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Hysterectomy for Uterine Prolapse: What to Expect
At Modern OBGYN Care in Pembroke Pines, our empathetic, experienced board-certified OB/GYNs, Dr. Marcela Torres and Dr. Miguel Torres, understand how disruptive uterine prolapse is. The pain, pressure, and inconvenience may leave you feeling frustrated and desperate for a long-term fix.
We believe in real-world solutions that allow women to reclaim their lives after uterine prolapse. For many women, a hysterectomy may be their best path forward. Read on to find out more about the procedure and what to expect.
Understanding uterine prolapse
Uterine prolapse develops when the uterus sinks into the vaginal canal due to a weakening and loosening of the pelvic floor muscles and ligaments.
This can leave you with:
- Pelvic pain
- Pelvic pressure
- Low back pain
- The feeling of constant fullness
- Difficulty urinating or having bowel movements
- Urinary incontinence
These symptoms can make everyday routine activities miserable. Although milder cases of uterine prolapse may improve with pelvic floor therapy or other nonsurgical therapies, women with severe symptoms may need a hysterectomy to remove the uterus and eliminate the problem.
If that sounds like you, you aren’t alone. According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), about 13% of women need surgery to correct pelvic organ prolapse.
How hysterectomy works for uterine prolapse
Hysterectomy can dramatically improve the quality of life for women struggling with uterine prolapse. Whenever possible, our surgeons at Modern OBGYN Care use the most advanced approach for hysterectomy: Robotic-assisted surgery.
A robotic hysterectomy for uterine prolapse is a minimally invasive surgery requiring only a few small “keyhole” incisions of about a half-inch each, versus one long cut for traditional hysterectomy.
Using a miniature camera to gather live 3D images from inside your body, the robotic system relays those images directly to a high-definition screen.
Your surgeon views the screen during surgery, providing a view far more detailed and magnified than would be possible with traditional open surgery.
Working from a high-tech control panel, your surgeon manipulates the robotic tools during the procedure, giving them the highest level of precision possible as they remove the uterus in small sections.
The smaller incisions and improved precision lead to less bleeding, pain, and recovery time versus traditional hysterectomy.
Though some patients need a night in the hospital, most women can go home the same day. Recovery varies for every woman, but most women resume light activities within a couple of weeks. Many bounce back fully within three or four weeks, finally free from the pain, pressure, and discomfort of uterine prolapse for good.
In many cases, the procedure also includes supportive repairs to restore pelvic anatomy, so your recovery timeline could be different based on the specifics of your case.
At Modern OBGYN Care, our surgeons use the most advanced, evidence-based techniques and perform surgery in safe, accredited facilities such as Palmetto General Hospital and SurgiCare of Miramar.
Explore your surgical options for uterine prolapse with compassionate experts by calling Modern OBGYN Care at 754-217-4181 to book an appointment.
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