Thank you Dr
Oates for taking the time to answer my questions. With my FaceTime consultation with Dr Danh 2 weeks away, and the treatment appointment 6 weeks away, I'm sure you can understand why I'm feeling a little lost and in limbo.
I was going to go back to Dr Gav next week, but found out that his
Ellanse treatment would cost $1100 per ml, so I think the extra few weeks of wait would be worth it considering how much money I can end up saving.
I also think it would be great to help Dr Tall to incorporate
Ellanse treatments so there's one more option in Brisbane.
Now, to get back to the topic, there must have been something like 20 ml of
HA injected into my penis, but it's hard to estimate how much was "effectively" injected, because I received the first treatment uncircumcised, and when I got an accordion
Dick, I had to dissolve some of the
HA in the
Foreskin followed by a
Circumcision, which cut out a little more
HA in the surgery. After my
Circumcision healed, I went back to Dr Gav to top up the gaps and dents left by the
HA loss due to my
Circumcision. But the texture and firmness was just not ideal for the end result.
When I went to Dr Tall to have the
HA dissolved, she first used a needle to inject the hyalase, and it got rid of about 60-70% of the
HA; on my second visit, her technician used a canula that dissolved another 20% of the
HA; on my last visit, trying to dissolve the nodules and remaining residue, a canula was used, but I don't think it made much difference at the end, which is how I concluded that whatever could be dissolved, had been dissolved, and that the stubborn residue is here to stay (or will be absorbed by my body slowly); and the remaining filler doesn't really bother me, the texture is not squishy, it's not very noticeable unless firmly palpating my penis.
I do wish to make sure, though, that whatever residue
HA/nodules is remaining in my penis will not make Dr Danh's job much more difficult, that he can still do the
Ellanse treatment in spite of it; and that the presence of the residue will not get in the way of my collagen production, such as blocking the
PCL from stimulating my cells to produce collagen.
I'm wondering if you've had patients who have done something similar, dissolving
HA with very little residue that just couldn't be dissolved and still getting a great
Ellanse outcome with collagen produced as expected. This would greatly assure me. Many thanks!