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Yes, practice makes perfect. I train with the Hegar Dilator every 2 days for about 1 to 2 hours. This is the only way I can take the next 0.5 mm jump in 2-3 months. I am now at 18 mm, I started at 6 mm in diameter. I get a 13 mm diameter and 19 cm long Hegar dilator past the prostate. Very pleasant feeling, after that I can masturbate just fine. There are three constrictions in the urethra as it enters the bladder. The first is the narrowness, which is located on the underside of the gloss at the level of the frenulum attachment. The second constriction is at the prostate entrance and in the prostate. The third bottleneck is the bladder entrance. Stretching the urethral opening is relatively safe with regard to bladder / prostate inflammation, because you manipulate an area that is, so to speak, still outside the body. Unconditional cleanliness is still necessary. Of course, a pain gel is helpful for increasing the diameter. I use xylocaine gel 2%. Of course, you have to be careful not to increase too quickly, otherwise you can injure yourself, because you feel less pain. So only slowly increase the diameter. Ideally in 0.5 mm steps. The Hegar Dilator Sets are usually made in 1 mm steps, that's too much. So far I have reached 18 mm, I started with 6 mm. I cut a meatotomy myself and then expanded the external urethral meatus with Hegar dilators in 0.5 mm increments from 6 mm to 18 mm. I think the 1 mm increase is too big at once. After all, that's an increase of 3.14 mm. I always increase in steps of 0.5 mm. If you increase too quickly, there is a risk of cracks. Scar tissue that arises is difficult to stretch.