Advantages
- Mechanical failure rates are low: most often inability to deflate the penis because of pump failure; less often inability to inflate the prosthesis; and sometimes disconnection or failure of the reservoir.
- IPP (Inflatable Penile Prostheses) are easily concealable under clothing including swimsuits or jeans.
- The erection can be maintained as long as necessary, or as long as desired without any of the potentially serious complications of organic priapism.
- Psychological and emotional well-being is enhanced in a proportion of men who undergo implant surgery. Some studies indicate a high level of patient satisfaction, attributable in part to improved technology in the prosthesis itself, improved surgical techniques making the procedure less painful, and more reasonable patient expectations.
- Inflation of the device can be accomplished discretely.
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