A German man enlarged his penis with silicone injections so much it's now 9 inches long and weighs a staggering 9.5 pounds, Vice.com reported in a profile.
The 45-year-old from Berlin, identified only as Micha, has had four procedures involving silicone being injected into his manhood, a permanent change he said he made because he enjoys the feeling of "being other."
"But I don't mean it makes me feel better or manlier or bolder or cooler than other people," he told Vice.com. "I had the feeling that I wasn't trapped in the body I was born in. The fact that I'd made a conscious decision to change myself was important."
Micha's phallus-enhancing journey began 20 years ago when someone gave him a penis pump as a gift.
"First I tried it secretly for myself. But then it happened that I went out and pumped up. And I realized that it was a good feeling," he said.
From there, he escalated to injecting himself with a sterile saline solution. Although it was initially satisfying, he was fearful of the injections leading to an infection.
"And also there were people around me that started to wonder why there would be hardly any bulge in my pants one day, and then a huge bulge in the next. That's why I started looking for something more permanent," Micha explained to Vice.com.
Silicone was one option, but at the time the only place to get silicone injections in Europe was in London. A few years later, Micha began hearing rumors of a man in Berlin who performed silicone injections on himself and others.
After reaching out to the man for advice, Micha met a med school student who was willing to help. He later performed Micha's first silicone injection.
"At first, the silicone feels foreign, but over time it feels more and more like part of your body," he told the magazine.
Four injections later, and Micha is left with a 3-foot wide penis. He can sustain erections but due to its size, there is no visible change. When he goes out in public, he uses a messenger bag to conceal his very obvious bulge.
Other than that, "I lead a normal life," he told the magazine. "I go to work, buy groceries, go to bars, clubs and the movies."
Vice didn't fail to ask the question lingering on everyone's mind- how is Micha's sex life?
While sex is difficult for Micha, he says it's not impossible. It's all about keeping an open mind, he told Vice.com.
"After you reach a certain size, you can't do certain things any more. At least not with everyone and not without some foreplay."
