forward to seeing your finished product.
I feel like there are two general purposes to phallo sleeves.
Either it is for sex (at which point rigidity is rather important) or it is meant for everyday wear for enhanced aesthetics (which would make realism and stp ability paramount but it shouldn’t be that stiff)… I am unsure that you can really reconcile the two and some of the questions make it unclear as to what your goal is…
P.S. is quite an escalation of very? because your order changes all the time so i was a bit confused.
I would like a device that adds rigidity without fully covering my penis. I would like to experience as much of my own sensation as I can.
And because I can sometimes ejaculate, I would like to not obscure that.
Perhaps you can design multiple options rather than a one-fits-all?
Not too tight but firmness enough for sex would be awesome . Most of the sleeves out there are too tight or they don’t give enough rigidity for penetration, specially in the base of penis.
From my post phallo experience many of us are very happy with the sensation and functionality of our dicks. Pre implant i think both the rigidity, especially close to the base, and ability to feel skin to skin contact are the most important. Some of us can ejaculate and personally that’s not important to me at all. Feeling an orgasm in my dick is the most important part, right up with being able to penetrate.
I remember I have emailed Alex a year ago asking him for a product like this!!
So happy that it’s finally coming true. I had ALT and my penis is already too thick, I would love for a roll-up realistic penis sleeve (cut), without adding any girth. Thank you so much!
I think it would be great to have something that has a softer material all the way around and then one or two firmer strips on it so it could be firm without being constricting. I’d also like the head exposed for better sensation.
Hi :) Very cool to hear someone is trying to make a new product for us! I would love an option for custom sizing, or sizing for guys who are super girthy. I plan. To debulk eventually but I’m 7.25 inches in girth and I can’t find anything that fits me. Please help me!
I would love to see a sleeve that is not to tight and can be worn all day so my phallo looks uncut. I would like the foreskin to be retractable so it could be cleaned throughout the day. Sometimes it can get quite messy when I urinate. I feel that an uncut sleeve would allow the urinating process to be less messy and control the flow better
Gonna add my 2 cents here in case this is still a thing, because if you can solve this problem, you would have tons of business, including mine.
I did not answer the survey because, as some of the other folks above have already mentioned, it seems you might be a little unclear as to what most of us are actually looking for.
Many of us had phalloplasty because prosthetics did not resolve our dysphoria, so a lot of us are not looking for what amounts to a hollow prosthetic or anything that draws attention away from/hides our penises. Personally, I like the way my penis looks and feels and don’t need to add anything to it or cover it up.
And that is actually the problem. I don’t think I’m alone in that what I want is simply:
– To be able to be erect enough to penetrate and…
– To still feel (mostly) everything.
That’s it. That’s the basic problem most of us have.
The whole point is that I can feel it, otherwise I could just use a prosthetic. The Elator in theory solves this problem (have not tried it yet), but it would be nice to have more options, especially trans-specific ones that work well with a phalloplasty penis and are more affordable.
If you are interested in making a sleeve specifically, it would be a good idea to make it as minimalistic as possible if you are making it for sexual use. At the very least, I strongly suggest making it only a partial sleeve that allows the head to remain uncovered. If more of it can be open, even better. (We tend to need the most support towards the base, anyway.)
If you can solve this issue and allow people to more easily penetrate, while preserving sensation, without having to have an implant, then you will have a queue out the door for such a device.
Great work! I look forward to seeing the finished product.
I like my penis very much
Would need to be extremely thin
I am a urology patient and would
Love to enjoy sex with my wife again
I like my penis a lot but w time the Corona is not as crisp as it was, so enhanced looks are a plus. My erectile implant is more that enough x penetration so good if just plain inside and able to urinate (would b awesome to ejaculate as well!!!)
I would prefer a device that is as minimal as possible; the idea of a sleeve that “rolls on” to my penis does not sound more appealing than any of the current external devices I’ve tried (and there are already quite a few products on the market like that….what makes the idea floating in your head different from a standard penis sleeve?). The biggest challenges in external prosthetics in my experience has been getting the base of my penis suitably stable and being easy enough to put on and use that it feels worth it, not any of the things you asked about in your questionnaire.
Designs like the Elator and Stays Hard are more popular among post-op people than extenders and sleeves for a reason.
The biggest point of difference, is that this penis sleeve will be designed first and fore mostly with trans guys in mind rather than for a biological penis, and hence wanting to incorporate an ejaculation/lubrication reservoir which is not a feature in any sleeves I’m aware of. But please do share any links to existing sleeves you think already achieve what I’m trying to do by emailing me at transthetics@gmail.com.
