The recovery time after surgery is variable and will depend on each patient, however, after a week or sooner, the patient can return to their work activities without any problem.

It is a highly precise surgery that leaves quite small surgical wounds that heal very quickly and leave no visible marks. In fact, the device itself is invisible and almost imperceptible.

On average, and based on the estimates of the urology surgeons themselves who perform the intervention, each penile prosthesis can be functional for approximately 10 years.

It doesn’t sound like much, but it’s a decade of insouciance about issues related to the weak erections of the past. Now, many will wonder, is it possible to replace old prostheses after 10 years? And the answer is yes.

There are cases of patients who have tried not just one but up to two or three different types of penile implants for erectile dysfunction (ED) when the previous ones have already expired without any problem. In these cases, a more careful preoperative evaluation (to examine the integrity of the tissues into which the previous devices were inserted) is required.

Today’s penile prostheses are much more modern than those of 20 or 30 years ago and, as expected, they are much more comfortable, discreet and safe. The possibility of infections or ruptures are minimal and the most modern models of penile implants have a special antibacterial coating, which reduces the risk of developing this type of complications to almost zero.

Son materiales de alta tecnología y amigables con los tejidos de los cuerpos cavernosos.

Strange as it may seem, penile prostheses can go completely unnoticed with the naked eye. Technically, it is very difficult to distinguish between an erection with a prosthesis and an erection of the natural penis.

The operation of the prosthesis is initiated by the patient himself when he deems it appropriate and can take even less than a minute if done properly.

They are high-tech materials and friendly to the tissues of the corpora cavernosa.

Penile prostheses are a definitive treatment that does not require the patient to continue taking delaying drugs such as sildenafil, tadalafil or vardenafil to enhance erections since the same device will take care of that task in the same place: the penis.

Drugs to treat erectile dysfunction do not produce immediate effects, and vacuum pumps are cumbersome and sometimes cause pain and bruising on the penis.

After medical discharge, it is likely that many men who have undergone this type of surgery want to start seeing immediate results such as having sex again with the «new device» but the reality is that it is necessary to wait about 4 or 6 weeks (time may vary) before trying the system for the first time before sexual intercourse.

The reality is that they are very similar. However, artificially induced erections with penile prostheses can make the member a bit colder. This is partly because the blood supply is not the same as in a natural erection. In any case, the degree of satisfaction is quite high since many men go from «suffering» sexual relations to enjoying them without worries.

Among the most reported complications from penile prosthesis implantation surgeries are infections and pain, but fortunately they are rare. According to statistics, 6% of patients develop some type of mild or moderate infection and 2% pain due to prosthesis breakage.

Yes, there is no problem with penile prostheses and almost no sports, including cycling. If it is recommended to avoid sports with a high risk of contact such as karate, which may receive some kicks or severe trauma that could cause the breakage of some component of the prosthesis.

Realmente el apoyo del sillín de bicicleta es recomendable que sea lo más ancho posible y que no haya un apoyo en ninguno de los componentes, pero la prótesis normalmente va alejada de los sitios de apoyo del asiento de la bicicleta.