The AMS 700 MS pump can be a bit sticky at first. They are made tight to last a long time. They are self-lubricating. When you think about wait time for activation you notice that the doctor leaves the pump in inflate mode for weeks partially inflated. And for these weeks the device stays at that le...

How do you guys feel about trainees or students being able to watch or be involved in your implant surgery. Two of the surgeons I saw are at training hospitals and although they both said they complete the surgery that trainees may be involved. It seems like that's the case at many places. Should t...

With my LGX and MS pump I did have some auto fill. What happens is the pump does not fully move into the deflate mode. Mine does now and when fully in the deflate mode it blocks any fluid from going back into the cylinders. Mine will now continue to deflate throughout the time between inflations. As...

I am a cigar smoker. I stopped before and for a while after my first implant surgery. For my repair I did not stop. I did not see any difference in the healing.

Just an opinion. I suspect that an independent policy would be the least likely to cover an implant. I base this on the presumption that the independents are aiming their policies towards to dollar conscious consumers. Any coverage that they can not cover just allows them to shave a little off of t...

hey there thanks for the reply- so let me ask, are you saying its that going with an independent insurance company they arent going to cover a implant with someone like Dr.Clavell Maybe or not. Insurance differs from state to state a bit due to each state responsible for it's own health care. Each ...

These are all signs of a sticky pump. The devices are made tight to last a long time. So with the tight tolerances every so often you will get one that is on the bit over tight side of things. Heat is the best help for this. I used a heating pad for my sticky pump and it worked great. I had the heat...

How your implant have been working? I'm wery interested to hear good and bad things.... Over 6 years on mine and it still works. That is, it inflates and deflates. I have all the original parts. Not a perfect install and a perforation repair. But the device is still working. I had a sticky pump tha...

Not really the exact deal you are talking about, but I did buy my own health insurance and I will explain to you why it is best to just save up the money or take out a loan for the surgery. I live in a low population state and insurance has run health care here for many years. The insurance companie...

Dr Wang in TX should be included.