Urinary Incontinence Treatment

Urinary Incontinence Treatment

Urinary incontinence is a problem encountered in one of every 4 women. The problem of urinary incontinence, which can reduce the quality of life and cause women to stay away from social life when it occurs frequently, can occur for many different reasons and in different types.

Urinary incontinence, which may develop due to reasons such as normal births, surgeries, age; It is also known as the problem of continence.

Since urinary incontinence is a problem that affects womens lives and can cause embarrassment, it can often be a difficult process to decide to consult a specialist. However, the fact that people with persistent urinary incontinence should accept that this is a serious health problem and should receive support should not be ignored.

Urinary incontinence can be treated with different methods, depending on the underlying cause and the type of discomfort. For this reason, it is important for patients who have problems to receive help in order to increase their quality of life.

What are the Types of Urinary Incontinence?

Stress Incontinence: Stress urinary incontinence, also called stress incontinence, is seen in women with weakened pelvic floor muscles as a result of actions such as laughing, sneezing, coughing or exercising that put pressure on the bladder. Pregnancy, obesity or regular medications can cause weakening of the pelvic floor muscles.

Urge Type Incontinence: This type of urinary incontinence, also called overactive bladder, may occur due to bladder stones, medications, Parkinson's disease, MS, diabetes and nerve damage.

Mixed (Mixed) Urinary Incontinence: Situations in which stress and urge urinary incontinence occur at the same time are called mixed (mixed) urinary incontinence.

Overflow Type Urinary Incontinence: It occurs as a result of incomplete emptying of the bladder due to weakening of the bladder muscles, nerve damage, constipation or medications used.

What Causes Urinary Incontinence Occurs?

The three main causes of urinary incontinence in women are; pregnancy, normal births and advancing age. Especially more than one vaginal delivery and pregnancy processes cause damage to the bladder and urethra.

Apart from this, urinary incontinence; It can also occur due to different reasons such as pelvic surgery in the past, menopause, chronic constipation, radiation therapy, frequent urinary tract infections, obesity and overweight, drug use, hormonal changes, respiratory tract diseases.

Urinary Incontinence Treatment Izmir

Urinary incontinence treatment is determined by the type of urinary incontinence problem experienced by women and their general health. First of all, lifestyle changes, regular application of exercises that strengthen the pelvic floor muscles, drug treatments and electrical stimulation treatments in overactive bladder problems can be applied. If conservative treatments for urinary incontinence are not successful, laser urinary incontinence treatment can be used for women with urinary incontinence. Surgery is offered as the last solution for patients who cannot be treated with laser and who have organ prolapse added to their urinary incontinence problem.

Laser Incontinence Treatment

Today, developments in health technologies make it possible to treat many ailments without surgery. In recent years, successful results can be obtained with laser treatment in eliminating the problem of urinary incontinence.

The advantages of laser urinary incontinence treatment are listed as follows:

It is not a surgical procedure. It is safely applied in a clinical setting, not in a hospital.
Anesthesia is not given to the patient during the application.
The procedure takes a very short time and the patient can return to his daily life immediately.
Laser urinary incontinence treatment is comfortable for the patient.
The patient leaves the urinary incontinence problem behind and regains his self-confidence.
It is a painless and painless application.
Laser urinary incontinence treatment; It is applied to women who have urinary incontinence problems that occur during activities such as coughing, sneezing, laughing, which are called stress type.

An advantage of laser urinary incontinence treatment is that it helps to renew the cells in the area, thus providing vaginal rejuvenation.

As a result of the meetings we have with our patients who want to be treated for urinary incontinence in our clinic, we start the treatment process and help increase their comfort of life.

Urinary Incontinence TOT Surgery

The most effective surgical method used in the treatment of urinary incontinence is the TOT operation. TOT method, which provides elevation of the urethral canal by placing a band called polypropylene mesh into the urethral canal with a special needle; It is based on making a thin incision in the vagina. Post-operative wound healing process is very fast and the risk of post-operative complications for the patient is very low.