BODY AND MIND
Local pastor prayers PENILE IMPLANThas LEAVES ‘PERMANENT answered thanksFACE to SMILE’ ON PASTOR’S bionic manhood
By JEFFARAH GIBSON Tribune Features Writer jgibson@tribunemedia.net
By JEFFARAH GIBSON SINCE undergoing the Tribune Features Writer first bionic penile implant jgibson@tribunemedia.net surgery in The Bahamas, a local pastor’s life has been PHILLIP*, a member completely turned around clergy, spent –of notthe onlylocal has his manhood thousand of dollars been restored, but also and his years trying toand achieve an self-confidence his joy erection, all to no avail. in life. Impotence penile “We have drugs, happy adebates pump and injections did as to whether there can be nothing his deflated too muchtoofhelp a great thing,” manhood the pastorto rise toldagain. Tribune But about after his a and lot his of Health research, Phillip came wife’s now vibrant and freacross Dr Greggory Pinto quent love making. at the Urology Care BahaPastor Philip*, whose real mas here in Nassau. It was identity has been concealed Dr Pinto who was finally to protect his privacy, able to solve Phillip’s probspent thousands of dollars lem through the first bionic and many years trying to penile implant surgery to be achieve an erection, all to performed in the country. no avail. Impotence drugs, The surgery took place on a penile pump, and injecDecember 28 and marked tions did nothing to help the commencement of a with his dilemma. new partnership between But after a lot of research, Boston Scientific and UrolPhilip came across Dr ogy Care Bahamas to offer Greggory Pinto at Urology a new facet of world-class Care Bahamas in Nassau. medical tourism at DocIt was Dr Pinto who was tors Hospital: cutting edge finally able to solve Philip’s penile implant procedures. problem through the first “I think a lot of people bionic penile implant surhave the misconception gery to be performed in the that this is for old men who country. have lived their lives and I The surgery took place am just trying to give them on December 28, 2019, a second life. But this is for and marked the start of a men who are married and new between have partnership despair in their lives Boston Scientific and because a medical Urolillness ogy Care Bahamas to offer has been robbing them of atheir new erections,” facet of world-class Dr Pinto medical tourism at Doctold Tribune Health. torsPhillip Hospital: cutting edge considers the penile implant procedures. penile implant an answer to It’sprayers. now been three his months since of the “The experience ED
life-changing surgery. So far, things have been going extremely well for him and his wife. He said they are both reaching new levels of pleasure he didn’t know existed. “Dr Pinto reassured me that I would be the stud of lifegreatest of depression. my dreamsMy anderecmy tile dysfunction was as Ia wife’s wildest fantasies. result of radical was getting zero prostatecerections tomy surgery,” the pastor for many years before the explained. implant surgery, but now penile myAwife lovesprosthesis to tease surme gerycall is an in severe and me option her young marcases man. of erectile dysfuncathon I have been able to attain heights of pleasure tion when all other options that I truly never thought of treatment have been possible. I am 110 percent exhausted. satisfied livefrom my Men and whoI now suffer life with a permanent smile. diabetes, hypertension and “My wife has disease, been overcardiovascular as joyed well as and those completely with sickle satisfied by often our love cell disease, have making. The love of making is high incidences erectile completely dysfunction.natural feeling andThe the implant allowspenile us to advanced be spontaneous and advenprosthesis is a highly effecturous. The with size of my male tive device a very high member is larger than has rate of satisfaction foritboth ever been inand my the entire life,” the patient patient’s he told Tribune partner. The Health. implantable A penile prosthesis surdevice consists of two inflatgery an option in severe able is cylinders placed within cases of erectile the shaft of thedysfunction penis, and when other options theseallcylinders are have conbeen exhausted. nected to a fluid reservoir Men who suffer implanted in the groinfrom with diabetes, hypertension and a small, easily palpable acticardiovascular disease, as vating device within the well as sac. those with sickle scrotal cellHaving disease, often a studiedhavethe high incidence of erectile nature of the surgery and dysfunction. its success rate, Phillip came advanced toThe believe this route penile would prosthesis is to be a finally offer asaid remedy to his highly effectivecomplaint. device with long-standing a very high rate ofand satisfac“I am married, based tion for both the patient and on numerous conversations the withpatient’s my wife,partner. I guess The you implantable device consists can say she had mixed emotions (about the surgery). She was a little apprehensive, but at the same time a little excited, because while the fear was real, the surgery could return a
of two inflatable cylinders placed within the shaft of the penis, and these cylinders are connected to a fluid reservoir implanted in the groin with a small, easily palpable activating device within the scrotal sac. “The device itself has significant part ofofmy thebody intibecome a part macytruly in our love life,” he and undetectable in said.daily life, but when the my With hope his always heart, moment arises,in I can Phillip left occasion his manhood in rise to the for as the hands of Dr IPinto, who long as I want. am truly blessed. handled Iithave with had careabsoand lutely caution.no discomfort and zero regrets. wife looks “There is My no such thing at and remarks as me a simple surgerythat in she my can’t that I evenone had that the mind,tellespecially penile involvesimplant generalsurgery,” anaessaid Philip. thesia. However, I had the Philip confidence struggled in with utmost the achieving erections after medical abilities and expeundergoing a radical rience of Dr Pinto; prothat tectorate several provided asurgery level of comfort years ago. procedure Ever since would then, that the things were never be successful,” he the said.same. He“Iteven struggled is essential to with note depression due his consistthat my faith in Jesus Christ, ent inability God, to become the Almighty has proerect in greatest those intimate vided the level of moments withthe his success wife. of comfort for “The penile implant outhas the surgery. A positive given me placed a newinlease on come was His care life, it has offilled me that and the hands the surwith joywould and fulfillment,” geons be guided he by said. wasthe in the midst proof a Him “Iand healing very chapter in my life cess dark would also be guided prior the bionic penile by thetosame.” implant, as I had essence Following the in successful been robbed of my procedure, Phillip has manexpehood self-confidence. riencedandsome slight pain, Ibut was ablefeels to blessed physihe not said he cally express love with to once again be ablemy to wife and that tragedy had experience erections. me“From depressed feeling all and indications hopeless. and the reports from the “I am now new man surgeons, the asurgery was and I feel incredible a success. Now wehappiwait ness every single day. I now for the healing process to have greater sexual be completed and prowess for the bionic penis to be deployed (for active duty),” said Phillip. Dr Pinto added: “The device works immediately. Even for the first 24 hours
BAHAMAS’ FIRST PENILE IMPLANT SURGERY DEEMED A SUCCESS
DR Greggory Pinto with the highly advanced AMS 700 inflatable penile prosthesis.
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But this procedure will experts it perfectly mimics and ofI can pastor’s anonymity lives from darkThe use the orgasm bionic take their rigidity -when inflated, and intact a natural, flaccid feel and penile implant in men ness to light and make them (erectile dysfunction) appearance when deflated. with Peyronie’s disease rise again...better than they leaves a man emotionally The AMS 700 bionic penis can ensure the develop- have ever have.” debilitated. This physical/ is currently the only penile ment of a healthy, happy, emotional impairment robs * The name was changed implant on the market that fully satisfying sexual life a man of his self worth and By CARA HUNT three or more non-communicato protect the patient’s manhood that can lead to a can increase both the girth by correcting the penile cmbrennen@tribunemedia.net ble diseases. 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