Women’s Health Services of Maryland
INCONTILASE

IncontiLase - Urinary Incontinence Treatment in Baltimore, MD

IncontiLase is a laser treatment protocol for treating stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Women’s Health and Cosmetic Services of Maryland is happy to offer urinary incontinence treatment to women residing in Baltimore, Annapolis, Washington, DC, and the surrounding Maryland communities.

What is Incontilase?

IncontiLase is a laser treatment protocol for treating stress urinary incontinence (SUI). The unintended leakage of urine during coughs, sneezes, laughs, and/or physical exertion is often due to weakened muscles of the pelvic floor region after vaginal childbirth, weight gain, or menopause. Without incisions or any significant recovery process, the procedure uses the targeted thermal energy to stimulate the production of collagen and elastin in the vaginal tissues. The resulting synthesis of collagen fibres in the urethral orifice and along the targeted vaginal wall shrinks and tightens the vaginal tissue, leading to improved support of the bladder and resumed control over urination. The results are nearly instant, and patients report long-term results.

What is Stress Urinary Incontinence?

Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is a common problem in women that causes the involuntary loss of urine during coughing, sneezing, laughing, or physical exertion such as running or climbing stairs.

IncontiLase - Urinary Incontinence Treatment Advantages

For a large majority of patients, a single session was sufficient to alleviate mild or even moderate stress urinary incontinence. If needed, the treatment was repeated after one month. No special pre-op preparations or post-op precautions were necessary. Patients could immediately return to their normal everyday activities. Additional advantages objective Q-tip and PFM measurements. 90% of patients with mild SUI and 76% of patients with moderate SUI needed just a single IncontiLase® treatment. In total, 95% of all patients were incontinence free 12 months after the treatment, while 5% still had mild stress incontinence.

Am I a Candidate For the Urinary Incontinence Treatment?

Ideal candidates for IncontiLase are female patients who experience mild to moderate stress urinary incontinence or SUI and mixed urinary incontinence. These are patients who may experience leaking when they laugh or stand up. The treatment works well for patients with busy schedules because it can typically be performed quickly with no recovery time after the procedure.

Patients will not have to make lifestyle changes leading up to the treatment and will only have to wait three to seven days before resuming sexual activity. Most patients require multiple treatment sessions to achieve the desired results. Patients treated with the therapy usually note gradual improvements. However, results and treatment regimens vary from patient to patient based on a number of factors.

How Does Incontilase Work?

Fotona’s 2940 nm Er: YAG non-ablative laser with proprietary “Smooth-mode” technology thermally affects the vaginal tissue, stimulating collagen remodelling and the synthesis of new collagen fibres in the region of the vestibule and urethral orifice, as well as in the area along the anterior vaginal wall. The final result of collagen neogenesis is the shrinking and tightening of vaginal mucosa tissue and collagen-rich endopelvic fascia and subsequently greater support to the bladder and the return of normal continence function.

What Causes Stress Urinary Incontinence?

Most Adults Can Hold Over 2 Cups Of Urine In Their Bladder. Stress Incontinence Occurs When The Muscles That Control Your Ability To Hold Get Weak Or Do Not Work.

 

  • The bladder and urethra are supported by the pelvic floor muscles. Urine flows from your bladder through your urethra to the outside.
  • The sphincter is a muscle around the opening of the bladder. It squeezes to prevent urine from leaking through the urethra.

 

When either set of muscles become weak, urine can pass when pressure is placed on your bladder. You may notice it when you:

 

  • Cough
  • Sneeze
  • Laugh
  • Exercise
  • Lift heavy objects

Benefits of IncontiLase Stress Urinary Incontinence?

  • Almost 70% of patients are dry after 120 days
  • Improvement of stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in all measured parameters 120 days after IncontiLase treatment
  • 94% of patients reported improvement and 68% of all patients claimed to be free of SUI symptoms
  • Completely noninvasive
  • No more planning around your weak bladder.

Contact the specialists at Women’s Health and Cosmetic Services of Maryland to discuss possible treatment options. We serve residents in Baltimore, Annapolis, Glen Burnie and the surrounding Maryland communities.

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