Botox® Injections for Overactive Bladder in NJ

What is Overactive Bladder?

Overactive bladder (OAB) is a term used to describe a set of urologic symptoms that include:

Getting up and urinating at least two times per night (nocturia)
Inability to postpone the need to urinate (urinary urgency)
Leakage of urine when the urge to urinate occurs (urge incontinence)
Urinating at least eight times per day

OAB occurs due to a disruption of signals between the brain and the bladder. This results in an involuntary contraction of the bladder muscle, regardless of urine volume. OAB is typically a result of aging, but may also develop due to other risk factors, including:

Alcohol or caffeine consumption
Dementia
Diabetic nerve damage
Infections, such as urinary tract infection (UTI)
Multiple pregnancies
Nerve damage due to multiple sclerosis (MS)
Obesity
Parkinson’s disease
Previous pelvic surgery
Previous stroke resulting in nerve damage
Prostate surgery
Spinal cord injury
Use of certain medications

How do Botox Injections Work?

Botox injections partially paralyze the nerves and bladder muscle to treat the leakage of urine (incontinence) in adults with OAB. This treatment technique also addresses the strong need to urinate with leakage or wetting accidents.

The injections, which may be performed as infrequently as twice a year, are made directly into multiple areas of the muscle using a cytoscope (a thin, lighted tube with a camera inserted into the bladder through the urethra). The procedure typically takes approximately thirty minutes and can be done in the comfort of a physician’s office.

Who is a Candidate for Bladder Botox?

Botox may relieve symptoms of OAB in adults who continue to experience an urgent and frequent need to urinate, or incontinence after taking other medications to manage the condition. Your doctor may also recommend bladder Botox if you have struggled with side effects of other OAB medications.

How Long Will the Results of Bladder Botox Last?

The effects of Botox treatment for overactive bladder can last up to six months before wearing off.

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Nitin Patel, MD

Board-Certified Urologist

General Urology, Robotic & Minimally Invasive Surgery, Oncology, Transgender Surgery

Neel P. Shah, MD

Board-Certified Urologist

Da Vinci Robotic Surgery, Bladder Problems, Overactive Bladder, Bladder Botox, Aquablation Therapy for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Katherine Shapiro, MD

Board-Certified Urologist

Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery

John Sheng, MD

Board-Certified Urologist

Urologic Oncology (Prostate, Kidney, Bladder, Testis, Adrenal)

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