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UNITED Clinical Study of Rigicon Penile Prostheses Expands With USF/Tampa General Hospital Research Team

Drs. Perito and Carrion

The UNITED Clinical Study evaluating the Rigicon Infla10® Dynamic Inflatable Penile Prosthesis (DIPP) is expanding with the addition of investigators from the University of South Florida and Tampa General Hospital, including Dr. Rafael Carrion.  Dr. Rafael Carrion has been appointed Principal Investigator for the USF/TGH study site, with Dr. Justin Parker and Dr. Raul Fernández-Crespo … Read more

The Perito Implant™ Technique vs. the “Phantom Technique”: Innovation Has a History

The Phantom Technique vs. The Perito Implant

A New Name Does Not Necessarily Mean a New Operation In surgical medicine, innovation should ideally be defined by what is new. This could be a new operative approach, a meaningful technical modification, better outcomes, or evidence supporting a different method. That distinction matters when discussing the so-called “Phantom Technique,” also called the “Ghost Technique,” … Read more

MTP 118: The “Exercise” Revisited for Implant Length and Girth

Maximizing Length and Girth with a penile implant

In our 118th episode of Meet the Penis (MTP), Dr. Paul Perito revisits the “exercise” for penile implants with a few tips to get the most volume (length and girth). Dr. Perito wanted to re-address one of the most popular MTP episodes (MTP 57) to answer a few questions he’s received from penile implant patients, … Read more

Penile Implants: Setting the Record Straight

Penile implant surgery: setting the record straight

I’ve run one of, if not the, highest volume penile implant clinic in the world for over twenty years, have treated thousands of patients and trained multiple generations of urologic surgeons in how to safely and effectively administer these prostheses. In all this time, there’s one major misconception in popular media that I’d like to … Read more

MTP 117: Penile Implant Revision Surgery

Penile Implant Revision Surgery

Penile implant surgery remains one of the most reliable procedures in all of medicine with the highest level of patient satisfaction. But, as Dr. Paul Perito emphasizes in Meet the Penis #117, there’s an important side of this conversation that doesn’t get enough attention: revision surgery. Revision surgery is not the starting point, but rather … Read more

Inside the Lab: Perito Urology Hosts the 2026 Fellows Surgical Skills Workshop

Every year there’s a moment in training when a young urologist stops watching surgery and finally starts understanding surgery: Not about following steps or copying movements, but rather how to think. The Coloplast-sponsored International Men’s Health 2026 Fellows Surgical Skills Workshop was designed with this goal in mind. The operating room classroom was led by … Read more

MTP 114: “Which Implant and Why?” Understanding Your Options in Penile Prosthesis Surgery

Which implant?

On this episode of Meet the Penis (MTP 114), Dr. Paul Perito tackles a question patients ask at almost every consultation: “Which penile implant is the best?” The question may sound simple, but the reality is more complicated. In short: There isn’t a single “best” implant. There is, however, a best implant for a specific … Read more

Perito Urology Begins U.S. Testing of Rigicon Penile Prosthetic

UNITED Rigicon Trial

Perito Urology became the first center in the United States this week to implant the Rigicon Infla10® inflatable penile prosthesis. The procedures were performed by Drs. Paul Perito and Alfredo Suarez-Sarmiento, Jr., joined by Dr. Steve Wilson and Dr. Christopher Love of Australia, as part of an FDA-approved clinical investigation evaluating the device’s safety and … Read more