The straightforward answer to this question is “yes.” That is because it may be that the initial injury which occurred one year ago, may have not actually triggered the Peyronie’s, but a subsequent silent injury may have finally set the stage to activate the abnormal scarring process.
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Dr. Levine answers: I am not familiar with Peyronie’s disease causing any changes in CPK. This is usually due to muscle related injury, which is not considered a sequalae of Peyronie’s disease.
Read more →Dr. Levine answers: If you can obtain collagenase, which to my knowledge is not at all available, it would be absolutely contraindicated to place this agent on the skin as it could cause a significant injury in that area. Injectable collagenase, in time will hopefully be available
Read more →Dr. Levine answers: This problem sounds more like primary erectile dysfunction, which may have a physical basis, but oftentimes could have a psychodynamic one as well. You might consider stopping masturbation and see if there is spontaneous recovery, but if not evaluation by an Urologist with a
Read more →Dr. Levine answers:The scenario that you describe may be due to a diffuse scarring disorder involving the outer jacket of the penis, known as the tunica albuginea. Or it may involve the septum between the two erectile cylinders of the penis. Septal lesions are not so well
Read more →There are rare penile cancers known as fibrosarcomas that can present with a thickened scar-like mass in the shaft of the penis. They tend to not involve the tunica jacket of the penis, but rather occur within the vascular tissue of the penis. Physical examination by a
Read more →Dr. Levine answers: This is an unusual presentation, but it does sound that your situation is consistent with Peyronie’s disease. Peyronie’s disease results in scarring of the jacket tissue of the penis known as the tunica albuginea. The scars which are also known as plaques are palpable
Read more →You clearly have an advanced problem with fibrotic disorders including the Peyronie’s disease and Dupuytren’s contracture. The PD is likely causing the loss of elasticity of the penis and subsequent loss of length and girth. It is also likely that the combination of diabetes, elevated blood pressure,
Read more →At this point there is no recognized best treatment to prevent fibrosis from spreading within the tunica albuginea or into the vascular tissue of the penis for the man with PD. Recent research from California has suggested that increasing the amount of nitric oxide (NO) can act
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