Peyronie's Disease Treatment | Treatment For Peyronie's Disease

Generally, treatments for peyronies disease can be classified into three types.

1. Medication treatment
2. Surgery
3. Penis traction device

Medication is the doctors' preferred treatment for Peyronies disease especially during the initial stages (i.e. less severe cases). Peyronies patients will be prescribed with medicine such as Vitamin E and drugs which will be taken orally. Vitamin E, an antioxidant, should stop the plaque from growing. However, if the patient's condition does not improve, doctor will attempt to inject drug such as Verapamil directly to the plaque in the penis.

Pros of Medication as a treatment for Peyronies Disease.

• Effective during the early development of Peyronies disease.
• Lower cost (when compared to surgery)
• Less painful (when compared to surgery)

Cons of Medication as a treatment for Peyronies Disease.

• Studies have shown that medication is less effective for those with severe cases of Peyronies disease.
• Since the penis is a sensitive part of the body, injections might be painful.
• Not considered as a natural treatment for Peyronies disease.

Doctors will only considered surgery for Peyronies patients only after failure to obtain the desire results from using medication and drugs. Although, exceptions are given to patients with very severe complications.

There are several types of Peyronies disease surgery that the doctor can perform to treat Peyronies disease patients. (1) Nesbit procedure (2) Graft repairs (3) Penile implants.

The Nesbit procedure creates a pulling effect to straigthen the penis by removing tissue from the other side of the penis where plaque forms. This is the most common among the three because the lower risk of erectile dysfunction and higher satisfaction rate from patients. The negative side-effect of such procedure is a shorter penis.

Graft repairs procedures is to remove the plaque and replace with "elastic" tissue from other parts of the body. In some treatment, artificial or synthetic tissue is used instead of body tissue. One of the major drawback of graft repairs procedure is the higher risk of erectile dysfunction when compared with other types of surgeries.

Penile implant involves inserting solid or inflatable plastic cyclinders into the penis to treat Peyronies disease.

Most of the patients that underwent Peyronies disease surgery are satisfied with the outcome of the procedure. However, any form of surgeries have some form of risks such as infections, bleeding, and severe pain or permanent/long term damage. If you decided to opt for surgery, ensure you choose an experienced doctor to perform the procedure as any mistake might lead to agonizing pain in the future. Thus, you should attempt other alternatives before deciding to go under the knife.

Penis traction device helps Peyronie patients by applying force on the penis so that the tissue in the penis expand. Initial medical tests by medical experts have proven that penis traction device is a workable solution to help Peyronie patients. Some doctors even recommend the use of penis traction device after surgery to help address the side-effect of surgery - penis shortening.

The major concern with the use of penis traction device is there are too many brands which often confuse buyers. Many of them are inferior in quality and not backed by medical tests. Thus. choosing the right penis traction device - medically certified Type I, clinically proven, made from high quality components - is a must.

• Peyronie's disease information on health bbc.co.uk
• The Association of Peyronie's Disease Advocates
• Peyronie's Disease - Diagnosis and Treatment Options at Mayo Clinic
• Peyronie's Disease Treatment Resources
• Cure Penis Curvature and Peyronie's Disease with SizeGenetics
• Medically Backed Penis Stretching Device - Jes Extender