Vac Hanging Bruising

Hey guys,

So I have been hanging about 7lbs on an ebay vac hanger.. I got to a point where it’s super comfortable and I don’t mind it at all. The only issue is I’m getting bruising and discoloration on glans. I’m hanging for 1 hr at a time. Is this too long to hang? Would splitting it up help? It’s just annoying having to take it off.. The less I have to the better, if possible. Any advice appreciated!

Thank you,
B.

Are you using silicone cap + micro pore tape?

Discoloration as in a white circle on your glands? Fairly common. Same thing happens to me.

Bruising as in darkening of your glands? Shouldn’t happen with a vac hanger assuming that you don’t use a topical hand lotion before using the hanger.

Bruising as in red spots and tenderness? Your penis needs more conditioning for your time/weight. A silicone cap or taping can help there.

It’s like a darkening of the glans.. The more I hang the worse it gets. I use a cap and tape. I usually hang 2 hrs a day. I took a 3 month break and it went away.. I just wish it didn’t happen in the first place. Will conditioning stop this minor bruising? My gut says no.

Well if you took a long break you’re supposed to ease back into the vacuum pressure. Can you get a hand pump with a gauge to mate to the vacuum port, and monitor your vacuum level more closely? I find it helpful. For me right now, if I go to 4.5-4.75 in Hg vacuum, my glans is not liking it. But if I keep it around only 4 in Hg vacuum, my glans is not getting any pain.

I don’t think conditioning will really work unless you can accurately monitor the vacuum level. Because between using your mouth for suction, and then adding weight, you could be +/- 1 to 2 in Hg vacuum at any given time. And using 7 to 8 in Hg vacuum instead of 5 to 6 must be a big difference because I notice it even with a difference of 0.5 in Hg vacuum.

Then to condition, you could work at a vacuum level which is the most you can do without pain/negative PI’s in the glans. So like for me, if I go to 4.5-4.75, often times I can not complete my sets. So I picked 4 in Hg vacuum. (That is after the weight is attached). I will just keep it there for maybe a week, using a weight which is appropriate for that vacuum level. Then try 4.5 again and see if I can complete my sets. That would be a sign the conditioning worked.

Also another question, do you get pain in the glans, like any itchy feeling, or feeling of bad pressure, et cetera, during the sets before you get bruising? Because when I go too high on vacuum I have gotten clear signs, glans gets this itchy feeling and painful pressure that doesn’t feel healthy.