Incontinence comes in several forms, and many factors can cause or contribute to its development. Vaginal childbirth is the most common cause but not all incontinence is related to pelvic floor damage or injury to the vaginal structures. Age can be a factor, but even teenagers can suffer from it. Obesity can also contribute. The most common type is stress urinary incontinence, a type of incontinence where urine is involuntarily leaked during coughing, sneezing, laughing or physical exertions such as dancing, running or climbing stairs. Sufferers may be inhibited from participating in activities they enjoy or tasks they need to do on a daily basis. At the same time many experience lack of self-esteem due to fear of smell, embarrassment, sexual difficulty, loss of social contact and productivity.The majority of women who suffer from SUI do not seek treatment, possibly because the problem is not significant enough or because symptoms are only occasional. Others fear surgery.

A revolutionary new laser treatment can safely and effectively relieve the symptoms of mild to moderate Stress Urinary Incontinence without surgery. The treatment is known as IncontiLase.

HOW DOES INCONTILASE LASER TREATMENT WORK?

To understand how IncontiLase works, let’s start by considering the anatomy of the vagina. The vaginal region is extremely complex, so to simplify it, let’s imagine a hand towel, wrapped around a thick sock and squeezed by two hands. The hands represent the pelvic floor muscles that surround the vagina. The towel represents the vaginal muscles. The sock is the mucosa membrane that lines the inside of the vagina.

It consists of an epithelium and an underlying layer of connective tissue known as the lamina propria. The muscles can be strengthened with Kegel exercises, but Kegels can do nothing for the sock.

The integrity of the sock can be strengthened with IncontiLase. IncontiLase is a simple, non-surgical laser treatment that causes restructuring and regrowth of collagen. The result is thickening and tightening of the vaginal walls and strengthening of the urethra. 

DURING THE TREATMENT

• • The treatment is a walk-in, walk-out procedure
  • Takes about 30 minutes to perform
  • It is also relatively comfortable
  • No pain medications are required 

AFTER THE TREATMENT?

After the procedure patients can leave and carry on with their daily routines with few restrictions.

WHO IS A CANDIDATE?

The key to success with IncontiLase is patient selection. Women who leak urine one to four times per week are generally candidates, while those who leak several times a day may only hope for a degree of improvement.

An assessment at the time of your consultation will determine if you are a suitable condidate for IncontiLase. If you are not a candidate we can facilitate a consultation with a urogynecologist, with a referral from your primary care physician. This treatment has additional benefits that can be appreciated by men as well as women.

WHAT IS INTIMALASE?

The same procedure can be modified to treat the entire circumference of the vaginal wall to tighten the vagina. The result is enhanced pleasure during intimate relations due to increased friction. This treatment is known as IntimaLase. 

WHAT IS NIGHTLASE?

Modify the treatment again and direct the energy to the mucosa membrane inside the mouth and this remarkable treatment can also reduce or eliminate snoring. This treatment is known as NightLase.

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