DR. MARGOLIS Has Extensive EXPERIENCE with CORRECTION of RECTAL INCONTINenCE and prolapse.
Repair of a rectocele is always done vaginally. Rectocele repairs are performed as an outpatient short-stay procedure.
Fecal incontinence is corrected surgically by performing an anal sphincteroplasty, which in many cases can significantly improve control.
Repair of fecal incontinence stemming for example from an anal sphincter tear sustained in childbirth should ideally occur prior to menopause. The typical patient who sustains an anal sphincter injury at the time of a vaginal delivery might be advised to consider repairing the torn sphincter after childbearing is over, but prior to menopause, as muscle mass begins to atrophy in women over the age of 50, thus making repair of anal sphincter injuries more difficult.