Erectile Dysfunction Resulting From A Radical Prostatectomy
During the period of nerve recovery after radical prostatectomy, the penis is inactive and not stimulated, as it is not being engorged with blood during nocturnal erections.
Healthy men experience nocturnal erections several times each night during REM (Rapid Eye Movement) sleep. It is natures way of keeping the penis healthy for reproductive purposes and for intimate relations. When nocturnal erections do not occur, a man is considered to have organic or physical erectile dysfunction and the penis develops nonuse atrophy.
With removal of a cancerous prostate, a frequent side effect of the surgery is erectile dysfunction. This side effect occurs in nearly everyone who has had non nerve-sparing surgery and in 50-60% of patients who have had nerve-sparing surgery, with younger patients doing better.
Application Of The Elite Custom Produces Early Return Of Erectile Dysfunction
By inducing penile engorgement with the Elite Custom vacuum therapy system, corporeal fibrosis is reversed providing a quicker return to normal function. The Elite Custom produces full penile engorgement and stretches the erectile tissue to achieve maximum tumescence and significantly reduces the possibility of penile shortening. To help maintain the penile blood flow optimally, the Elite Custom should be used therapeutically on a daily basis after a radical prostatectomy to enhance or shorten the time needed for recovery of erectile function.