Treatment of female stress urinary incontinence with Erbium-YAG laser in non-ablative mode.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of laser photothermal therapy in a group of Chilean women with SUI.

Material And Methods: Longitudinal prospective study based on 42 women with mild-to-severe SUI, intervened with non ablative Er:YAG laser, between July 2014 and October 2015, in Santiago, Chile. The therapy efficacy was evaluated through the difference between every patient's scores obtained, before and after treatment, with the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire - Urinary Incontinence Short Form (ICIQ-SF), at a confidence level of 95%.