Urinary incontinence is a common but frustrating condition that affects over 25 million Americans, particularly women over the age of 50 and following pregnancy, childbirth or menopause. While traditional treatments like pelvic floor exercises and medications may help to some degree, they are not always effective for everyone.
Fortunately, innovative nonsurgical solutions such as Emsella® can provide an effective, convenient treatment option for urinary incontinence.
What Causes Urinary Incontinence?
Chronic urinary incontinence occurs when the muscles and tissues that support the bladder and control urination become weak. This causes them to not function properly, allowing leakage to occur. Several factors can contribute to this condition, including:
- Pregnancy and childbirth. The strain of pregnancy and childbirth often weakens pelvic floor muscles, leading to bladder leaks.
- Menopause. Decreased estrogen levels that happen during menopause can also lead to the weakening of pelvic floor muscles.
- Aging. The natural aging process for both women and men can lead to weakened bladder muscles and reduced bladder capacity.
- Obesity. Significant extra weight can put added pressure and stress on pelvic floor muscles, leading to incontinence.
How Emsella Works
Emsella is an innovative treatment from the makers of EMSCULPT® that uses patented high-intensity focused electromagnetic (HIFEM®) energy to strengthen pelvic floor muscles. This advanced technology stimulates advanced muscle contractions – the equivalent of doing 11,000 kegel exercises in just 30 minutes.
Kegel exercises are known to strengthen pelvic floor muscles. However, it would be impossible to perform as many Kegel muscle contractions as Emsella can deliver in such a short amount of time.
Emsella is completely non-invasive and requires no downtime. You simply sit fully clothed in the Emsella chair while the device works to help strengthen bladder muscles. We typically recommend a series of six Emsella treatments over a period of three weeks for best results. During this time, our Minneapolis patients notice a gradual and significant improvement in bladder control and a reduction in bladder leaks.
Could Emsella Be Right for You?
Emsella can be a suitable solution for both women and men who are experiencing any type of urinary incontinence, including:
- Stress incontinence. Leakage that occurs during involuntary actions that put pressure on the abdomen, such as coughing, sneezing or laughing.
- Urge incontinence. When you feel a sudden, uncontrollable urge to urinate.
- Mixed incontinence. A combination of both stress and urge incontinence.
Because it is a nonsurgical and painless treatment, Emsella can be right for virtually anyone who is struggling with bladder leaks and is looking for a convenient treatment without downtime.
Emsella, however, isn’t recommended for people who have pacemakers, metal implants, copper IUDs or women who are pregnant.
Taking Control of Your Bladder Health
If urinary incontinence is affecting your quality of life and self-confidence, Emsella may be the non-invasive solution you’ve been looking for. If you think this innovative treatment could be right for you and would like to learn more about how it works or to schedule a consultation with one of our trained experts, please call our Minneapolis office at 612-213-1111 or get in touch with us online.
Author: Dr. Jennifer Harrington
Dr. Jennifer Harrington is a board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon and the medical director at SpaVie in Minneapolis. Dr. Harrington is recognized as one of the best female plastic surgeons, and is locally and nationally renowned for bringing the highest standards of medical excellence and aesthetic sensitivity to all procedures of the breast, body and face.
