September 22, 2015
The revised manuscript titled “MINIMALLY INVASIVE INFRAPUBIC INFLATABLE PENILE PROSTHESIS IMPLANT FOR ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION: EVALUATION OF EFFICACY, SATISFACTION PROFILE AND COMPLICATIONS.” by Gabriele Antonini, Gian Maria Busetto, Ettore De Berardinis, Riccardo Giovannone, Patrizio Vicini, Francesco Del Giudice, Simon Conti, Vincenzo Gentile, and Paul Perito was accepted for publication in the International Journal of Impotence Research: The Journal of Sexual Medicine.
September 18, 2015
Dr. Paul Perito, M.D., F.A.C.S
Chief of Surgery, Coral Gables Hospital, Fellow, American College of Surgeons
“Thankfully, no male needs to suffer from ED once motivated to seek proper treatment.”
Mediaplanet: What lifestyle habits are associated with ED?
Paul Perito: Lifestyle habits are frequently to blame for their ED: smoking, obesity, illegal drug use and excessive use of alcohol. In this case we hear the same old adage: “too much of a ‘good thing’ (to some) can hurt you.”
MP: What medical conditions are associated with ED?
PP: All men should be acutely aware of the fact that ED is a harbinger of bad things to come. ED translates into a higher risk of cardiovascular disease with ED presenting 3 to 5 years before a man’s first heart attack. A communication chain between a patient’s urologist and cardiologist should be present and consistent. Very often, men suffering from ED must only look to their parent’s medical history. If their parents suffered from diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension or peripheral vascular disease they may suffer from the same disorders to no fault of their own.
MP: Why should men be concerned about their sexual dysfunction?
PP: ED is a serious and often devastating ailment affecting nearly 20 million men in the US alone. Patients can suffer from ED for what ends up being a fairly significant portion of their remaining time to be sexually active. Because of advances in the medical and surgical treatment of ED, no male needs to suffer from ED and all men have the option to treat their disorder.
MP: What are some of the first steps men should take when they realize they have erectile dysfunction?
PP: Men are often embarrassed to bring up ED with their doctor. Many doctors do and should ask the question. If a patient’s doctor seems uncomfortable with the topic, he should ask for a referral to an urologist. When seeking treatment for ED men should be vigilant and secure an appropriately trained practitioner. Some “Men’s Health Centers” are staffed by physicians with little or no training in the diagnosis and treatment of ED.
MP: What are the treatments for ED? How does one decide?
PP: Treatments for ED are manifold, safe and efficacious. Thankfully, no male needs to suffer from ED once motivated to seek proper treatment. The usual algorithm for patients desiring treatment is as follows: medications, penile injections/suppositories and surgery, i.e. the penile implant.
Oral medications, or PDE5 inhibitors, have revolutionized the treatment of males suffering from ED because they are easy to take and have relatively few side effects or contraindications. When this treatment alternative fails patients are often directed to medications that are either inserted or injected into the penis. Although effective, the dropout rate for these therapies is high.
Finally, men suffering from ED may turn to the surgical treatment for ED or penile implantation. Many believe, erroneously, that the penile implant makes the penis larger. A penile implant provides patients with an erect penis for sexual intercourse. The procedure is safe, relatively simple in the hands of experienced implanters with a fast recovery time. Most importantly for some patients, the implant stops the atrophy seen in patients suffering from ED.
MP: What is the impact of ED on the partner? Do you encourage the partner’s involvement in the treatment of ED?
PP: Men with ED must also consider how ED affects their partners. ED may lead to confusion, anxiety and depression in their partner. Their partners must be informed of the underlying physiologic basis for their failings in the bed. Most important to many men is the simple fact that ED, through chronic hypoxia and scarring in the penis, leads to loss of penile length and girth. Again we hear another old adage: “if you don’t use it you lose it.”
This comments originally appeared on http://www.futureofpersonalhealth.com/advocacy/the-ups-and-downs-of-erectile-dysfunction-a-panel-discussion.
