Urinary incontinence is the involuntary loss of urine, and it happens when the urinary system loses support from the muscles surrounding it. Leaks can be triggered by a cough, a sneeze, or pressure during intercourse, and it is estimated that up to 55% of women experience some degree of incontinence in their lifetime. Pregnancy, childbirth, menopause, and aging all weaken the pelvic floor over time, and that weakening can cause stress urinary incontinence along with decreased sexual sensation.
It is one of the most common conditions women quietly work around instead of treating. VTone is one of the non-surgical options for addressing it.
How VTone Works
VTone is a technology from InMode that delivers electrical muscle stimulation, or EMS, along with neuromuscular re-education to strengthen weakened pelvic floor muscles. The practice describes it as FDA-approved, and it can be used to treat both stress and urge incontinence in women. It can also improve vaginal tightness, appearance, and sexual function.
The mechanism is worth understanding. A small intravaginal applicator delivers a gentle current that causes your pelvic floor muscles to contract and release in a controlled pattern. The neuromuscular re-education piece matters just as much as the strengthening, because it retrains the connection between your brain and those specific muscles.
That addresses a real problem. Research has repeatedly found that a significant share of women cannot correctly identify or isolate the pelvic floor from verbal instruction alone, and many are unknowingly engaging their abdomen, thighs, or buttocks instead. Electrical stimulation produces the correct contraction directly, which is why it can help women who have done Kegels for years without much change.
What Results Look Like
VTone provides immediate results with improvements that build over time, and the results of treatment are cumulative. That means a series of sessions rather than a single visit, with progress accumulating as you go.
Most patients experience better urinary control and less leakage, along with improved sexual sensation. In practical terms, women often describe fewer pad changes, more confidence during exercise, and less mental mapping of where the nearest bathroom is.
It is fair to set realistic expectations too. Improvement varies from person to person, and severe incontinence or significant pelvic organ prolapse may need a different or additional approach. Your provider will tell you which category you fall into after an exam.
Recovery and Side Effects
VTone is non-surgical. There are no incisions, no anesthesia, and no recovery period in the way surgery requires one. Most patients respond well with minimal side effects and find that it improves daily life.
Because pelvic floor strength declines again without maintenance, your provider may recommend periodic follow-up sessions to hold the gains, similar to how any strength training works.
Who Is a Good Candidate
VTone is a treatment option for women experiencing urinary incontinence, for women who want to avoid bladder mesh surgery, and for women who simply want a stronger pelvic floor. Care for Womens Medical Group reviews the advantages of VTone with each patient and determines whether she is a candidate.
Common reasons women pursue VTone include urinary leaking after childbirth that never fully resolved, symptoms that started or worsened around menopause, urgency that arrives faster than it used to, and a sense of laxity affecting sexual sensation.
An exam comes first regardless, because incontinence has several possible causes. Urinary symptoms can also stem from tissue thinning due to low estrogen, an overactive bladder, or infection, and those call for different treatments. Treating the wrong cause is the main way women lose months.
How It Compares to Kegels and Other Options
Pelvic floor muscle training remains the standard first step for stress incontinence, and it works well when done correctly and consistently. VTone does not replace that idea. It delivers the same goal through a different route, which is why it tends to help most in cases where self-directed exercises have not.
Other options your provider may discuss include supervised pelvic floor physical therapy, a pessary for support, vaginal estrogen when thinning tissue is contributing, medication for urge symptoms, and surgical procedures when conservative treatment is not enough.
What It Costs
Cost depends on the number of sessions in your treatment plan and on the location where you are seen. Treatments in this category are frequently considered elective, and insurance coverage varies by plan and diagnosis, so the reliable way to get a real figure is to ask during your consultation. That visit is also where you find out whether you are a candidate at all, which is the more important question.
You Do Not Have to Live With It
Skipping the trampoline with your kids, wearing a pad every day out of habit, and planning outings around restrooms are things women accept far longer than they need to. Incontinence is treatable, and the first step is an exam that identifies what is actually driving it.
Care for Womens Medical Group offers VTone along with MonaLisa Touch, Votiva, MorpheusV, and comprehensive gynecologic and menopause care, with board-certified OB/GYNs including Dr. Daniel B. Channell, MD, FACOG, who focuses on urinary incontinence management. Offices are located in Upland, Rancho Cucamonga, Chino Hills, and Eastvale. Visit cfwmg.com or call your nearest office to schedule an appointment.
