As we already know, an alternative treatment for peyronie's disease is through shockwave therapy popularly known as ESWT or extracorporeal shock wave therapy.

What is actually ESWT or extracorporeal shock wave therapy?

Extracorporeal shockwaves was first used in 1989. ESWT use lithotripter technology where high pressure, low frequency sound waves, generated by a device outside the body and applied to the affected tissue in a site-specific manner. In Peyronie's disease, the penile plaque is the target of these shockwaves and is generally localised using an ultrasound scanner. This kind of therapy is commonly used to break-up kidney stones.

A new study on peyronie's disease and shock wave therapy, published in the Asian Journal of Andrology, found out that after receiving ESWT there was no substantial change in erectile function or plaque size. But while the plaque size hadn't changed, the deviation angle of the penis had.

Shockwave therapy has developed into a non-invasive and bloodless procedure with few side affects and risks. ESWT can often replace surgery even though this treatment is in most cases given on an outpatient basis without general anaesthesia as there is no usage of knife as with traditional orthopaedic treatment of these conditions.