Surgery is the most effective treatment for Peyronie's disease, but is only recommended for patients who have not responded to other treatments, who have a severe curve or bend, or it prevents you from having sex. In most cases, doctors will not do surgery for Peyronie's disease until the curve of your penis has stayed the same for at least three to six months.
Types of surgery include:
- Plication: Your surgeon will use stitches on the longer side of the penis to straighten the curve. This is only for less severe curves.
- Incision or excision and grafting: Your surgeon will make cuts in the scar tissue, which lets the penis straighten out. You might also get a piece of tissue called a graft to cover the hole.
- Penile implants: An implant will be placed in the spongy tissue in your penis that fills with blood during an erection.