botox injections in the bladder
A urologist can inject Botox into your bladder to treat urge incontinence or overactive bladder . This helps the muscles relax, which will give you more time to get to the bathroom when you feel the need to urinate. The injections are done in the clinic, and most patients tolerate the injections well. Who can get Botox bladder injections ? Botox for urinary incontinence is often recommended when conservative treatments fail to stop involuntary urine leakage or overactive bladder . Botox helps block the nerve signals in the bladder that prompt the release of urine and prevent involuntary urine leakage. Cystoscopic Botox injections into the bladder . Bladder botox injection is a brief office procedure usually done under light sedation. It involves placing a cystoscope into the bladder and injecting botox into numerous sites in the bladder via a needle that fits through the cystoscope. The entire procedure takes about 10 minutes. Injection into th