I agree – I would be most interested in a minimal device where I’m able to feel like I’m still using my own dick, as opposed to another penis placed over mine. I think a fantastic innovation for post-phallo folks would be a minimal device, similar to the Elator and Stays Hard, but that doesn’t rely on a substantial glans ridge (for people who have not had glansplasty or people whose ridge has flattened).
Looking foward to see this product! Also, would like to see some day a STP for guys with phallo but without uretra lenght.
It would be great to have a sleeve that allows for penetrative sex. That would allow those of us with phallo to forgo another surgery. I’ve tried everything including the Elator and haven’t found anything that aids me in having penetrative sex without a surgical implant.
There should be some erectile devices for one a smaller phalloplasty like in RFF and then for bigger sizes with guys who get ALT or MLD phalloplasty. When I think of a roll on device I worry about it being too tight cutting off blood flow or being uncomfortable. Then devices like the elanor you need a solid glansplasty or it doesn’t really work. To have something that add girth would be something amazing as I had RFF and I’m a skinny guy so I have issues in that department and want to avoid further surgeries. This legit made my day seeing this in the making keep it up : D
I had an idea for a 2-part sleeve: one part is a soft, flexible sleeve that can roll over a flaccid penis. Spanning the length of the soft sleeve on the underside there would be a compartment, like a slit running through the thickness of the sleeve. After the sleeve is on, you insert a stiff rod or piece of plastic (that conforms to the shape of the penis) into the compartment, which would make the penis firm enough for penetration. I’m not sure if that idea would work but it’s yours to experiment with if you want!
This is a really interesting idea! Thanks for sharing! I was thinking about creating stiffer silicone bands that run along the length of the penis that would be embedded in a softer silicone so that it doesn’t affect the stretchability girth wise, but I also really like this idea. I’ll definitely have an experiment with it!
There are probably two categories of interest here for post-phallo people who might be answering this:
– people who want a sleeve-style prosthetic that adds skin details for those who aren’t tattooed, allows for urination, and also rigidity, but whose priority is perhaps primarily appearance.
– people who are perfectly happy with their aesthetics and/or want a reliable and comfortable erectile option that allows for maximal bodily contact during sex for sensation purposes, aka something secure but very very minimalist.
It’s worth noting that some people have opted out of glansplasty, are pre-glansplasty, or have had glans-flattening and can’t use devices like the elator/stays hard – which at the moment are widely regarded as the best options for external devices on the market right now. If you could engineer something that is comfortably and confidently secured without the need for a defined sulcus or glans ridge (and allows for sensation during sex), you would have a lot of happy customers.
Considerations I do not see in this questionnaire:
– Most people’s size is far more precise than by the inch, and anything even slightly too loose or too tight would either fall off or cut off circulation, which is why the above erectile options are custom fit & take the user’s precise measurements into account.
– Unless the intent is to create something to be worn outside of strictly sexual encounters, urination seems like an unusual thing to consider.
– The ejaculation/lube reservoir idea is Cool I Guess, but is far less of a priority for most of us than allowing us to feel the sex we’re having, and I can’t imagine where to stash something like this that doesn’t inhibit the most sensitive areas of our penises (head, base on hookup side) from feeling anything. Most of us have forgone ejaculation as part of this process, and some of us can actually ejaculate, so if it were me I would not put priority on this element, and include it only if it worked well with a design that met the grade on all other counts.
– Texture is irrelevant where there is no friction, which there shouldn’t be in a properly-fitted device. The feeling many of us have as it is developing is hypersensitive to pain, especially sharpness – reading those questions made me cringe lol.
– Some of us do not want or need our size to change during sex, and any kind of “add on” re: girth & length would actually make sex more challenging or impossible.
Something that stands out to me is that the choice here might be between stealth hookups & sensation (and possibly functionality itself, as other roll-on sleeves generally do not provide enough stability for confident/stress-free penetration). For those of us with sensation, we would like to feel the sex we’re having, otherwise we could just stick with the coban/condom method, as it is customizable, easy, fast, widely affordable, and generally reliable for most.
Suggestions to consider in a device that reflects the needs I have and hear about most often:
– Something low-profile but very rigid/dense (to reduce irritation and risk of injury for receiving partner), secure, with as much space for skin-to-skin contact as possible, i.e. a cage of some sort, see Elator. Firm core to soft silicone is a thought.
