WHAT ARE THE RISKS?

THE implant is positioned near the surface of the skin so it could be damaged if the patient does any contact sport.

AS WITH any device, there’s a risk of electronic malfunction, and surgery carries a risk of infection.

‘THIS therapy can be done as a day case, has a low complication rate and does not interfere with any other potential treatments for incontinence,’ says Carolynne Vaizey, a consultant surgeon at St Mark’s Hospital, Middlesex.

‘We don’t know quite how it works — but it does transform the lives of many patients who have incontinence.’