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Surgery For ED Promises Erections With Penile Implants

Treating erectile dysfunction can be a long and difficult process. Although popular erectile pills, such as Viagra and Cialis, help many men there are also many cases where they fail. It is a matter of personal chemistry and the causes of the dysfunction. Sometimes the nerves of the penis are so damaged there is no possible chemical aid – whether pills, creams or injections.

It is in these seemingly hopeless cases that penile implants excel. Even when the chemicals fail or provide unreliable results, surgery promises erections without fail. It is just a matter of getting over the stigma of needing surgery and fear of the knife. Many men will not even consider it.

“What many don’t realize is that the medications we see advertised so often don’t work for about 30 percent of men who try them, and far too many give up when the pills fail,” commented Dr. Craig Donatucci of Duke University Medical Center.

The companies who make the implants are now realising that they need to reach out to their potential clients. American Medical Systems, the leading penile implant provider, recently launched a new informational website, EDcure. Whitney Erickson, senior vice-president for Men’s Health at American Medical Systems, said of the website launch:

“ED can be embarrassing for some men and they may have a difficult time discussing it with their partners. We have designed this site to provide a comprehensive resource for anyone who is concerned about ED, including both the man and his partner.”

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Several options for surgery

Once the fear and the stigma are gone, however, men will find that there are several options when it comes to surgery. There are malleable prostheses which are inserted into the penis and allow a man to simply lift and straighten the penis into an erect position, without the need for a pump. The more common type of prosthesis, however, is the inflatable kind which comes with a pump implanted in the scrotum. It does, however, require a certain level of finger dexterity to operate. The deluxe version has a fluid reservoir implanted into the abdomen, meaning that an erection is easily achieved with a single squeeze of the pump. Even length and girth expansion can be controlled.

Natural erections will no longer be possible after surgery

There may be some scarring, but since the implants are entirely concealed within the body no one should be able to tell that a man has gotten an implant. Nor should the sensation be any different. But men who are hoping to get an implant should be aware that it is a permanent procedure and will make natural erections, or erections induced by pills such as Viagra, impossible to achieve. Men with lupus, allergies to silicone and men who are on certain medications are also not able to use an implant.

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And because surgery is involved, there is also a recuperation period of six to eight weeks to consider. While it may seem like a minor wait after years of ED, it can be difficult. As one formerly frustrated spouse put it: “It was like having a Ferrari in the garage, and I couldn’t even take it for a test drive.”