The Sexual Medicine Society of North America (SMSNA) recently published a position statement of UroFill® founder Dr. Paul Perito and CMO Dr. Alfredo Suarez-Sarmiento, Jr. regarding male genital cosmetics.
The statement stresses the need for genital cosmetic procedures to be in the domain of qualified urologic surgeons for a number of reasons, the least of which being the physical dangers posed by non-experts.
“The penile anatomy is unforgiving, and small errors can cause major harm,” warns the statement.
Other key points highlighted include the importance of:
- Patient selection: “[P]sychological screening is so important, not just to identify penile dysmorphic disorder, but to ensure realistic expectations.”
- Standardized techniques: “This minimizes complication rates, simplifies follow-up, and allows meaningful data collection.”
- Data: “If we want male genital cosmetics to be fully recognized within sexual medicine, we must commit to multicenter prospective trials and standardized complication reporting. This is how we transition from anecdote to evidence.”
- Provider skill and experience: “Non-urologist practitioners, no matter how skilled their hands, cannot perform an urgent decompression for a compartment syndrome or manage a vascular injury. Trained urologists can. Patients deserve that level of preparedness.”
The statement ends with an optimistic, but pragmatic view of the future for male enhancement techniques.
“We can either leave this space to the unregulated marketplace, or we can claim it, refine it, and safeguard it for our patients. The SMSNA has opened the door. Now it’s up to us to walk through with data, discipline, and the commitment to do it right.”