Why doesn't clamping for 10 mins cause gangrene?

I’m still nervous that some of you put a clamp on at the base of your dick, and let it sit there full of blood for up to 10 mins.

Wouldn’t this cause gangrene or something (cell death) like that?

If not, why? Is there still some small bit of blood flow/exchange going on? Or what?

I looked up the wikipedia page for “Tourniquet” and it says that those should not be used for longer than 120 minutes. If so, then 10 mins is really not that bad?

(I’m good with squeezing and jelq squeezes, but I never hold more than a minute or two. - I really could go safely for 10mins nonstop?)

There are a variety of reasons why 10 minutes of constriction do not cause gangrene. I would look up tissue necrosis and the various causes if I were you. Any decision to clamp or otherwise use constriction is at the discretion of the user and carries risk regardless of the duration. If you are not comfortable with that then I would recommend you not do it regardless of how safe it is.

By constantly kegeling more fresh blood in and keep as stimulated as possible. The process should clamp most of the outflow but not completely.

Be aware to the penis signs all the time, specially on the glans color and overall penis temperature. Pain, numbness and tingling should be avoided.

I use tight constriction (Osbon tension bands) in connection with my vacuum erection device which I use to generate and maintain an erection as I have ED. The vacuum tension bands are similar in tension to clamping. I have used the tension bands for almost ten years. In my experience. I can safely remain under tension for up to 20 minutes without experiencing any negative side effects; however, sensitivity starts to decline after 10 minutes and almost complete desensitivity sets in at the 20 minute mark. On occasion, I have gone for 30 minutes without experiencing any issues, but as mentioned above, I included a lot of kegeling.

I’ve been clamping regularly for 13 years, no issues. Great EQ

Yeah, clamping is the riskiest of PE protocols, but if you know that, and approach the activity with caution, you will likely be fine. It’s always some noob who sees how big his dick gets after ten minutes in the clamp, and thinks if ten minutes is good, twenty must be better, and then they end up injured. As said before in this thread, clamping does not cut off a hundred percent of circulation, it just greatly lessens the outflow of blood from the erection, resulting in greater outward pressure against the tunica. Clampers stay acutely aware of, and on the lookout for any serious darkening of the penis, or the penis going numb, or feeling cold to the touch. If you clamped for long enough, you would probably cause tissue death. But the lessened outflow is not really that dangerous so long as you keep an eye on your equipment and make sure there is no problems.

By constantly kegeling more fresh blood in and keep as stimulated as possible. The process should clamp most of the outflow but not completely.

clamping does not cut off a hundred percent of circulation, it just greatly lessens the outflow of blood

Ok thanks guys. So clamping doesn’t cut off all the blood, just greatly reduces the outflow…. and experienced clampers constantly kegel, not just let it all be static.

I’ll try to get a velcro band and slowly work my way up from 1-2mins to 10 mins or so.

Also clamping should be the last resort after everything else failed to show any more progress.

Start by doing squeezes to see how your penis react to this kind of stress.

Its impossible for ke to maintain a 10min erection while clamped. You guys can actually do this?

You don’t have to maintain an erection. My fattest girth actually happens when my erection has subsided to somewhere around seventy to eighty percent. But you should see a big fat semi-erect penis. If the blood flows out freely, there is some kind of a problem with your technique. Time to brush up on your clamping technique.

It won’t cause gangrene because the amount of blood trapped there is massive comparing to the relative small amount of cells.. Hard penis is mostly made of blood so it takes time for cells there to run out of oxygen.

But anyway, you don’t need a 10 min clamp. 1-3 min intense clamp and redo, that´s healthier and works better

Hard penis is mostly made of blood so it takes time for cells there to run out of oxygen.

Thanks, good to know.

It is extremely dangerous to do that. Any doctor would agree with that statement. You have to keep in mind when you’re taking advice from these people that they are completely average Joe’s. Like the people you’d see walking around Walmart. You’re not getting advice from any kind of medical professionals here—likely not even college-educated people—so I would be really careful.

It is extremely dangerous to do that.

How do you know? You’re also an average Joe from Walmart, not an expert. Don’t insult the people here who have tested all sorts of methods and are taking the time to share their experiences here.

Otherwise, armed with the knowledge (and courage) from this thread, I read through all the other threads of post-jelqing using a ring/clamp/velcro wrist wrap/broccolli rubber band/pony tail tie/whatever for the purpose of keeping more blood in the penis to help with recovery. All I had around was an old pony tail tie, so I tried it. Kept in on for a few 10-15 min intervals and frequently kegelled. It helped keep a slightly larger than usual flaccid state. I think it’ll become part of my routine. Anyone else?

Look up BFR blood flow restriction training and you will see that clamping not only “increases pressure” as stated above, but triggers a variety of other processes in tissue.

The focus here is on TRIGGER.

You need to do it with a certain intensity and duration, but it is not during the clamping that you grow. It is afterwards.
Stressing tissue with low-oxygenated blood triggers a growth-repair response. So triggering this might be enough; never overdo it.