World Association of Medical Sexology at the JW Marriot and Closing Pool Party at the Viceroy Hotel Club 50
October 9th – 10th, 2015
The World Association of Medical Sexology IV Congress will be held this year in Miami and Perito Urology will be involved in organizing the “Live Surgery Sessions” and hosting the closing Pool Party at The Viceroy Hotel in Club 50. On October 9th the day comprises a blend of Male and Female Sexual Health. The meeting will start with Dr. John Mulhall moderating a session on “Sexology: Where are we now?” Live cases performed by Doctors Perito, Gheiler and Bianco and moderated by Doctors Carrion, Salamanca, Valenzuela and Rhee will follow. The Congress closes on Friday with an epic State of the Art Lecture on Penile Implants by the founding Father of Penile Implants: Dr. Hernan Carrion. Saturday will feature State of the Art Lectures on Psycho Biology, Physiopathology, Oncology, Men’s Health and Monogamy by Doctors Incrocci, Broderick, Barash and others. The day will also include novel treatments and techniques from across the globe presented in both abstract and interactive formats. Perito Urology will close the Congress with a Pool Party atop the Viceroy Hotel overlooking Downtown Miami from the 50th Floor. The venue promises an exciting time for Psychologists, Psychiatrists, General Practitioners, Gynecologists, Urologists, Esquires, Sociologists and Educators from around the world.
“With the introduction of Addyi, sexual health is now focused on both men and women. It’s the first Congress of its kind, The IV Congress of Medical Sexology will bring together primary care physicians, psychologists, psychiatrists, esquires, urologists, gynecologists and sexologists to address the state of Sexual Health across the globe in a truly comprehensive fashion. Between live surgeries, State of the Art Lectures, Scientific Abstracts and Interactive Podium Sessions, the Congress will certainly spark both debate and consensus. Perito Urology will be hosting the closing, roof-top pool party at the Viceroy Hotel which promises to be entertaining, Miami style!”
-Dr. Perito
Click here to register now.
Aug 6, 2015
August 2015
Dr. Perito co-authored an article in the Asian Journal of Andrology, titled ‘Improving operating efficiency with emphasis on prosthetic surgery’ with Drs. Neil Baum and David F Mobley.
To see the article, please click here.
Miami, Florida – July 16, 2015 – At last week’s The Aesthetic Show in Las Vegas, Paul Perito, M.D., Chief of Surgery at Coral Gables Hospital, presented new clinical data that may signal new hope for millions of men seeking to safely expand the size of their most personal organ.
Dr. Perito, trailblazer for the surgical treatment of ED and developer of the “Perito Minimally Invasive Penile Implant Procedure,” is now pioneering a penile girth enhancement methodology that set the clinical crowd at The Aesthetic Show buzzing. Based on Dr. Perito’s extensive anatomical research, the new technique is groundbreaking in that it succeeds where other techniques have failed and is relatively simple for physicians specializing in sexual medicine to perform.
The Aesthetic Show, held this year at Wynn Las Vegas Resort, is the world’s largest global medical education meeting focused on aesthetic medicine.
“It’s been a great honor to have Dr. Perito, a true medical thought leader, as part of our educational program sharing his methodology and research pertaining to penile girth enhancement,” said Michael Moretti, President and Publisher of Medical Insight, Inc. and Chairman of The Aesthetic Show. “It is our mission at The Aesthetic Show to share educate, inspire and introduce innovation in the world of aesthetic medicine, and Dr. Perito has covered all of those bases with his important clinical data.”
In what is being called the first clinical measurement of penile girth enhancement in medical history, Dr. Perito’s technique was inspired by many patients he had seen over the years. Dr. Perito also recognized the need to conduct a clinical study and measure his specific approach with colleagues abroad: Gabriele Antonini, MD and Guiseppe Gentile, MD.
“Patients routinely present with multiple conditions that commonly lead to penile atrophy or distortion,” said Dr. Perito. “These men are concerned with their physical image and search for alternative therapies to remedy this important aspect of their lives. Men continue to fall victim to various ill-conceived therapies or devices for penile girth enhancement. The truth is that there is no ‘easy fix.’ To do girth enhancement safely and effectively, requires a urologic specialist.
Dr. Perito recognized the need to conduct a clinical study and measure his specific approach.
