Center for Reconstructive Urology

01/01/2020

Dr. Gelman is listed by US News and World Report as one of America’s Best Doctors, a distinction based on peer nomination, and is also listed as one of America’s Top Doctors. Schedule an appointment today!

12/25/2019

Understanding the causes of erectile dysfunction is equally as important as addressing it and there are multiple ways to do so including medical therapy. Initial treatment starts with oral medication, such as Vi**ra or Cialis, or can involve either a vacuum pump ED injections. Learn more on medical therapy options for ED: http://bit.ly/2nC8zqz

12/19/2019

This birth defect is often addressed in infancy to bring the opening of the urethra to the tip of the p***s and correct any downward curve of the p***s so that there is no sexual disability in later life. However, there can be hypospadias surgery side effects and the Center for Reconstructive Urology specializes in the treatment of these hypospadias treatment complications. http://bit.ly/33omMXA

12/17/2019

A urethral stricture, if less than a centimeter in length, is often treated by Urologists with dilation. This common treatment is done by progressively stretching the stricture with progressively larger dilators to increase the size or using the safer direct vision ballon dilator invented and published by Dr. Gelman. Learn more on dilation: http://bit.ly/2B60D49

12/16/2019

The impact zone demonstrated in the illustration displays the anatomical area that is prone to straddle trauma and result with a bulbar stricture due to the bulbar urethra being impacted against the surrounding bone. This stricture can happen over time or almost immediately and treatment will depend on the length of the stricture. Learn more on treatment: http://bit.ly/2OAoiBI

11/26/2019

Recovery from urethroplasty takes about 1-5 days and the catheters are kept in place for about 2-3 weeks until the urethra is fully healed. Expect an after-surgery follow-up at the 4-month mark where a urethroscopy is then conducted to examine the healing process of the urethra and its width. But how is urethroplasty performed and under what conditions? Find out here: http://bit.ly/2M5WNy4

11/20/2019

Dr. Gelman's patient expresses that he feels like a "free man" after having urethroplasty after years of stints and continuous painful dilations. A straddle injury that caused his damaged urethra, this patient spent years doing self dilations due to his reluctance to surgery until Dr. Gelman spent over an hour on the phone to go over his medical history and the procedure.

The Center of Reconstructive Urology excels in performing urethroplasty surgeries. Listen to our patient's story about being cured of urethral stricture.

11/15/2019

Dr. Gelman is a world-renowned specialist in male urethral surgery. Schedule an appointment today!

11/12/2019

Statistics show that while erectile dysfunction affects men as they get older, 60 percent of men in their 60's have shown to be inflicted by the disorder, ED has shown to be creeping up on men as early as 40. Learn more on the evaluation of ED: http://bit.ly/326k8Fx

11/06/2019

Hypospadias, a birth defect where the urethra is at the base of the p***s rather than the tip, had inflicted Zach. As his parents explain in this video, Zach suffered three failed corrective surgeries and with compounding scar tissue a compromised kidney was impending. Dr. Gelman was able to successfully complete a two-part urethral reconstruction with sustained effectiveness of the repair.
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Hypospadias occurs as a birth defect in boys in which the urethra, (the tube that carries urine from the bladder to outside the human body) does not form pro...

10/28/2019

Having erectile dysfunction does not mean a loss to sexual in*******se as there are non-surgical means to correct the disorder. However, when those options are found to be unconducive pe**le implants may be the way to go. There is more than one type of implant, each more technologically advanced and will correlate to a desired ease of use. Learn more on options for pe**le implants: http://bit.ly/2ODW2hl

10/25/2019

After suffering from a severed urethra from a motor collision, a patient of Dr. Gelman's conveys the arduous process of going through his insurance provider to cover his urethroplasty. Though his insurance continuously denied this patient for months, Dr. Gelman was able to step in and assist in covering the costs to begin surgery.

Insurance denials can result in prolonged patient suffering. Read more about a patient's long journey in receiving treatment for a severed urethra.