The P-Shot is an injection of platelet-rich plasma (PRP), made from your own blood, into the penis, offered for erection problems. It is priced from J$150,000. You start with a private consultation with Dr. Charles Rockhead.
No obligation · Every consultation is in-person with Dr. Rockhead.
P-Shot at a glance
Dr. Rockhead
Your consultation is with him
In person
Consultation before anything is booked
From J$150,000
Quoted in writing first
9 Devon Road
Kingston, Jamaica
No obligation
You decide after the consultation
WhatsApp
Questions answered privately
Every visit, without exception
Four things that are true of every visit
It starts with a talk
Your first visit is a consultation with Dr. Rockhead, in person. No blood is drawn at it.
30+ years in practice
Dr. Rockhead is a board-certified obstetrician and gynaecologist.
Your own blood
Drawn from your arm and used at the same visit, in the same room.
The price in writing
You get your price in writing before any blood is drawn.
Treatment Details
Common, and worth checking.
Erection problems are very common after 40. They can be an early sign of heart disease, or a sign of diabetes, so the cause should be checked before any treatment. Your consultation is a place to start: Dr. Rockhead goes through your health and your medicines. Rather ask first? Message us on WhatsApp.
Blood is taken from your arm and spun to separate the platelet-rich plasma, which is then injected into the penis. The idea is that platelets release substances that help tissue repair.
What it is offered for
Erection problems. Results differ from person to person. Dr. Rockhead talks you through what to expect for you before anything is booked.
What doctors recommend first
Treating the cause; changes to weight, exercise, smoking and drinking; a vacuum pump; and treatments a doctor can prescribe. National health pages in Britain and the United States list these for erection problems.
The short version
What to know first.
The cause of an erection problem should be checked before any injection.
Its long-term risks are not known. Dr. Rockhead goes through your health at your consultation, before anything is booked.
Your price is in writing before any blood is drawn.
02Who you meet
Who do you meet first?
Dr. Charles Rockhead, in person, at 9 Devon Road in Kingston. He goes through your health, your medicines and what has already been checked. If nobody has looked for the cause yet, tell him: the cause should be checked before any injection. He gives the injection himself. The injection is booked only afterwards, and only if you choose it.
Dr. Charles Rockhead, Medical Director — Oshun Cosmetic Services, Kingston.
Dr. Charles Rockhead
Medical Director · Board-Certified OB/GYN · 30+ years of practice
Dr. Charles Rockhead is a board-certified Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with more than thirty years of practice in Kingston. He is the Medical Director of Oshun Cosmetic Services and the founding physician of Amadeo Medical Group, the parent clinical practice.
Allow 60 to 90 minutes. Some men should not have it at all: see who.
i.
Getting ready
Tell us every medicine and supplement you take. We ask you to avoid anti-inflammatory painkillers such as ibuprofen for a week before, if that is safe for you. If a doctor has you on one, or on aspirin or a blood thinner, do not stop it on your own: tell us.
ii.
The blood draw
We take blood from your arm, as for a blood test, and spin it to separate the plasma. While it spins, numbing cream goes on the penis.
iii.
The injection
The plasma is injected with a fine needle. If the cream is not enough, a numbing injection is given first. In one small study of 17 patients with several different conditions, three had mild pain where the needle went in, and one had slight bruising.
iv.
Going home
You can drive yourself home and go back to work the same day. We ask you to avoid sex, baths and pools for 48 hours, and hard exercise for 24.
04Afterwards
What to expect after, and when to get help.
What to expect
Results differ from person to person. Agree with Dr. Rockhead when you will be checked before you have it. Before you decide, ask about the treatments doctors recommend first.
Side effects
Pain and bruising where the needle went in, usually mild. Infection there is also possible. One trial reported a small plaque, a patch of scar tissue of the kind that can bend the penis.
When to get help
Go to a hospital at once if an erection lasts more than three to four hours. With sickle cell disease, go after one hour of a painful erection. Do not drive yourself there. Call us straight away on (876) 676-6297 for pain or swelling that is getting worse, a fever, pus, bleeding that does not stop, or a new lump or bend. If we are closed or you cannot reach us, go to a hospital and say you had an injection into the penis.
05Is it right for you
Who was it tested on, and who should not have it?
Have the cause checked
Low testosterone, some medicines, stress or depression can also be behind erection problems. A doctor asks about your health, examines you and orders blood tests before any treatment. If you take medicine for blood pressure, sugar or anything else, keep taking it: a doctor may be able to change one that is causing trouble.
Who it was tested on
Men with mild to moderate erection problems. The trials did not cover severe ones: those need a urologist.
Who should not have it
We don't give it with an infection of the genitals or urine, a disorder of bleeding or of the platelets, a blood thinner (never stop one on your own to have this), a blood cancer, a heart condition that is not under control, untreated prostate cancer, or a bend or change in the shape of the penis that a urologist has not seen. If you have had prostate cancer or prostate surgery, bring your urologist's advice. The American Academy of Dermatology does not recommend PRP for the skin with hepatitis C or HIV, so tell Dr. Rockhead about either.
The blood
With PRP, the blood must stay sterile and must be your own. Yours is drawn, spun and used in one visit, in the same room.
From J$150,000. Your written quote gives the session price and, if a second session is suggested, its timing and price, before any blood is drawn. Our price list puts the P-Shot together with shockwave therapy, so check whether your quote includes it.
Shockwave therapy
Shockwave therapy uses low-intensity sound waves. It is also offered for erection problems: ask Dr. Rockhead whether it fits you.
Paying
Cash, debit card, credit card or approved financing. Health insurance generally does not cover it.
If this sounds right
The next step is a conversation, not a commitment.
Start with a consultation, in person, with Dr. Rockhead. No blood is drawn and nothing is booked unless you say so.
