Steven K Sterzer MD

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Vasectomy is the most common procedure performed by American urologists. Most men dread the procedure, due to fear of needles in general and pain in particular. Jet injection anesthesia mists the skin and the vasa (sperm conduction tubes) with a minute yet highly effective volume of anesthesia. This is in contrast to needle injection which requires a much larger volume of anesthetic. Anesthesia begins within a few seconds and lasts for several hours after the no needle no scalpel procedure. This eliminates pain during the procedure while improving the overall post-procedure recovery time and decreases complications of internal bleeding and infection. Both are rare complications with the no scalpel no needle procedures. Following administration of anesthetic, the procedure is done with special instruments through a single midline scrotal puncture technique. 15 to 20 minutes in the office is all the time it takes. Occasionally men are not candidates due to various anatomic reasons.