A question about implant replacement
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A question about implant replacement
Okay, so I'm a young guy with venous leak. Assuming I get an implant, I almost certainly will need a replacement. My question is: what if the doctor who originally implanted me isn't practicing anymore. Can any other urologist do the replacement, or does it have to be the same doctor you originally went to ?
26 year old with lifelong venous leak. Hoping to get an implant soon.
Re: A question about implant replacement
Lots of surgeons do revisions of other surgeon's work. You won't have any problem finding somebody to take care of you.
Dave, 80, Maryland - Implant (Titan) 2008 by Dr. Andrew Kramer (failed Sept 2020) - never used due to a stroke that, among other things, ended my sex life.
Life is not the way it's supposed to be, it's the way it is.
Life is not the way it's supposed to be, it's the way it is.
Re: A question about implant replacement
To be on the safe side I would recommend that you get and keep a copy of your operational report from your original surgeon. The doc who later does your revision may find it beneficial it preparing for your second surgery.
Re: A question about implant replacement
How many times can a man reasonably expect to have replacements before something horrid happens? Are there guys walking around in their 80s who had their first implant in their 20s and went through 5 or 6 successful replacement surgeries after that? Or is one or two replacement surgeries the realistic limit that you can expect before irreversible scarring, nerve damage, etc. that brings you permanently into "Sex 2.0" waters?
Genetically sky-high Lp(a) of 390 led to various heart diseases. Ultra-low testosterone of 120 (now 480 with Clomid) also contributed to ED at age 41. Managing with daily Cialis, but for me, the implant is a "when", not an "if".
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