Can EmpowerRF Help With Urinary Incontinence
and Pelvic Floor Weakness?
A Non-Surgical Approach To Strengthening The Pelvic Floor And Improving Bladder Control
Urinary leakage and pelvic floor weakness are commonly experienced after childbirth, with aging, and as the muscles supporting the pelvic floor change over time. However, these concerns do not always require surgery to be addressed. EmpowerRF® offers advanced technologies designed to strengthen weak pelvic floor muscles and improve urinary control. At Wayne Lee MD Plastic Surgery and Skin Health & Body Institute in Brandon, treatment can be customized based on each patient’s symptoms, goals, and overall wellness needs.
Why Does Pelvic Floor Weakness Cause Urinary Leakage?
The pelvic floor is a group of muscles that helps support the bladder and other pelvic organs. When these muscles become weakened, bladder control can become more difficult.
Women may notice leakage while:
- Coughing or sneezing
- Laughing
- Exercising
- Running or jumping
- Lifting something heavy
- Experiencing a sudden urge to urinate
Pregnancy, childbirth, aging, hormonal changes, and other factors can contribute to weakening of these muscles.
For many women, these symptoms are not simply inconvenient. They can begin affecting exercise, travel, social activities, intimacy, and everyday quality of life.
How Does EmpowerRF Help Strengthen The Pelvic Floor?
EmpowerRF® is a multi-functional women’s wellness platform that includes technologies designed specifically to address pelvic floor weakness and urinary incontinence.
One of these technologies is VTone®, which uses intravaginal electrical muscle stimulation to produce controlled muscle contractions and provide neuromuscular re-education of weakened pelvic floor muscles.
Essentially, the technology helps activate and retrain muscles that may no longer be functioning as effectively as they once did.
InMode specifically identifies VTone as an FDA-cleared technology intended for rehabilitation of weak pelvic floor muscles and treatment of stress, urge, and mixed urinary incontinence.
What Types Of Urinary Incontinence Can EmpowerRF Address?
EmpowerRF technology may be used for several forms of female urinary incontinence, including stress, urge, and mixed urinary incontinence.
Stress Urinary Incontinence
Stress urinary incontinence occurs when pressure placed on the bladder causes leakage. This may happen while coughing, sneezing, laughing, exercising, or lifting.
Urge Urinary Incontinence
Urge incontinence involves a sudden and difficult-to-control need to urinate that may result in leakage.
Mixed Urinary Incontinence
Some women experience symptoms of both stress and urge incontinence. This is referred to as mixed urinary incontinence.
Because urinary symptoms can have different causes, an evaluation is important before determining whether EmpowerRF is appropriate.
EmpowerRF Is More Than A Pelvic Floor Treatment
One advantage of the EmpowerRF platform is that pelvic floor strengthening can be incorporated into a broader women’s wellness treatment plan.
Depending on a patient’s concerns, EmpowerRF technologies may be incorporated into a broader non-surgical vaginal rejuvenation treatment plan to address issues involving::
- Weak pelvic floor muscles
- Urinary leakage
- Vaginal tissue changes
- Circulation
- Tissue tone and support
- Changes associated with childbirth or aging
This allows treatment to be customized rather than approaching every patient with the same solution.
That distinction is important because EmpowerRF is the platform, while VTone is one of the technologies available within that platform.
Is EmpowerRF Pelvic Floor Treatment Surgical?
No. EmpowerRF provides non-surgical treatment options that are performed at our office in Brandon.
There are no surgical incisions involved with VTone pelvic floor therapy. Instead, the technology stimulates pelvic floor muscle contractions during a treatment session.
Because treatment plans vary, the number and type of sessions recommended will depend on the patient’s symptoms and treatment goals.
Who May Be A Candidate?
EmpowerRF pelvic floor treatment may be worth discussing if you:
- Experience leakage when coughing, sneezing, or laughing
- Notice leakage during exercise
- Experience sudden urinary urgency
- Have noticed changes following pregnancy or childbirth
- Feel that your pelvic floor has weakened
- Want to explore a non-surgical treatment option
- Have urinary symptoms that interfere with everyday activities
A consultation is necessary because urinary leakage can have multiple causes and treatment should be based on an individual evaluation.
Benefits Of EmpowerRF For Pelvic Floor Weakness
Strengthening More Than Muscles
Urinary leakage is something many women quietly adapt their lives around. They may stop running, avoid certain exercises, locate the bathroom everywhere they go, or simply accept leakage as an unavoidable consequence of childbirth or aging.
It does not necessarily have to be treated that way.
EmpowerRF provides Dr. Wayne C. Lee and his team with multiple technologies that can be customized around the individual patient rather than treating women’s wellness as a single issue. VTone can specifically target weak pelvic floor muscles, while other EmpowerRF technologies may be considered when additional vaginal wellness concerns are present.
For patients throughout Tampa and Brandon, the goal is straightforward: identify what is contributing to the problem and determine whether a non-surgical treatment can help improve function, comfort, and everyday quality of life.
Frequently Asked Questions About EmpowerRF and Pelvic Floor Treatment
Can EmpowerRF help with urinary leakage?
EmpowerRF includes VTone technology, which is designed to rehabilitate weak pelvic floor muscles and address stress, urge, and mixed urinary incontinence.
How does VTone strengthen the pelvic floor?
VTone uses intravaginal electrical muscle stimulation to produce muscle contractions and provide neuromuscular re-education of weakened pelvic floor muscles.
Can EmpowerRF help with leaking when I cough or exercise?
Leakage caused by coughing, sneezing, exercising, laughing, or similar activities may be associated with stress urinary incontinence. VTone is designed to address stress urinary incontinence as part of the EmpowerRF platform.
Is urinary leakage after childbirth normal?
Changes to pelvic floor strength can occur following pregnancy and childbirth. However, women do not necessarily have to simply live with urinary leakage. An evaluation can help determine the cause and appropriate treatment options.
Is EmpowerRF the same as doing Kegel exercises?
No. Kegel exercises involve voluntarily contracting the pelvic floor muscles. VTone uses electrical muscle stimulation and neuromuscular re-education to stimulate pelvic floor muscle contractions through an in-office treatment.
Does EmpowerRF require surgery?
No. VTone pelvic floor therapy is a non-surgical treatment performed in the office without surgical incisions.
How many EmpowerRF treatments will I need?
Treatment recommendations depend on the patient’s symptoms and goals. Wayne Lee MD’s current Skin Health & Body Institute brochure lists VTone as a six-treatment program, although an individualized treatment plan should be determined following consultation.
Can EmpowerRF treat other women’s wellness concerns?
Yes. EmpowerRF is a multi-functional platform containing several technologies, allowing treatment to be customized for pelvic floor weakness and other women’s wellness concerns.
Hours:
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Email: info@wayneleemd.com
Fax: 866-202-3227
Address: 1020 East Brandon Blvd,
Suite 101, Brandon, FL 33511