Can laser-based energy treatments be considered preventative and positioned for prolapse?

ANSWER: Note that in several clinical studies evaluating laser treatments on vaginal atrophy, patients with prolapse at the stage II, were excluded and were not a part of the study.

According to data we studied Er:YAG laser and fractional CO₂ laser have been suggested as alternatives to a non-surgical treatment of pelvic floor dysfunctions. (Bizjak-Ogrinc et al, and Apolikhina I et al).

Bizjak-Ogrinc et al Ljubljana, Slovenia TREATMENT OF PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSES USING ERBIUM YAG LASER THERMO THERAPY –1 YEAR FOLLOW-UP

Apolikhina I et al Federal State Budget Institution “Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology” Moscow LASER TECHNOLOGIES IN TREATMENT OF PELVIC FLOOR DYSFUNCTIONS IN WOMEN