Testicular Implants
Thank you for your reply. I hope you don’t mind additional questions.
Do any of your patients ever opt to have testicular implants removed after installation? Even if there is no occurrence of infection, does this procedure ever “go bad” even after some time has elapsed?
Do any of your patients have trouble adjusting to testicular implants? I ask this because it’s hard to imagine having a foreign object in my scrotum. My testicles are very sensitive because of their small size. Do implants add to or detract from testicular sensitivity? (I am not asking about scrotal sensitivity.) As I am on testosteroone injections, would implants have any effect on how my testicles currently function? I know that implants would not function in any way like a real testicle.
As I live in Arizona, does your clinic offer discounts for air fare or hotel accomodations? Do you provide shuttle services to/from your cllinic to hotel?
Thank you again for your time.Mikail
Good morning Mikail.
Taking your thoughtful questions in the order posed.
1. Do any of your patients ever opt to have testicular implants removed after installation?
Yes, one patient did and brought to the office two perfectly normal implants. Could not relate to his complaints and he continues to come to the office and have other procedures done. So one out of about 200 to 300 cases. The implants were removed abroad.
2. Even if there is no occurrence of infection, does this procedure ever “go bad” even after some
time has elapsed?
Not to my knowledge.
3. Do any of your patients have trouble adjusting to testicular implants?
Not one.
4. Do implants add to or detract from testicular sensitivity?
Neither. The implants are outside the membrane that surrounds your true testes, so there is no known adverse effect on there function.
5. As I live in Arizona, does your clinic offer discounts for air fare or hotel accommodations? Do you provide shuttle services to/from your clinic to hotel?
Compared to other phalloplasty surgeons and considering our experience and results, we find our fees to be reasonable. Shuttle service is available for about 19 dollars at both Fort Lauderdale Airport FLL (Go-Transportation formerly Share a Ride) and at Miami MIA with SuperShuttle. Any starter in a kiosk at ground transportation
will help you.
We do recommend you stay at an advanced tourist class hotel, the Baltic Hotel, where the resident owner manager Christine, has shown a great partiality to our patients. The Hotel is an 8 minute ride from the office and I will be seeing you there after surgery daily for a few days. Yes, you pay for the hotel usually
about 85 per day. Gourmet Danish and coffee is served every money and many convenience restaurants of almost every ethnic stripe will deliver. There is also a small refrigerator in our room and an abundance of supermarkets nearby. We have had doctors and attorneys, professional people, and people of means stay there. There were very pleased with the value they got for their money.
We try assiduously to avoid merchandising or selling procedures with package deals.
Have a restful Sunday,
Harold M. Reed, M.D.
305-865-2000