Urinary incontinence is a chronic health problem which is considered as the most common chronic condition of women around the world. The symptoms can be divided into 3 groups, the first group is often found in people with neurological and cerebrovascular diseases. Which both diseases are added with urinary overflow condition therefore, a person requires a hygienic pad while walking either slow or quick. And for the second group is overflow occurs during some actions, such as coughing, sneezing, heavy lifting including playing sports. Accordingly, this cause has been found often in amount of patients. Moreover, the third group is a condition of sensitive bladder. When the feeling of piss starts to rise, and while going to the bathroom the urinary excretion accidentally happens before reaching a place. In that case can occur more frequently.
The cause of intensive urinary incontinence is when there is a pressure, in the abdominal cavity which being kept for a long period of time. As a result, muscles in the vaginal wall slack. Bladder and urinary tract are changing their angle positions. However, during a heavy lifting or playing sports can increase the pressure in the abdomen cavity which consequently, causes the overflow condition. Moreover, in a case of the vaginal wall slacks according to that can be caused by many circumstances, such as overweight or chronic constipation which these symptoms provide a lot of pressure inside the abdomen cavity. Besides, Urinary incontinence is also found in people who do exercise hard including lifting some heavy objects in a long hour. Or even during a pregnancy and childbirth. And in a case of having childbirth difficulty can cause the tissue in the vagina to slack with injury also, known as Pelvic floor relaxation.This cause urinary incontinence as well. Especially in women who did not do proper exercises after the postpartum period.
If the symptoms are still in the early stage. Doctors usually recommend patients for a kegel exercise to adjust the vagina movement. Which must be done by at least 3 sets a day in different times such as in the morning, afternoon or evening. Each set for 30 times, helps prevent urinary incontinence including Pelvic floor relaxation. On the other hand in some cases, patients cannot focus on the exercise all day. Which may require some tools such as the currently popular technology like FemiLift laser or FemiLift vagina tightening laser.
Laser therapy is used to destroy old cells including increasing collagen within the vagina tissue. In general the tissues of people are flexible due to the collagen in the subcutaneous layer. However,reaching the age of elderly, can cause the tissues decay as well, including other conditions such as weight, pregnancy, and difficulty in childbirth which also decrease some collagen. According to collagen decreasing a laser treatment is recently being used to destroy old cells and generate the new collagen.
Those who would like to receive the laser treatment for urinary symptoms. A physical examination is required to measure the severity of the disease. Due to laser technology is suitable for the treatment of mild urinary symptoms, such as having a condition during heavy sports or entering to some fitness classes cause patient to feel their vaginas do not tighten, including there is an air passing out. If the patient leaves it for too long, it may be necessary to be treated with an incision. The surgical treatment whether opening the abdomen in order to lift the angle of the bladder. Or providing a single incision sling to pull up the bladder angle. Both can change the angle of the urinary tract to a normal spot. However, this still does not help tightening the vagina. Unlike laser treatments which can cure both groups of symptoms at once. Moreover, in a case of some women, who are feeling unhappy during their intercourses even there is no infection they still can receive the laser to tighten up the area.
Treatment for non-severe urinary incontinence or vaginal tightening by laser, need to provide all in three times. Seeing your doctor once a month. Each treatment time takes about 10-15 minutes, no injection for Analgesia including hospital admission. After the treatment can return to a regular routine, moreover cost is cheaper than a surgery, also does not provide a harmful effects. But there may be an increasing of leucorrhea during the first week after the treatment. Accordingly this can be the new interesting way to treat the disease.
Obstetrician, Gynecological Oncologist
Female health center
Phyathai 2 Hospital
Call 02-617-2444 ext. 4268-9