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What's driving men to get penis fillers, despite the risks?

Jason didn't want a "Coke can" – that's the nickname for a penis that has been enlarged with so much filler it resembles a stubby drink can. "Some people go really overboard," Jason tells me when we meet in Manchester. His procedure increased the girth of his penis by 16% – an amount he, and […]

By deepak · August 16, 2026 · 3 min read

Jason didn't want a "Coke can" – that's the nickname for a penis that has been enlarged with so much filler it resembles a stubby drink can.

"Some people go really overboard," Jason tells me when we meet in Manchester.

His procedure increased the girth of his penis by 16% – an amount he, and his partner, are really happy with. He says it has given him a "self-confidence boost".

"Everything still functions" as normal, Jason explains – just with "that extra little bit of width".

It is not clear how many men like Jason are having penis fillers. And you can't walk down the street and get a sense of it in the way you can visibly see the popularity of lip fillers. There is little regulation and there are no official records as anybody can start offering the procedure.

Penis fillers even became the topic of a bizarre conspiracy theory at the last Winter Olympics. Male ski jumpers were rumoured to be using fillers to increase the surface area of their suits so they could jump further.

However, some men have ended up in A&E with a penis turning black and skin "sloughing off" after a botched procedure. And the British Association of Urological Surgeons has issued warnings to men having these procedures.

So why are men doing it and what are the risks?

James Gallagher visits a private clinic to find out about about the procedure, meets a man who has had it done, and chats to a surgeon who says he is dealing with the consequences when it goes wrong.

Jason talked to us frankly, but anonymously, about his decision to have fillers.

He was happy with the length of his penis but wanted a "bit more symmetry" and more girth to "get that nice, balanced look".

"If you feel like it's a bit lacking," Jason says, "then, why not?"

He spent a year weighing up options and ruled out having a surgical procedure. He chose a type of filler – hyaluronic acid – that is temporary so he knew that even if he hated the look it would "eventually just dissolve".

"It's not just women that need to keep up, men need to keep up as well.

"It's literally just society changing. I think the way the media portrays everything has a massive impact on everyday life now," he says. "It's like you can't actually go anywhere without seeing some picture-perfect somebody."

Source: Read the original article on www.bbc.co.uk