20 % of implants will stop working by five years....

[wolfcreek]

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

[dg_moore]

Maybe, but you have to wonder where the numbers come from.

[Xomanow]

that's why you shouldn't buy a used one.....

[dg_moore]

Thanks a bunch, XO. I was just getting ready to sell mine.

[oldgoat]

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.

[alibaba]

http://www.dangerousdrugs.us/2013/09/pe ... years.html

[Lost Sheep]

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)

[dirtman1993]

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

[wolfcreek]

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.

[wolfcreek]

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).