I was made privy to an article posted in this months Journal of Sexual Medicine by Dr. Casavantes (in conjunction with Professor Lemperle and Dr. Morales). It is specifically about PMMA in the penis, as well as nodules, etc, hence why I think it would be of interest to readers here.
It was originally on the Journal's web page, but it is no longer accessible since the Journal is a subscription-based publication. I was able to rectify that by contacting Wade and was able to get this link:
Link to the Dr. Casavantes PMMA article found in the Journal of Sexual Medicine
If anyone has a membership with this journal, there is also a peer-review-type article written by Dr. Alter in response to PMMA in the penis. I was able to read it a few days ago but it has also been taken from Journal's non-subscription section. I suspect both articles would normally require a subscription to read.
For those who don't know, Dr. Alter is widely recognized to be one of the more unbias & insightful doctors to address the issue of phalloplasty (he used to perform penis enlargement procedures, but no longer does). To summarize what I do recall was in it, Dr. Alter didn't have any major hangups on the efficacy of the procedure, but did point to gaps in knowledge in both stats regarding patient satisfaction as well as long-term implications. Short of endorsing the procedure (since his point of view was rather critical), he did imply it was a hopeful procedure as far as girth gains go. I'll see if I can grab a PDF of that article as well.
Feel free to make conversation about the above-articles, this thread is open for discussion.
It was originally on the Journal's web page, but it is no longer accessible since the Journal is a subscription-based publication. I was able to rectify that by contacting Wade and was able to get this link:
Link to the Dr. Casavantes PMMA article found in the Journal of Sexual Medicine
If anyone has a membership with this journal, there is also a peer-review-type article written by Dr. Alter in response to PMMA in the penis. I was able to read it a few days ago but it has also been taken from Journal's non-subscription section. I suspect both articles would normally require a subscription to read.
For those who don't know, Dr. Alter is widely recognized to be one of the more unbias & insightful doctors to address the issue of phalloplasty (he used to perform penis enlargement procedures, but no longer does). To summarize what I do recall was in it, Dr. Alter didn't have any major hangups on the efficacy of the procedure, but did point to gaps in knowledge in both stats regarding patient satisfaction as well as long-term implications. Short of endorsing the procedure (since his point of view was rather critical), he did imply it was a hopeful procedure as far as girth gains go. I'll see if I can grab a PDF of that article as well.
Feel free to make conversation about the above-articles, this thread is open for discussion.
Category: General Phalloplasty Discussion