Biomedical engineers and physicians hope for a new device that will last and provide patients with less side effects and better performance.
The advancement of medical inventions is evident as time passes. But, unfortunately for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) sufferers, they still have not moved a bit in terms of medical aid. In fact, the results of the September 2011 FDA advisory committee meeting on vaginal mesh explained that only a narrow improvement was noted in the update of the device’s design.
Burch surgery has been practiced by many physicians in the management of SUI for quite a long time. The purpose of this procedure is to bring back the urethra and the bladder neck to their rightful attachment areas, tucking them into the pelvic ligaments by stitches. The use of the patient’s bodily tissues in sling application has been proven later to be causing fewer and milder side effects. Because of this, the idea of using a synthetic mesh as support to the weakened tissues was recognized and adapted by many physicians. Mesh commercial enterprises have also flourished through this.
Based on a study almost 10 years ago, more than 11 percent of women undergo surgery for SUI, and nearly 30 percent of them will be subjected to reconstructive operation. In a clinical research performed 10 years earlier, over 11 percent of women go through surgical procedure to correct SUI, and almost 30 percent of these women are most likely to experience reconstructive surgeries. This necessitates the innovation of a more reliable and highly effective device.
It was in Europe where the use of artificial mesh was first applied in surgery 20 years ago; after five years, it also spread in the United States. Later, it was also practiced for reconstructing prolapsed organs of the pelvis. Mesh property and strength need to be modified since patients’ condition often degrades later in time with erosion and infection, and for this more information must be gathered for further studies.
Biomedical engineers and physicians hope for a new device that will last and provide patients with less side effects and better performance. The application of the mesh has slowly progressed and benefited patients suffering from hernia by means of progressing studies. Recently, mesh devices designed with thinner bodies and bigger holes are being examined to boost adequate blood circulation to the tissues in which the device is attached into. If the tissues do not receive sufficient blood flow, cell destruction and scarring may come about.
The sole trouble with the most recent surgical treatment is its association to serious complications. When compared to the customary colposuspension technique, the outcomes of synthetic mesh application are somewhat irreversible.
Synthetic mesh skin implantation has been widely advocated by physicians and patients. Although the number of negative reports and cases of vaginal mesh lawsuit filed against them has continuously risen, manufacturers of mesh are still unendingly selling their items in healthcare markets.
Hip Fractures Common in Women with Prolapse
Doctors point out the need for regular physical evaluation in women, specifically to find out about their pelvic muscle strength and bone density. They need it more when they age 50 and over.
Pelvic Examination: Enough to Diagnose Presence of Prolapse?
You should know that there are series of tests that your doctor will perform to diagnose prolapse, and the first thing that you should be prepared about is the over-all assessment of your pelvic organs.
Sling Attachment during Prolapse Repair: Important?
Patients with pelvic organ prolapse opt for vaginal mesh implantation not only because it immediately puts an end to the embarrassing symptoms they acquire from pelvic organ prolapse, but most importantly because doctors recommend its use.
