Interviewer: And what sort of wave machine does University of Utah Health have? Dr. Smith: We simply really got a new age device and it is the shockwave maker. We made certain we did as much research study as we could, knowing that this is sort of a hot subject. A great deal of individuals are extremely interested.

And so, in the men's health department, we had a great deal of patients who can be found in and asked rather a bit about it so we did the finest research study that we could to find a maker that could perhaps provide us the very best benefit. Now we're really selective with our clients at the University of Utah, for who we would advise this to due to the fact that it's not covered by insurance coverage, it's relatively pricey.

For somebody who has a moderate impotence, someone who's taking tablets and doing rather well with them, they may have the ability to come off the tablets completely or need a lower dose of the pills. This isn't for someone who has a severe erectile concern after they've had a surgical procedure like a prostatectomy or something like that.

This is for a really mild to mild-moderate impotence. Those are individuals who have actually actually seen a take advantage of this maker. Now, if somebody actually wished to say, hey, can you do it? We could do it, however I would quite caution that to this likely is not going to assist you.

However, in the future, it may be as long as the research continues to look appealing. Interviewer: And after those treatments, you said you continue to keep track of the patient to see how things go. Generally, are there a great deal of follow-ups after that or as soon as the treatments are done and those new blood vessels have grown, typically they make it through quite well and things work out? Dr.

Smith: That's a long conversation that I have with patients, due to the fact that the huge thing is, is people are always looking for the simple, fast fix. And a lot of times the ads that they have actually heard make the wave treatment appear like a fast repair. And, you understand, with the shockwave therapy, it can be useful, however again, a lot of these individuals do not understand that, you know, often they might not be a great prospect or it may not be beneficial for them.