An anaesthetic gel will be placed into the urethra to numb the area of the Botox injections. A thin tube called a cystoscope is then inserted into the bladder, before your practitioner injections the botulinum toxin through this tube into specific areas of the wall of the bladder muscle.
Botox injections take approximately five minutes and you may feel a pricking sensation or slight discomfort.
Before you go home, your practitioner may ask you to pass urine and want to scan your bladder to ensure it is emptying appropriately.
You may also be prescribed antibiotics to go home with. Normal activities can usually resume the day after Botox injections.
You should start noticing a difference in your bladder activity after two weeks. Botox injection results to treat an overactive bladder treatment generally last three to six months.