No pain is felt during the application. Shock wave therapy is a painless procedure and no anesthesia or painkillers are needed during the application.

Its use in the treatment of impotence, or erectile dysfunction, usually consists of 6 sessions lasting 20 minutes. The treatment can be repeated as 2 sessions with an interval of 4 weeks. In some patients, the problem of impotence may recur after 6-12 months. In this case, the same procedure can be applied again.

The use of the shock wave method in the treatment of erectile dysfunction is not very old. Since it is a new treatment in this field, patient data are very few. However, the results show that a positive response can be obtained in 70-80% of patients. It is stated that the application, especially in the painful period of Peyronie's disease, has a significant effect on both the painful period and the development of plaque.

ESWT, which is used in the treatment of erection problems, can be applied to every patient. Better results are obtained in patients who respond to oral medications or injection therapy. Since shock wave therapy is aimed at the formation of new vessels, it is recommended to be applied primarily in patients with vascular problems.

Shock wave therapy, namely ESWT, is a method that has been used for many years in the breaking of kidney stones. In experimental studies on heart tissue and coronary arteries, it has been shown that low-intensity shock therapy provides new vessel formation and increases blood flow. Thereupon, shock wave therapy started to be used on penile artery and penile tissue, which have similar characteristics with coronary vessels. Shock wave therapy used in sexual dysfunctions works on the same basis as the system used to break up kidney stones. However, a much lower intensity shock wave is used in the treatment of sexual function. For this reason, shock wave application, which is used in the treatment of known erectile dysfunction, has no known side effects or harms.