20 % of implants will stop working by five years....
20 % of implants will stop working by five years....
I read this figure in one of the numerous medical research articles I have read over the past few months, but I can't remember where I read it. Did anyone else read this same article? It also said that an even higher percentage would stop working by 8-10 years
Re: 20 % of implants will stop working by five years....
Maybe, but you have to wonder where the numbers come from.
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: 20 % of implants will stop working by five years....
that's why you shouldn't buy a used one.....
Implanted Jan 4 2017 by Dr. Eid - 70 yo and single...ED gradually over 15 yrs...tired of pills, injections, cock rings....happy with my choice and results. Titan OTR - one 20cm cylinder - one 20cm+1 RTE...."got a rocket in my pocket"....
Re: 20 % of implants will stop working by five years....
Thanks a bunch, XO. I was just getting ready to sell mine.
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: 20 % of implants will stop working by five years....
If true, a good reason to get a Titan with a lifetime guarantee.
I have used my Titan to hang towels on, change a tire, pry open a pickle jar, and move furniture.
It is a rugged tool.
I have used my Titan to hang towels on, change a tire, pry open a pickle jar, and move furniture.
It is a rugged tool.
Implanted with colorplast Titan 3 years ago. Davinci radical prostatectomy 6 months ago. Very happy with the outcome of both procedures.
Dr Jonas Benson. Uropartners, Wheaton, IL.
Dr Jonas Benson. Uropartners, Wheaton, IL.
Re: 20 % of implants will stop working by five years....
LGX 21cm .Milam 01/13/16. Horror; both service and surgical outcome. hated infrapubic installation. Kramer revision 03/01/17. 22cm Titan +1.5cm extender. Those who think their opinion is the only one that matters are a danger to themselves and others.
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Lost Sheep
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Re: 20 % of implants will stop working by five years....
alibaba wrote:http://www.dangerousdrugs.us/2013/09/penile-implant-failure-rate-10-at-5-years.html
I note that, in this article, the AMS Ultrex implant was used in over 50% of the cases studied. The Ultrex is now off the market and replaced by the AMS LGX, redesigned and more reliable.
Inflatable implants have only been around since the '70s (if I remember correctly) and every medical device and treatment is an individual experiment.
Is the risk worth the benefit? is the question we each must ask ourselves.
Lost Sheep (still asking)
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Lost Sheep
AMS LGX 18+3 Nov 6, 2017
Prostate Cancer 2023
READ OLD THREADS-ask better questions -better understand answers
Be part of your medical team
Document pre-op size-photos and written records
Pre-op VED therapy helps. Post-op is another matter
AMS LGX 18+3 Nov 6, 2017
Prostate Cancer 2023
READ OLD THREADS-ask better questions -better understand answers
Be part of your medical team
Document pre-op size-photos and written records
Pre-op VED therapy helps. Post-op is another matter
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dirtman1993
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Re: 20 % of implants will stop working by five years....
YES YES, LIMP BEFORE AND NOW I HAVE THIS TO USE AND PLAY WITH. TOP PHOTO FIRST INFALE AND BOTTOM PARTIAL INFLATION ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER. NEVER LIMP AGAIN
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Implanted March 2nd by Dr. Kramer with AMS/LGX. Had a problem lower left (scar tissue) and he placed a larger (thicker) implant as you can here on the YouTube video. Got all back, ED over 10 years before Implant.
Re: 20 % of implants will stop working by five years....
Don't kid yourself. I thought my implant was gonna last forever too. But it broke at just under 5 years of moderate usage. Hopefully yours will last longer than mine did.... Enjoy it while you can.
Re: 20 % of implants will stop working by five years....
By the way, the article I am looking for was an academic research paper written by a group of surgeons, and published in a peer reviewed medical journal. As I recall it stated that "80-85 % of implants continue to work after five years" (meaning that 15-20% will stop working before five years).
