AVESTA^® Procedure for Vaginal Vault Prolapse

The AVESTA procedure is used to treat vaginal vault prolapse. Performed as an outpatient procedure, specialized laparoscopic instruments are used to shorten and strengthen the uterosacral ligaments that support the vagina.

Several small incisions are made in the abdominal wall. A laparoscope (camera) is placed through one of the incisions. Other surgical instruments are placed through additional small incisions. The main ligaments that support the vagina are identified. Several stitches (sutures) are placed through the ligaments and tightened. Shortening and strengthening the uterosacral ligaments restores support to the top of the vagina, restoring it to a normal anatomic position. The AVESTA procedure also lengthens the vagina which may have become shortened because of prolapse.