Operation Tighten Pelvic Floor

When the pelvic floor is damaged by childbirth and further affected by hormone changes and gravity it may become necessary to perform reconstructive surgery of the vagina.
Operation tighten pelvic floor. Pelvic floor dysfunction is the inability to control the muscles of your pelvic floor. Your brain controls your pelvic floor muscles to help these organs function correctly. Once the pelvic floor has been compromised problems such as incontinence diminished sex drive or even pelvic organ prolapse when pelvic organs protrude into or outside. Your pelvic floor is the group of muscles and ligaments in your pelvic region the pelvic floor acts like a.
Tighten contract your pelvic floor muscles as though you were trying to prevent passing gas. After the operation sitz baths are recommended to maintain hygiene during healing and laxatives prescribed to avoid hard stool. The bladder bowel uterus vagina and rectum are held in place by the pelvic floor. And posterior repair refers to correction of the back wall of the vagina.
As a pelvic floor surgeon it is part of the treatment for pelvic floor dysfunction. Sphincter repair may sometimes be combined with an anterior levatorplasty an operation to tighten the pelvic floor. More specifically the term anterior repair refers to correction of the front wall of the vagina. The options above only enhance or workout the muscles of the pelvic floor and do not treat the nerves nor the fascia.
Common causes of pelvic floor issues include pregnancy or childbirth hysterectomy certain sports aging or inactivity of the pelvic floor muscles just to name a few. To perform kegel exercises. Pelvic organ prolapse can result in symptoms including urinary leakage constipation and difficulty with intercourse. Laparoscopic colposuspension is a minimally invasive surgical technique that provides a safe and durable method for reconstruction of the pelvic floor and its contents without the need for a large abdominal incision.
As part of the correction of prolapse and incontinence the overall health of the vaginal. A surgical drain is left to prevent buildup of fluid. Since most patients with severe pelvic muscle and fascia damage can t fix their problem with the above minimally invasive techniques the patients often turn to surgery which usually requires the patient have her prolapse fixed concurrently with the tightening of her vagina.