SEALING LEAKY VEINS SABOTAGE ERECTION
As you know, a man with leaky veins can find his erection sabotaged with amazing and disheartening efficiency. Until recently, leaky veins have been largely ignored by the medical profession, but now surgical solutions to this problem are receiving increased attention. One solution is to surgically tie off or remove the leaky veins, thus removing the source of the problem.
Belgian doctors have demonstrated just how effective vein surgery can be on certain patients. Out of 80 patients with potency problems, 20 were found to have impressive vein leaks.
Significantly, the leak involved the deep dorsal vein, a major source of blood flow out of the penis. The surgeons tied off the vein. Results were dramatic: 16 men found themselves with enough restored potency to allow intercourse. The 4 men who didn’t benefit from such improvement were found to have serious artery problems.
The best candidate for vein surgery has only his veins to blame for his potency difficulty; his arteries and nerves are normal. Usually the surgeon will make an incision somewhere on the penis, find the offending veins (which have previously been identified by a type of X-ray) and remove or tie them off, thus preventing them from carrying blood out of the penis. At the time of surgery the doctor can actually measure the extent of the leak by infusing fluid into the penis and measuring how fast it leaves. This way, he can gauge when enough veins have been tied off. Depending on where the veins are located, the procedure can be major or relatively minor surgery.
Unfortunately, no one knows how likely it is that a man with some leaky veins will develop others at some future time. Nevertheless, vein surgery holds the promise of a real advance in the treatment of some potency problems, making implants less necessary for some men.
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