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Peyronie's Disease (Curved penis with hard plaque in penis )
Peyronie's Disease (Curved penis with hard plaque in penis )
Penile curvature could be from birth (congenital penile curvature) or acquired later in life (Peyronie’s Disease). One will usually notice a curved penis only during the penile erection and not when the penis is flaccid (resting state).
Congenital penile curvature although present since birth will become obvious during erection when he reaches puberty or early adult life.
Peyronie’s Disease is caused by the way a person’s body heals wounds. Injury or damage to the outer tissues of the penis causes scar-like tissue (plaque) to form.
Peyronie’s Disease is caused by the way a person’s body heals wounds. Injury or damage to the outer tissues of the penis causes scar-like tissue (plaque) to form.
“Peyronie’s was named after the French surgeon François Gigot de La Peyronie, who described it in 1743”
PEYRONIE’S DISEASE IS NOT A DISEASE YOU CAN CATCH FROM SOMEONE ELSE AND IT IS NOT CAUSED BY ANY KNOWN DISEASE THAT CAN BE PASSED TO OTHERS.
Peyronie’s disease usually occurs in two phases — the acute (or active) phase and the chronic (or stable) phase. The first painful phase can last up to about 18 months. For most men, the chronic, or stable, phase begins 12-18 months after symptoms first appear.
Fig: Peyronie’s disease with penile curvature and plaque
Signs of Peyronie’s disease may involve:
- a curve in the penis
- hard lumps on one or more sides of the penis
- painful erectionsno or soft erections
- Spontaneous-sex when the mood strike
- shaving trouble with sex or having sex that hurts because of a bent/curved penis
Treatment:
Andrologists may treat Peyronie’s using non-surgical or surgical treatments.
Non-surgical treatments may include tablets, penile traction devices and shots/injections directly into the plaque which brings higher doses of the drug directly to the problem.
Surgery is an option for men with severe penile curvature that find it difficult to have sex. There are three surgeries used to help men with Peyronie’s Disease:
- Making the side of the penis opposite the plaque shorter (Plication surgery)
- Making the side of the penis with plaque longer with a graft (Graft surgery)
- Making the penis straight with a prosthetic device (penile implant)
