To avoid having to urinate on the shoulder, some people ask for an injection of botulinum toxin.
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PublishedJune 30, 2022, 6:00 p.m.
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In order to avoid pee breaks on the road between Manhattan and the Hamptons, the wealthy resort to the services of doctors.
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Swallowing the 140 kilometers that separate New York from the Hamptons is not a sea to drink. Except in the summer, when traffic jams considerably lengthen the travel time between the city and Long Island, where many wealthy people have second homes. And when you’re stuck in a parked car on the road, the question of the pee break becomes crucial especially if the need is urgent.
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According to the “Business Insider” news site, some wealthy New York women have found a solution: in a doctor’s office, they have botox injected into their bladder to calm it down. The neurotoxin weakens the muscle activity of the organ. Consequently, its capacity increases without the need to give in to the urge to empty it. The procedure is performed as part of a cystoscopy without anesthesia. It does not prevent natural urination and very rarely has side effects.
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Demand up 20% for this treatment
Quoted by “Business Insider”, New York urologist David Shusterman has noted a 20% increase in demand for this treatment since the spring. The specialist even advertises it with a slogan: “Run to the Hamptons, not the toilets”. He says that the road to this chic resort requires, in summer, four or five pee stops: “I even fell out with friends because I refused to stop my car”.
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For men, there is a similar operation: embolization of the prostatic arteries. This treatment is usually used to control incontinence in the elderly. Injection of botulinum toxin into the urinary system works for about six months. Then you have to repeat it. Let’s bet that in winter Dr. Shusterman’s patients will no longer need him for this convenience treatment: the Hamptons season will be over for a long time.
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