Penile Implants WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Penile Implants
Penile implant surgery is performed primarily as a therapeutic surgery for men suffering from complete impotence; an implanted pump in the groin or scrotum can be manipulated by hand to fill these cylinders from an implanted reservoir in order to achieve an erection. The replacement cylinders are normally sized to be direct replacements for the corpus cavernosa, but larger ones can be implanted. One advantage to this surgery is that an erection can be created whenever desired, for as long as is desired and as firm as desired. The major negative to it is that this surgical procedure can never be reversed. ...more from Wikipedia
Fast Facts:
- Come in two designs: inflatable and semirigid.1
- Surgery is done using regional or general anesthesia.2
- Low risk of surgical complications of subsequent infection or mechanical failure.3
- The success rate for penile implants is over 90%.4
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Research Notes References
- ↑ Mayo Clinic: What Are Penile Implants
- ↑ Healthwise (via Revolution Health): Penile Implants for Erection Problems
- ↑ New York Presbyterian Hospital: Penile Implants
- ↑ Gary Alter, MD: Penile Implants
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- Last update: Nov. 21, 2009
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- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Chris Miller
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Penile Implant, Penis Implants
- Last update: Jun. 3, 2009
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