Browsing through the BME Encyclopedia i came across this particular mod: a superincison. (reference to the article: http://wiki.bmezine.com/index.php/Superincision )

Direct quote from the article:

Superincions are far more invasive and dangerous than subincisions, and as a result are not only rare in the modern world of body modification, but on a historical level as well.

Point of the topic is that I was wondering why the superincison would be more dangerous than a subincision?

All i could think of as of why it is more dangerous is 1) bleeding to death because you could hit the urethral artery but this can also be done when doing a subincision or 2) irreversible damage to the erectile bodies (but again, the same thing could happen when doing a subincision).

Possibly (read "probably")  i'm forgetting about an important part of the penile anatomy which is making it a lot harder for me to find a plausible explanation, but i hope you wouldn't mind helping a newbie out here ^^

PS: something funny i found searching for an answer (will probably derail the topic but it thought it was pretty funny):

Indeed, erections may work on a use-it-or-lose-it principle. Some research suggests that when the Penis is flaccid for long periods of time — and therefore deprived of a lot of oxygen-rich blood — the low oxygen level causes some muscle cells to lose their flexibility and gradually change into something akin to scar tissue. This scar tissue seems to interfere with the penis's ability to expand when it's filled with blood.

But cutting too deep with a subincision could cause the same (and a bigger) problem because you would hit the urethral artery (which is located between the urethra and corpus cernacium if i'm not mistaking??) before hitting the corpus cavernacium (or cavernosum ?).



Edited by Fatum - August/18/2008 at 7:21pm

Im thinking the sub is alot easier to control when it comes to excess blood. As well infection traveling inward could possibly another possibility :[

Thanks again for the replies :)