Peyronie’s treatmet using compression

Greetings Again and Happy New Year, Dr. Herazy …

Thank you once again for your helpful reply.

While discussing further options to mitigate my Peyronie’s with my urologist today, he shared that a colleague had successfully treated a Peyronie’s patient with PRP (“Platelet-Rich Plasma”) injections …. which you may readily recognize as the treatment administered successfully to Tiger Woods about a year ago for a knee injury. My urologist, though, hastened to advise me that this procedure is clearly experimental, non-FDA approved, and not covered by health insurance. Anyway, I was wondering if you’ve heard of this procedure as a Peyronie’s treatment; and, if so, what are your thoughts, concerns, cautionary advisories, etc.?

Also, speaking of non-conventional Peyronie’s treatment regimens, I read something recently about the use of “compression”, whereby the penis is rubber-banded in the area of curvature with the intent of breaking up the plaque. I believe this procedure had been tried with some success in India or elsewhere in SE Asia. Have you heard of such a procedure?  Is there any basis for the possibility of plaque being mitigated by a compression technique …. be it rubber-banding or other like technique?

Thank you for weighing in on the above.

Phil

Greetings Phil,

Give me a little time to investigate PRP and I will get back to you.

Compression of the penis, because it is such a soft mass of tissue, would work like a tourniquet to greatly reduce blood circulation to the point that significant tissue injury could occur – leading to more Peyronie’s disease.   In fact, many men who have used a device known as a “cock ring,” that is designed to block blood flow in the penis, have reported that they developed PD afterward.  This is a dangerous idea when applied to the penis that i would advise against.  TRH