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Treatment for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Offered at St. Elizabeth Boardman
10/5/2009 --Humility of Mary Health Partners
St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center now offers the new Elevate® Anterior minimally invasive prolapse repair systems for women, which help restore anatomy to its normal position with a single-incision.
Prolapse is a condition that affects more than 34 million women worldwide. It occurs when muscles and ligaments have been weakened or damaged due to childbirth, previous surgery, hysterectomy, obesity, age, ethnicity, genetics, or repetitive straining. This may cause pelvic structures such as the bladder or rectum to protrude or herniate into the vaginal wall. As a result, women may feel a bulge or sense of heaviness or the sensation that something has “fallen” or “dropped” in the pelvic area. Elevate allows for a minimally invasive and comprehensive solution to treat these defects.
Elevate utilizes self-fixating tips that allow for safe, simple, and precise mesh placement in proven anatomical landmarks, through a single vaginal incision. The single-incision also promotes a short procedure time and has the potential for a reduced recovery time for the patient. Elevate incorporates proven mesh that has been used in more than 100,000 procedures.
Drs. Richard Memo and Mark Memo, urologists, have been the first adopters of the procedure and perform it at St. E’s Boardman.
“Elevate’s single-incision approach minimizes tissue trauma, allows for a less invasive procedure and has the potential for a shortened recovery, compared to abdominal prolapse repair. Patients’ bodies are restored, and their overall quality of life is improved,” says Dr. Mark Memo.
For more information, call Humility of Mary Healthline at 1-877-700-4647.
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