Sling surgery is the most common surgery doctors use to treat Urinary Stress Incontinence. That’s when certain movements or actions, like coughing, sneezing, or lifting, put pressure on your bladder and make you pee a little.

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The surgeon creates a “sling” out of mesh or human tissue. Then they put it under the tube that urinepasses through, called the urethra. The sling is like a hammock that lifts and supports your urethra and the neck of your bladder (where your bladder connects to your urethra) to help prevent leaks.