Leaking when you cough, laugh or lift.
in Jonesboro, AR.
It is common, it is not something you have to live with, and there is a treatment that does not involve surgery.
VTone is an in-office treatment for stress urinary incontinence and pelvic floor weakness, using intravaginal electrical muscle stimulation to work the pelvic floor muscles. It suits women who leak when they cough, laugh, sneeze, lift or exercise, and it involves no surgery and no general anesthesia. It is done at Lux Lipo in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and cost is quoted at your consultation.
Here’s exactly what happens at a first visit — and you can come and see the place before you book anything.
Electrical muscle stimulation for the pelvic floor.
VTone delivers intravaginal electrical muscle stimulation. In plain terms, it makes the pelvic floor muscles contract and release for you, repeatedly, in a way that is difficult to achieve reliably on your own.
The pelvic floor is a sling of muscle that supports the bladder and the urethra. When it weakens, pressure from a cough or a jump is no longer fully resisted, and a small amount of urine escapes. That is stress urinary incontinence, and it is a muscle problem before it is anything else.
It is not surgery. There is nothing to cut and nothing to recover from in the way you would recover from an operation.
If you have started planning your day around it.
This is probably you if you leak when you cough, sneeze, laugh, lift something or exercise. If you have stopped running, stopped trampolining with your children, or started wearing a pad as insurance rather than for a period, that is the same problem described differently.
It is common after childbirth and around menopause, and being common is not the same as being something to accept. Many women have never mentioned it to anyone.
This probably is not the right starting point if the leaking comes with a sudden, urgent need to go that you cannot defer, or if you have pain, blood or a fever with it. Those need assessing first, so call us and say so rather than booking a course of treatment.
Muscles working, not pain.
Most women describe the sensation as a tightening and releasing, like the muscles doing an exercise on their own. It is a strange feeling before it is an uncomfortable one, and it is not painful.
You are dressed from the waist up throughout, the room is private, and you can ask to stop at any point. Nothing is photographed.
What happens, in order.
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A private consultation: what happens, when, how often, and how long it has been going on.
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An assessment, so that the leaking is properly characterised before anything is treated.
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The treatment itself, delivered in the office as a short appointment.
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A course rather than a single visit, because muscle responds to repetition.
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Review, so progress is measured against what you described at the start rather than against an average.
A course, not a single appointment.
Muscle strengthening works by repetition, so VTone is delivered as a course of appointments rather than one visit. That is true of pelvic floor training generally, whether you do it yourself or a device does it for you.
How many sessions you need, and how far apart they sit, is set at your consultation. We do not publish a number here, because the honest answer depends on how weak the muscle is and what is causing the leak, and a number that is not about you is not information.
Measured against what you described.
The useful measure is not a percentage. It is whether you can cough without bracing, whether the pad is still needed, whether you have stopped avoiding the things you used to do.
Muscle strength is maintained rather than banked, so what happens after the course matters. Your physician will tell you what keeping it up looks like for you. Individual results vary.
Cost is quoted in writing at your consultation.
Cost depends on the treatment plan you and your physician settle on, so we quote it at your consultation rather than guessing here. We offer financing.
We see patients from Jonesboro, Paragould and across Northeast Arkansas, and some travel from the Missouri Bootheel.
What to weigh up.
This is a non-surgical treatment, so the risks are modest: temporary discomfort, irritation, or muscle soreness of the kind you would get after any unfamiliar exercise.
The more important consideration is diagnosis. Leaking has more than one cause, and treating the muscle will not help if the problem is not the muscle. That is why the assessment comes before the course, and why we would rather tell you this is not the right treatment than sell you a package.
This page is general information, not advice about your own health. Call the clinic on (870) 230-0844 to talk about your situation.
A physician assesses you first.
Every VTone treatment at Lux Lipo is performed by Dr. Vaibhav Desai, MD, a physician member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery.
What to ask any provider, including us.
Useful questions anywhere you go: what kind of incontinence do you think I have, and how did you decide? How many of these do you treat in a month? How many sessions, and what happens if it does not improve? What do I do afterwards to keep it? Who handles the follow-up?
Be wary of anywhere that sells you a package before it has assessed you. The assessment is the part that decides whether the treatment is the right one.
Few clinics in the region treat this.
We are at 3800B S Caraway Rd in Jonesboro, and women travel to us from across Northeast Arkansas and the Missouri Bootheel, including Paragould, Trumann, Walnut Ridge, Newport, Corning, Blytheville and Batesville, and from Kennett, Sikeston and Poplar Bluff in Missouri.
Because this is delivered as a course, tell us at your consultation if you are travelling and the appointments can be spaced to suit the drive.
Nothing to photograph.
There are no before and after photographs for this, and there should not be. The measure is what changed in your day, which is what we ask you about at review.
We show before-and-after photographs in person.
Every photograph we publish is published because a patient signed a written release, and most people would rather we did not. At your consultation the physician will show you pairs that match your own body and the treatment being discussed — which is more use to you than a page of strangers. Individual results vary.
Nobody has to know you came in.
A lot of what we treat — dryness, leaking, discomfort, how things look — people don’t say out loud, even to their doctor. These pages exist so you can get an answer without asking a person. When you’re ready, this is what a visit looks like.
You never have to say it out loud. Book online and pick a consultation — you don’t have to explain anything to anyone at the front desk. The first person you discuss it with is the physician.
A private room, and a physician in it. A physician examines you and answers your questions — not a coordinator. Bring someone with you or come alone — whichever makes it easier.
You can stop at any point. A consultation is a conversation, not a commitment. Plenty of people come in, ask everything, and decide not to do anything. That’s a fine outcome.
Your file is your file. HIPAA applies to everything here. No photo of you is ever used anywhere without your written consent, and you can withdraw it later.
Asked at the desk, answered here.
Medically reviewed by Dr. Vaibhav Desai, MD. If yours is not here, call (870) 230-0844 and ask — nobody will try to book you for asking a question.
What is stress urinary incontinence?
It is leaking that happens when pressure rises in the abdomen, such as when you cough, sneeze, laugh, lift or exercise. It is a pelvic floor problem, and it is different from the sudden urgent need to go, which has other causes.
Is VTone surgery?
No. It is an in-office treatment using intravaginal electrical muscle stimulation. There is no cutting, no general anesthesia and no surgical recovery.
Does it hurt?
Most women describe a tightening and releasing sensation, like the muscles exercising on their own. It is unfamiliar rather than painful, and you can ask to stop at any point.
How many sessions will I need?
It is delivered as a course rather than a single appointment, because muscle responds to repetition. The number is set at your consultation, and we do not publish an average because it depends on your assessment.
Is this the same as doing pelvic floor exercises?
It works the same muscle, but it does the contractions for you and does not depend on technique. Many women have been told to do pelvic floor exercises for years without being sure they are doing them correctly.
Will the result last?
Muscle strength is maintained rather than banked, so what you do afterwards matters. Your physician will tell you what keeping it up looks like in your case. Individual results vary.
Is it embarrassing?
The appointment is private and you are dressed from the waist up throughout. You can bring someone with you, and nothing is photographed. Most women say the hardest part was booking.
What does it cost?
Cost depends on the course you and your physician settle on, so we quote it at your consultation rather than guessing here. Financing is available.
Come in.
Or book ahead.
A consultation is a conversation, not a commitment. We'll tell you honestly what's realistic for you.
Lux Lipo · 3800B S Caraway Rd, Suite 8, Jonesboro, AR 72401