Men are filling theirtesticleswith litres of saline in a growing trend otherwise known as ‘ballmaxxing’.
While men’s balls are typically the size of a small egg or plum, an onlineRedditcommunity of nearly 10,000 men has shown them inflating their scrotums to the size of grapefruits.
They typically photograph their penis and ball sac with one or two needles inserted and taped into their sac, administering saline drips they’ve purchased online. This causes the testicles to swell for a time, often to a point of enveloping the penis, making it appear much smaller.
Rooted in thebody modification kink, this can be both a sexual or non-sexual practice, but it comes with significant risks.
‘Ballmaxxing or scrotal inflation with saline is considered to be quite dangerous, and doctors generally warn against it,’ Dr Shirin Lakhani tellsMetro.
‘The scrotum area is very sensitive and contains delicate structures, including the testes, blood vessels, and nerves, which are not designed to accommodate fluid distension.’
Despite the dangers, the allure of ballmaxxing is growing, so we asked experts to tell us what they know about it…
Although athletes at the Winter Olympics were accused of enlarging their testicles to get a new suit (anda sporting advantage), that’s not what this trend is about for the majority of participants.Sex expert Gigi Engle, author ofKink Curious, tellsMetrothat ballmaxxing can certainly be considered a kink, falling under the umbrella of body modification.
This involves altering the body temporarily or permanently for sexual arousal via the sensation or the aesthetic gratification.
‘It’s linked to “freakshow” type body modification which celebrates extreme size,’ Gigi explains. ‘Things being larger than life is part of the erotic appeal.
Source: Drudge Report
