Originally Posted by Alrdybig
Hey shortshorts. I think others have mentioned dorsal thickening as a “cord on the top” of the penis because it literally is more towards the top of the penis than it is the middle or bottom. Towards the bottom/middle of a cock is the corpus spongiosum which has its own (rather thin) layer of tunica albuginea and the area of tunica albuginea thickening associated with dorsal thickening is superior (closer to the head) to that so it is more to the top of the penis.Regarding the structure you feel connecting at the top to the base of your shaft, that sounds like the suspensory ligament (or, less likely the funidform ligament). I can feel mine, but it definitely doesn’t feel “cord” like. It feels more spread out and stretchy.
Also, if anyone thinks that I’m wrong here, please let us know. I’d much prefer a discussion where we all come to one sole agreement instead of me spreading information that, unbeknownst to me, is incorrect.
From what I’ve read and can tell from my own anatomy, the dorsal thickening runs the entire length of the shaft, roughly from the point where the individual CCs fuse together to the tip of the penis under the glans.
That said, I think it gets thicker as the shaft emerges from the body because fibers of the suspensory ligament invest into the dorsal thickening at this location. The two structures literally merge together. If you pull your penis away from your body and slightly down, you may feel this as a tight cord under the skin right in the middle of the dorsal surface, approximately in the 11 to 1 o’clock position (with the dorsal vein being 12 o’clock).
I’m really surprised to hear that not all guys can feel this structure. I suspect it’s there but perhaps not under enough tension to really be palpable. Maybe if you pulled more downwardly?
For me, this structure has been the principle limiting factor. It’s extremely tight when I pull straight out, or out and down. As I pull up, other factors come into play. There’s a pair of tight structures on the sides.
Given the variability of responses here, I have to wonder whether the dorsal thickening has a higher ratio of elastin to collagen for some guys than for others. My dorsal thickening is quite inelastic. If yours is stretchy, I think you’re probably in a better position to see some length gains. Seriously, my dorsal thickening might just as well be made of bone.