botox for the bladder
Dr. Victoria Staiman explains the Botox treatment for overactive bladder in women. Botox works by relaxing the bladder muscle to prevent or ease the contractions that lead to the feelings of urgency and the leakage of urine. A side effect of using Botox for overactive bladder is urinary retention - meaning that not all the urine in the bladder passes when you urinate. Botox ® is Botulinum Toxin A produced by the bacteria Clostridium Botulinum. What is used for ? Botox ® has been used widely to treat a number of conditions including facial wrinkles, muscle spasms and more recently the overactive bladder . Injection into the bladder wall can partially paralyse the ... How Botox Worked for Me How does the Botox treatment work? According to Allergan, the maker of Botox , "incontinence happens when the bladder muscle involunt...