By the way, doctor: Should I try Renessa for urinary incontinence?
Renessa was approved in 2005 for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence in women who aren't candidates for surgery. It requires anesthesia but takes only about 20 minutes and can be performed on an outpatient basis. Follow-up studies are encouraging: in one study, 78% of 170 women reported improvement after one year. But so far, the only published studies of Renessa have been funded by the manufacturer, Novasys Medical. Moreover, there are no long-term data on its effects. That's important, because heating the tissue injures it. While that may reduce incontinence in the short term, we don't know how patients will be faring five or 10 years down the road.
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