Pelvic floor weakness can affect everyday comfort, bladder control, confidence and intimate wellbeing. It can develop for a number of reasons, including ageing, childbirth and menopause. Emsella is a non-invasive treatment designed to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles through thousands of powerful contractions, without surgery, needles or downtime.
What Is Emsella?
Emsella is an advanced pelvic floor treatment that uses high-intensity electromagnetic energy to stimulate the deep pelvic floor muscles. The treatment is suitable for both women and men experiencing pelvic weakness, bladder control concerns or signs of intimate dysfunction. Unlike conventional pelvic floor exercises, Emsella can stimulate thousands of muscle contractions during a single session while you remain fully clothed. This helps re-educate and strengthen weakened pelvic floor muscles over the course of treatment.
How Does Emsella Work?
Emsella uses High-Intensity Focused Electromagnetic (HIFEM+) technology to deliver approximately 11,200 powerful pelvic floor muscle contractions during a session. These contractions target the deeper muscles involved in bladder control and pelvic stability. The treatment is designed to strengthen muscles that may have become weakened through factors such as ageing, childbirth or menopause. It can also be useful for people who have tried regular Kegel exercises but have struggled to achieve the desired results.
What Can Emsella Help With?
A weakened pelvic floor can present in different ways. Emsella is designed to support pelvic floor strength and function, with the potential to help improve:
Urinary leakage and bladder control
Stress urinary leakage during activities such as exercise, coughing or laughing
Urge urinary leakage
Pelvic floor weakness or laxity
Reduced pelvic floor strength following childbirth
Changes associated with ageing and menopause
Intimate sensation and function
The treatment is suitable for both women and men, although individual concerns and treatment goals will differ.
What Happens During an Emsella Treatment?
Emsella is designed to be discreet and comfortable. You remain fully clothed while seated on the treatment chair, with no anaesthetic required. During the session, you will experience the sensation of intense pelvic floor muscle contractions. Some patients describe this as tingling or muscle stimulation rather than pain. Each session takes approximately 30 minutes, and there is no recovery period afterwards. You can return to your normal daily activities immediately after treatment.
How Many Emsella Sessions Will I Need?
A course of six sessions is recommended, with two to three sessions taking place per week. The strengthening process develops progressively as the pelvic floor muscles are repeatedly stimulated. Some improvement in symptoms may be noticed from the first session, while results continue to develop throughout the treatment course. According to the clinic’s treatment guidance, results typically peak at around three months and can be maintained with annual top-up sessions.
Emsella for Stress and Urge Urinary Leakage
Urinary leakage can happen for different reasons. Stress urinary leakage occurs when physical exertion, coughing, laughing or exercise places pressure on the bladder. Urge urinary leakage involves an involuntary release of urine following a sudden, overwhelming urge to urinate. Emsella is designed to support the pelvic floor muscles involved in bladder control and can be used for both stress and urge urinary leakage.
Who Is Emsella Suitable For?
Emsella may be suitable for women and men experiencing pelvic floor weakness, bladder control concerns or changes in pelvic function. It can be particularly relevant following childbirth or with changes associated with ageing and menopause. However, Emsella is not suitable for everyone. People with certain metal implants, including hip replacements or spinal plates, cannot undergo the treatment because of the electromagnetic field used during the procedure. A consultation is recommended to assess your individual needs and determine if Emsella is appropriate for you.
Why Choose Emsella?
There are many imitation chairs, but Emsella is the only FDA-approved system available in South Africa, designed to stimulate and strengthen the pelvic floor muscles using HIFEM+ technology.
Book Your Emsella Consultation
If pelvic floor weakness or bladder control concerns are affecting your confidence or everyday life, Emsella may offer a non-invasive approach to strengthening and supporting pelvic health. Book a consultation with Body + Skin Clinic to discuss your concerns, treatment goals and suitability for Emsella.
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