For patients

Why choose Professor Chung

Professor Chung has received formal training and has extensive experience in the field of sexual, reproductive, and urinary surgery. He trained under Dr. Ross Cartmill, the "father of prosthetic implants" in Australia in 2009 as the Prosthesis and Reconstructive fellow. In 2010, Professor Chung became the first urologist in Australia to complete a formal Andrology fellowship accredited by the Sexual Medicine Society of North America, with Professor Gerald Brock, one of the world’s leading authorities in male sexual medicine. Professor Chung runs an active research laboratory centre on new and novel clinical trials and is always at the forefront of science and technology. He is acknowledged as Australia's leading surgeon expert and international key opinion leader in the field of male sexual, urinary, and reproduction. He has authored more than 200 articles and book chapters in the field of sexual, reproductive, and urinary surgery; is invited as a speaker at various international and national meetings; and runs many prosthetic and surgical workshops. He sits in various executive positions in major international urological and sexual organizations and consultation bodies. 

Conditions

• Men’s Health - male sexual, urinary, and reproductive problems
• Female urinary problems
• Stone disease

Diagnoses/screening

• Pathology
• PSA
• Urodynamics study
• Penile Doppler ultrasound
• Nocturnal penile tumescence study

Procedures

• Penile prosthesis implant
• Penile curvature or deformity correction surgeries
• Male urinary slings
• Artificial urinary sphincter
• Vasectomy reversal (microscopic) 
• Sperm retrieval surgeries (including microTESE) 
• Microscopic varicocele surgery
• Stone lithotripsy/shock wave therapy
• Endoscopic urinary stone procedures
• Prostate surgery - TURP or laser or minimally invasive surgery (Urolift or Rezum) 

Genitourinary anatomy

Preparing for surgery

Preparing for Surgery

Once you and your doctor decide that surgery will help you, you'll need to learn what to expect from the surgery and create a treatment plan for the best results afterward. Preparing mentally and physically for surgery is an important step toward a successful result. Understanding the process and your role in it will help you recover more quickly and have fewer problems.

Working with Your Doctor

Before surgery, your doctor will give you a complete physical examination to make sure you don't have any conditions that could interfere with the surgery or its outcome. Routine tests, such as blood tests and X-rays, are usually performed a week before the surgery.

Discuss any medications you are taking with your urologist and your family physician to see which ones you should stop taking before surgery.

Discuss with your doctor options for preparing for potential blood replacement, including donating your own blood, medical interventions, and other treatments, prior to surgery.

If you smoke, you should stop or cut down to reduce your surgery risks and improve your recovery. Eat a well-balanced diet, supplemented by a daily multivitamin with iron.
Report any infections to your surgeon. Surgery cannot be performed until all infections have cleared up. 

Preparing for Procedure

DO NOT drink or eat at least 6 hours before your surgery. Most patients generally fast from midnight the day before their surgery.

If you are having Day Surgery, remember the following:

• Have someone available to take you home, you will not be able to drive for at least 24 hours.
• Do NOT eat anything in the car on the trip home. The combination of anaesthesia, food, and car motion can quite often cause nausea or vomiting. After arriving home, wait until you are hungry before trying to eat. Begin with a light meal and try to avoid greasy food for the first 24 hours.
• Take your pain medications as directed. Begin the pain medications early and as you start getting uncomfortable in order to get on top of your pain management and avoid severe pain. If you wait to take your pain medication until the pain is severe, you will have more difficulty controlling the pain. 

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