excising plaque

[drew67]

Is there a surgery that would just excise the plaque / scar tissue?  If so, should a hydrogel that provides 100% scrar free healing be available, would this type of surgery then effectively be a solution with no foreseeable downside?

[ghost]

All I know is that I want to follow this thread because that's a question my wife has brought up several times and I haven't found any definite answers yet. Glad you posted that one.

[NeoV]

In some cases I imagine yes, but the easy answer is no, because plaque replaces penile tissue, it does not cover it. By removing it you are left with a hole in your penis and it may be less stable. The idea is to shrink the plaque and increase blood flow and hard erections to re-model the penis and regain size into the area that's been damaged.

As far as the hydrogen goes I don't know but it looks very interesting.

[drew67]

If the plaque is excised as well as the first layer of tissue beneath it, than by applying the hydrogel one would expect to regrow whatever our DNA indicates should be there, which would be normal penile tissue.

What are all the methods to shrink the plaque other than CoQ10 and pentox?
Other than decreasing inflammation in the body in general, pde5 inhibitors, and pentox, what else increases blood flow to the penis?
For how long each day should one maintain a hard erection in order remodel the penis?  Could this be done without using traction devices?  For example, could this be achieved using oral supplements and medication such as pde5 inhibitors, pentox, and CoQ10?

[Knight]

I'm jumping on to follow this thread as well. All great questions, keep them coming and hopefully answers will follow!

[Skjaldborg]

drew67,

One of the problems with tunica tissue is that it is not well vascularized, that is one of the reasons that scar tissue forms in the first place. Even if you remove the plaque, you are left with a wound that must heal properly, which is a daunting task for a body already predisposed to Peyronie's and/or improper healing. Furthermore, one would have to stop all erections during the healing process because a weakened portion of the tunica could cause further trauma if stretched and placed under pressure. Surgeons have been wrestling with these problems for quite some time.

-Skjald

[drew67]

The idea would be to place the hydrogel into the wound to prevent any scarring and perhaps inject PRP in order to keep blood flowing into the tunica .  I'm sure medications exist that would prevent erections from occurring during a desired length of time of healing.  If the peyronies was in fact due to having to much inflammation in the body as opposed to just a physical injury, one would likely have to be on a hypo-informatory diet plus other anti-inflammatories such as CoQ10, pentox, etc in order to prevent the re-occurrence.

[Knight]

Thinking outside the box, searching for solutions!

I love it!