Urologist never heard of tactra

[Crtrader]

I went to one of the docs I’m considering to do my implant.I want a malleable- specifically the Tactra. I was excited about seeing this urologist because he is local and I believe he is a good surgeon.He has reportedly done a lot of implants. However, he had never heard of the Tactra. How is that possible?

[WhiteCane]

Hey there! First of all, congratulations on making the big leap! So, I am not going to diss his skills as a surgeon. It’s completely fair that he’s never heard of this… Most people get the three-piece implants, these days… Unless, of course, there’s some kind of underlying situation “dexterity issues, someone who is really preventative of mechanical issues, things like that“… anyway, I would ask him how many malleable implants he has done… there is a difference between the surgeries and I think the same care should be cooking with choosing any surgeon… Maybe, to be safe, interview one or two more surgeons? Best of luck, my friend!

[young_and_impotent]

I'd consider that as a red flag tbh.

[Agfa13]

I would consider that a yellow flag:). Surgeon may be doing implants, and like White Cane said, he is just doing 3-piece implants.
You say he never heard of Tactra, that may be possible only because he/she is focused on the 3 piece. BUT, does the surgeon do 1 piece implants? Tactra is just another model from Coloplast, so it is possible that THIS model that have not worked with. Need to brush up, that's all. Move on....

[Crtrader]

Tactra is made by AMS, which was purchased by Boston Scientific for $1.65 billion in 2015. So now owned and developed by BSX.