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MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA — While menopause is finally being discussed openly, a related condition affecting one-third of all women remains shrouded in shame: Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP). One third of women experience urinary incontinence, and one third of women experience pelvic prolapse. An El Camino Health breakthrough in robotic-assisted pelvic floor reconstruction, often combined with a procedure to address incontinence, transforms women’s lives in just a few hours.
El Camino Health is dismantling the stigma surrounding POP and stress incontinence through a revolutionary robotic-assisted surgical approach. Dr. Savitha Krishnan, a leading urogynecologist, is pioneering techniques using the da Vinci robot that cut traditional surgery times in half—transforming a once demanding five-hour procedure and week-long hospital stay into a precision, same-day outpatient surgery.
The Impact of Precision Technology
- Faster Recovery: Patients return home the same day with tiny incisions.
- Superior Accuracy: Robotic arms provide millimetric precision, reducing pain and surgeon fatigue during complex suturing.
- High Success Rates: Minimally invasive reconstructions, such as vaginal slings, boast long-term success rates of 89–94%.
For patients like Jane Marzoni, who spent years “mapping” her life around restroom locations, the surgery was life-changing. “Dr. Krishnan didn’t save my life,” Marzoni shares, “but she saved the quality of my life“.
