Recruiter: And what kind of wave machine does University of Utah Health have? Dr. Smith: We simply in fact got a new wave device and it is the shockwave device. We ensured we did as much research as we could, understanding that this is kind of a hot topic. A great deal of individuals are extremely interested.

And so, in the males's health department, we had a lot of clients who can be found in and asked a fair bit about it so we did the very best research study that we might to discover a maker that might potentially provide us the very best benefit. Now we're extremely selective with our clients at the University of Utah, for who we would advise this to since it's not covered by insurance, it's relatively pricey.

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

This is for a very moderate to mild-moderate erectile dysfunction. Those are individuals who've truly seen an advantage from this device. Now, if somebody really wished to state, hey, can you do it? We could do it, but I would extremely much caveat that to this likely is not going to assist you.

However, in the future, it might be as long as the research continues to look promising. Job interviewer: And after those treatments, you said you continue to monitor the patient to see how things go. Usually, are there a lot of follow-ups after that or once the treatments are done and those new blood vessels have grown, typically they endure quite well and things exercise? Dr.

Smith: That's a long discussion that I have with patients, due to the fact that the huge thing is, is individuals are constantly trying to find the easy, fast repair. And a great deal of times the ads that they have actually heard make the wave treatment look like a quick repair. And, you understand, with the shockwave treatment, it can be helpful, however again, a lot of these people do not comprehend that, you know, sometimes they might not be a great prospect or it might not be beneficial for them.