“Because of our unique and diverse experience in this area of medicine, we believe that our practice was ideally suited towards such a globally perplexing issue,” said Dr. Perito. “We reviewed outcome data from more than 120 patients and we are now able to demonstrate our highly specific technique and formula as providing significant success in more than 84% of patients. Most importantly, we were able to show that results were maintained beyond the two-year level.”
Many men suffer from a multitude of conditions that cause penile waisting, narrowing and deformity. A large percentage of these men may benefit from Dr. Perito’s proprietary approach to girth enhancement.
Largely considered a global thought-leader in this highly specialized area of medicine, Perito has been treating men from all over the world at his practice in Coral Gables.
“Whether the patient is from Atlanta or Zimbabwe, we focus on the ‘entire male patient’ so that we can successfully resolve the issue and restore the patient’s lifestyle and livelihood,” stated Dr. Perito, who has practiced in the Miami area for over 15 years. “Men’s health is an escalating aspect of urologic practices and the techniques that we’ve amassed not only provide advanced training for the physicians who attend this program, but the foundation for similar men’s health practices throughout the world.”
Dr. Perito and Perito Urology boast an exclusive concierge care program that an increasing number of global patients have opted for, recognizing the Center’s extensive service and results.
Perito Urology is a comprehensive men’s health center that focuses on ED, Peyronie’s (penile curvature), Penile Girth Enhancement, Minimally Invasive treatment of BPH, Low Testosterone and other male considerations. To learn more, contact (305) 444-2920 or visit www.peritourology.com.
Media: For more information or to arrange an interview, contact Paul Williams at paul@medialinecommunications.com or 310/569-0023.
7/16/15
Drs. Paul Perito and Gabriele Antonini formally unveiled their research on enhancing penile girth at the Aesthetic Show in Las Vegas. The procedure, which utilizes hyaluronic acid to increase penile circumference from 4-8 centimeters, has been tested on 1500 patients between 28 and 55 years of age over the last few years.
Although demand for girth enhancement has increased in recent years, the procedure has been the subject of some medical controversy over its safety, demand has increased in recent years, leading to potentially injurious treatments utilizing silicon or fat injections, neither of which naturally occur within penile tissue.
“What we have developed is an outpatient procedure, lasting approximately 15 minutes, with no side effects,” said Dr. Antonini, continuing on to say “…“[t]here is no allergic reaction with our process because hyaluronic acid is already physiologically present in the dermis; the penis appears perfectly natural, soft with an even distribution of hyaluronic acid without blemishes or deformity.” (Comments translated from Italian.)
Patients from the study have shown to maintain stability in their increased girth for up to 24 months, leading to satisfactory results for over 84% of the patients in their study.
For more information, please contact info@peritourology.com.
For coverage of the announcement in Italian media, please see the articles below:
7/7/15
Dr. Perito’s interview from March 2015 with Italian urologist Gabrielle Antonini was posted to one of Italy’s most referenced medical websites, MedicItalia.it. The article, which featured the treatment of erectile dysfunction with penile implants, can be found here.
June 22, 2015
“Coral Gables Hospital hosted a live Facebook Chat referencing all aspects of Men’s Health. Hopefully, the hospital will archive some of the commonly asked question and answer which could potentially benefit the community. I believe that hospitals and their doctors should become more involved with chat rooms specific to health care needs.” – Dr. Perito
University of Rome “Sapienza” Aula Mario Tacciuoli, Rome, Italy – June 11th-12th, 2015
Dr. Perito was chairman for a program at the University of Rome “Sapienza”, and a Penile Implant Surgical Workshop at hospital – Vialedell Universita 31-33, Rome on June 11-12, 2015 in Rome, Italy.
“Dr.’s Antonini and Gentile hosted one of the most stimulating conferences on prosthetics I have been to in some time. Between the “crossfire” type panels and live surgery every surgeon had their opportunity to stand on their soap box and share both old and new ideas. This is Dr. Antonini’s second to at what appears to be a gratifying annual tradition. I was brought to the edge of tears with an honorarium from the Pope declaring me a “Master of Teaching” from the University of Rome “Sapienza”, the second oldest and largest university in the world. I must add that because of inclement weather I missed a private meeting with Pope Francis on the day of my arrival. God works strange ways!” – Dr. Perito
