Interviewer: And what sort of wave maker does University of Utah Health have? Dr. Smith: We simply in fact got a new wave machine and it is the shockwave maker. We made sure we did as much research as we could, understanding that this is type of a hot subject. A lot of people are very interested.

Therefore, in the guys's health department, we had a great deal of patients who can be found in and asked a fair bit about it so we did the finest research that we could to find a device that could possibly offer us the very best advantage. Now we're very selective with our patients at the University of Utah, for who we would advise this to due to the fact that it's not covered by insurance, it's relatively expensive.

For someone who has a mild impotence, somebody who's taking pills and doing rather well with them, they might be able to come off the tablets entirely or need a lower dosage of the pills. This isn't for someone who has a severe erectile issue 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 the people who have actually truly seen a gain from this machine. Now, if someone actually desired to say, hey, can you do it? We might do it, however I would very much caution that to this most likely is not going to assist you.

However, in the future, it might be as long as the research continues to look appealing. Recruiter: And after those treatments, you said you continue to monitor the client to see how things go. Generally, exist a great deal of follow-ups after that or as soon as the treatments are done and those new members vessels have grown, usually they endure quite well and things exercise? Dr.

Smith: That's a long conversation that I have with patients, due to the fact that the big thing is, is individuals are constantly searching for the easy, fast fix. And a lot of times the ads that they've heard make the wave treatment look like a quick fix. And, you understand, with the shockwave therapy, it can be advantageous, however once again, a great deal of these individuals do not comprehend that, you understand, sometimes they might not be a great prospect or it might not be useful for them.