Improving Erectile Function With Acoustic Wave Therapy: What to Expect
Dec 01, 2025
If your sex life is not what you want it to be because you can’t achieve or maintain erections, you’re far from alone. Erectile dysfunction (ED) affects more than 18 million adults in the United States, with odds that increase from middle age on.
Acoustic wave therapy (AWT) can provide a minimally invasive, drug-free solution for your erection challenges and sex life woes.
Our expert team at Kane Health in Silicon Valley, Redwood City, and the San Francisco Bay area of California offers AWT to enhance your sexual health so you can better thrive.
Acoustic wave therapy uses high-energy, low-intensity sound waves to improve erections. These waves create vibrations that travel through your skin to the treatment area, where they break up plaque in your blood vessels.
AWT also causes microtraumas (tiny painless injuries). This cues your body to activate healing mechanisms, including growth factor release and new blood vessel formation.
Before your AWT session, we apply a numbing solution to keep you comfortable. Then, we move a handheld device over the treatment area, delivering the soundwaves. Meanwhile, you might feel a light snapping or pulsating sensation.
Each AWT treatment takes less than an hour. The numbing solution usually wears off within a few hours. Any side effects, like mild soreness, tend to resolve within a day or two.
Thanks to less blood vessel plaque, more growth factors, and new blood vessels, AWT can improve your sex life by:
Acoustic wave therapy may also reduce Peyronie’s disease symptoms, such as painful erections.
Many of our patients appreciate that AWT eases ED without the hassle or side effects of medication.
The specifics of your acoustic wave therapy plan will depend on your overall health and the type and severity of your symptoms. Our experts usually prescribe 6-24 treatments, performed once or twice per week.
An analysis of AWT studies showed that benefits gradually increase for 6-12 months following treatment. Many people experience these sexual function improvements for 1-2 years. We will talk to you about possible maintenance sessions in the future.
To learn more about acoustic wave therapy or get personalized support for improving your sex life and well-being, call our office or request an appointment through our website today.
If you have Peyronie’s disease, we may recommend additional treatments, such as microdosed medication and regenerative therapies.