Surgical Options

AdVance™ Male Sling System

The AdVance™ Male Sling System from AMS is an innovative, safe and effective procedure for men suffering from mild stress urinary incontinence. AdVance is a fast, minimally invasive outpatient surgery that can restore bladder control the day it is performed...so you can get back to doing the things you love to do, without worry embarrassment or inconvenience.

While moderate to severe cases of incontinence in men have been treated surgically for years, the majority of incontinent men – those only mildly incontinent – have had few attractive medical options until now.

More than two million men worldwide suffer from stress urinary incontinence, a condition in which urine is leaked during physical activity like lifting, exercising, sneezing and coughing. Most are prostate cancer survivors, having undergone surgery for the treatment of their cancer with the often unavoidable outcome of a damaged urinary sphincter. With the advent of the AdVance male sling system, doctors are now able to offer a spectrum of viable incontinence solutions.

With the AdVance procedure, a small “sling” made of synthetic mesh is placed inside the body through three small incisions. The sling supports the urethra, restoring normal bladder control. Most patients are continent immediately following the procedure and can resume normal, non-strenuous activities within a few days.

The AdVance procedure offers many benefits to men suffering from mild stress urinary incontinence:

• Outpatient surgery
• May be performed under spinal or general anesthesia
• Three small incisions
• Recovery is often rapid
• Often no catheter necessary upon discharge
• No device activation required
• Immediate improvement
• Restored dignity and quality of life