– Something that does not require a defined glans ridge or sulcus to stay on.
– Work with several testers who have had different types of phallo & find themselves unable to penetrate without assistance, as the needs of RFF dicks & ALT, MLD, abdominal, etc. vary, to reveal what works consistently, or choose one group to focus on before moving on to the next.
– People with phallo generally like their dicks, and it might be dysphoria inducing/pointless to cover things up with a simulacra of a cis penis that makes erections insensate and unsteady. If you are claiming to design this product from a trans perspective, it needs to be from a post-phallo perspective and not a non-op one. I would get a hold of several post-phallo people who’ve been having sex pre-ED with various needs (diff. donor sites, glans/no glans/flattened glans, seeking stealth sex/not, etc.) and talk it out before putting anything into motion.
A thin, sleeve that leaves our heads exposed would be great and then a cut/uncut version to ejaculate would be amazing. Looking forward to seeing your finished product.
It would be cool to have something to use inbetween stages of phallo for intercourse.
I feel like there are two general purposes to phallo sleeves.
Either it is for sex (at which point rigidity is rather important) or it is meant for everyday wear for enhanced aesthetics (which would make realism and stp ability paramount but it shouldn’t be that stiff)… I am unsure that you can really reconcile the two and some of the questions make it unclear as to what your goal is…
P.S. is quite an escalation of very? because your order changes all the time so i was a bit confused.
I would like a device that adds rigidity without fully covering my penis. I would like to experience as much of my own sensation as I can.
And because I can sometimes ejaculate, I would like to not obscure that.
Perhaps you can design multiple options rather than a one-fits-all?
Hi Rob, check out the Elator or the Stays Hard, as this sounds like exactly what you are after :)
Not too tight but firmness enough for sex would be awesome . Most of the sleeves out there are too tight or they don’t give enough rigidity for penetration, specially in the base of penis.
From my post phallo experience many of us are very happy with the sensation and functionality of our dicks. Pre implant i think both the rigidity, especially close to the base, and ability to feel skin to skin contact are the most important. Some of us can ejaculate and personally that’s not important to me at all. Feeling an orgasm in my dick is the most important part, right up with being able to penetrate.
I remember I have emailed Alex a year ago asking him for a product like this!!
So happy that it’s finally coming true. I had ALT and my penis is already too thick, I would love for a roll-up realistic penis sleeve (cut), without adding any girth. Thank you so much!
I think it would be great to have something that has a softer material all the way around and then one or two firmer strips on it so it could be firm without being constricting. I’d also like the head exposed for better sensation.
Hi :) Very cool to hear someone is trying to make a new product for us! I would love an option for custom sizing, or sizing for guys who are super girthy. I plan. To debulk eventually but I’m 7.25 inches in girth and I can’t find anything that fits me. Please help me!
I would love to see a sleeve that is not to tight and can be worn all day so my phallo looks uncut. I would like the foreskin to be retractable so it could be cleaned throughout the day. Sometimes it can get quite messy when I urinate. I feel that an uncut sleeve would allow the urinating process to be less messy and control the flow better
Gonna add my 2 cents here in case this is still a thing, because if you can solve this problem, you would have tons of business, including mine.
I did not answer the survey because, as some of the other folks above have already mentioned, it seems you might be a little unclear as to what most of us are actually looking for.
Many of us had phalloplasty because prosthetics did not resolve our dysphoria, so a lot of us are not looking for what amounts to a hollow prosthetic or anything that draws attention away from/hides our penises. Personally, I like the way my penis looks and feels and don’t need to add anything to it or cover it up.
And that is actually the problem. I don’t think I’m alone in that what I want is simply:
– To be able to be erect enough to penetrate and…
– To still feel (mostly) everything.
That’s it. That’s the basic problem most of us have.
The whole point is that I can feel it, otherwise I could just use a prosthetic. The Elator in theory solves this problem (have not tried it yet), but it would be nice to have more options, especially trans-specific ones that work well with a phalloplasty penis and are more affordable.
If you are interested in making a sleeve specifically, it would be a good idea to make it as minimalistic as possible if you are making it for sexual use. At the very least, I strongly suggest making it only a partial sleeve that allows the head to remain uncovered. If more of it can be open, even better. (We tend to need the most support towards the base, anyway.)
If you can solve this issue and allow people to more easily penetrate, while preserving sensation, without having to have an implant, then you will have a queue out the door for such a device.