| August 5, 2016 | | |  | | | | | | Consider surgery or vaginal rejuvenation to treat incontinence | | If other urinary incontinence treatments fail, your specialist may recommend surgery. Most procedures treat stress incontinence. A tape procedure, for instance, involves supporting the urethra (the tube through which urine leaves the bladder) with a strip of synthetic material to help it stay closed when you're not exerting pressure on the pelvic floor region. This surgery can be done on an outpatient basis. It works in 85 percent of women, but over time it will be less effective, and repeated surgeries have decreased success. Plus, there are risks with any surgery. Read more: | | | | FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL NETWORKS | | | SIGN UP FOR OUR OTHER NEWSLETTERS | | | | |  | | | |  |           | If you would like to subscribe to our other newsletters, please click here.
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