lunes, 2 de noviembre de 2009

In Spain are implanted each year more than 300 penile prosthesis


In Spain, performed each year more than 300 penile prosthesis implants, which among other things used to treat erectile dysfunction that have nearly one in four men, as highlighted in the context of a course being held in Palma de Mallorca experts the Spanish Group of Experts in this type of intervention.

According to the director of the Center for Urology, Andrology and Sexual Health, Mariano Rossello Barbara, implants are silicone cylinders or Bioflex (biocompatible substance), anatomical structure, which are inserted into the corpus cavernosum of the penis, "and produce rigidity necessary for proper and appropriate sexual relationship.

This expert, who began practicing these implants in the 80s, added that he has since increased security and improved materials and minimally invasive interventions effectively and quickly "and indeed, new prostheses have advanced "natural proportions in the sexual relationship of the man who leads implanted.

The operation takes an average of 45 minutes under local anesthesia and, at present, there are different ways and techniques for the implantation of the prosthesis. They performed four possible types of incision: The incision infrapúbica (in the abdomen, above the penis), the incision in the body of the penis, and the incision subcoronal scrotal incision.

Being a little aggressive surgery, postoperative requires no special care, and the patient can leave the clinic between 12 and 24 hours after surgery, except in diabetic patients, who are advised at least 48 hours. At 3 or 4 weeks of adaptation may restart your sex life.

VARIOUS TYPES OF PROSTHESIS

Similarly, Professor Rosello said there are different types of prostheses and "choosing the most suitable for each case will depend on the anatomy of the penis, pathology leading to the implant, and the type of activities the patient performs .
"The important thing - he said - is that a person can achieve a quality of life that otherwise would not. Sexual dysfunction is one of the most important causes of depression and anxiety in the male, which can limit self-esteem" .

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