Surgery For Peyronies Disease - Treating Erectile Dysfunction: Mens Sexual Health
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Surgery for Peyronie's disease
When treatments such as vitamin E and verapamil injections fail to correct Peyronie's disease, surgery can straighten the penis. In the simplest operation, the surgeon first cuts a notch on the outside curve of the penis and then stitches the ends together. Sometimes there's too much scar tissue to perform this operation without severely shortening the penis. In that case, the doctor might recommend a dermal graft operation, in which scar tissue is removed and then replaced with a graft of skin tissue.
However, this operation can actually cause erectile dysfunction by injuring the arteries that lie beneath the scar tissue. If you choose this operation, you can lower the risk by having a penile prosthesis inserted or by using a medication for erectile dysfunction, in the form of injections, MUSE, or a PDE5 inhibitor.
| Last updated: | September 05, 2008 |
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