Interviewer: And what type of wave machine does University of Utah Health have? Dr. Smith: We simply in fact got a new age machine and it is the shockwave maker. We made sure we did as much research as we could, understanding that this is sort of a hot subject. A lot of individuals are very interested.

Therefore, in the guys's health department, we had a great deal of clients who came in and asked quite a bit about it so we did the finest research that we might to find a machine that could possibly offer us the finest advantage. Now we're extremely selective with our patients at the University of Utah, for who we would recommend this to because it's not covered by insurance, it's relatively expensive.

For someone who has a moderate erectile dysfunction, someone who's taking pills and doing rather well with them, they may be able to come off the pills totally or need a lower dose of the tablets. This isn't for somebody who has a severe erectile concern after they have actually had a surgery like a prostatectomy or something like that.

This is for a very moderate to mild-moderate impotence. Those are individuals who have actually really seen a benefit from this machine. Now, if somebody truly wished to say, hey, can you do it? We could do it, but I would really much caveat that to this likely is not going to help you.

In the future, it might be as long as the research continues to look promising. Recruiter: And after those treatments, you said you continue to keep an eye on the patient to see how things go. Generally, exist a lot of follow-ups after that or once the treatments are done and those brand-new blood vessels have grown, generally they endure pretty well and things work out? Dr.

Smith: That's a long conversation that I have with patients, due to the fact that the big thing is, is people are constantly trying to find the simple, quick fix. And a great deal of times the ads that they have actually heard make the wave treatment appear like a quick repair. And, you know, with the shockwave treatment, it can be advantageous, but once again, a lot of these people do not comprehend that, you know, often they may not be a good candidate or it may not be helpful for them.