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POTENCY PROBLEMS: CANDIDATES FOR IMPLANT SURGERY

In general, a good candidate for implant surgery is emotionally stable.He is not severely depressed, though of course, some depression is common. Some doctors perform implant surgery only on men with physically caused potency problems, but other physicians find that men whose erection problems are attributed to psychological factors, if properly screened, can be quite satisfied and happy with the results of surgery. (These men may not have found that sex therapy improved their erections.) Whether physical factors are present or not, if s generally agreed that implant surgery should be considered only after any simpler treatments have been tried.

If a man has a regular partner, it’s enormously helpful, both lovers are motivated to solve the problem. And it’s important that the couple continue to be warm toward each other and try to maintain good sexual communication.

One study shows that men interested in increasing their sexual enjoyment and that of their partners, as well as in regaining a feeling of being a “whole man,” are much more satisfied with the results of surgery than those who are trying to improve relationships, change their marital status or the number of their sexual partners, or have children. And, not surprisingly, men in better health and with fewer complications after surgery are more likely to be pleased with their results.

A good candidate for implant surgery is not overly concerned with the size of his penis, because a penis erect from an implant usually will be slightly smaller in circumference and slightly shorter in length; he is healthy enough to withstand the operation, which sometimes requires a general anesthetic; he recognizes that he will experience pain following the operation, and that it will be weeks (and occasionally, months) before he is fully recovered and able to enjoy his newfound potency. Most important of all, perhaps, he is motivated by a strong desire to have intercourse and to get his problem fixed. He does not look upon the surgery as something to change his personality or make him more popular.

Of course, not all good candidates for surgery need to fit each of these criteria perfectly. Perhaps the most important factors are that a man who is considering such surgery be honest with himself, his partner and his doctor about his needs, wants, hopes and fears regarding the implant and the changes it will bring; that he gets answers to his questions (and a second opinion if he likes); and that his expectations are based on facts and information, not on myths and wishes.

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