Penile Implants & the Austin Powers Pump
Oct 27, 2026 · 28 min
Be sure to leave your questions in the comments below and let us know what topics you want to hear more about! IG @DoctorWalser A breast implant just sits there. A penile implant has to work. Dr. Walser walks Madi through the device nobody talks about: the penile prosthesis. How the first one was built in 1936 out of a rib, why the malleable version is “always stiff as a board,” how the three-piece inflatable actually works (there is a pump in your scrotum and a switch), why the brand names sound like Transformers, who needs one and who should never get one. Madi asks whether insurance pays, whether you can get one just to be bigger, and why, if we can build an iPhone, nobody has built a better one. Plus the Austin Powers pump, which turns out to be a real medical device, and why “penile rehab” is a thing after prostate surgery. Recorded in August 2026. *A few numbers, corrected: AMS is American Medical Systems, now part of Boston Scientific. Pooled studies put patient satisfaction around 83% (many single studies above 90%) and partner satisfaction around 70 to 76%. US implants are estimated at 23,000 to 25,000 a year. US maternal mortality was 17.9 per 100,000 births in 2024, the highest of 14 high-income countries. And yes, this is educational, not medical advice, and we still want you to see an actual doctor. If you learned something you did not expect to learn today, leave a like. Tell us in the comments: what health claim have you seen online that you want Dr. Walser to fact-check? Subscribe for more father-daughter conversations, and send this to the person in your family who would turn dinner into a lecture on brain anatomy. Got questions? https://doctorwalser.com/podcast New episodes every Tuesday at 5 am EST. Bring questions. Be curious. Produced by @pettycashstudios