Rich New Yorkers are reportedly getting prostate surgery and bladder Botox to avoid stopping for bathroom breaks on the long drive from the city to the Hamptons.
On weekends throughout the summer, many of Manhattan’s wealthiest residents travel to the luxury seaside town on Long Island. However, they frequently run into difficulties because there are few places to stop and use the restroom along the 90-mile drive, which can take hours at peak traffic times.
They are often faced with a problem as there are few places to stop and pee, and it could take hours to get there amid traffic.
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Urologist Dr. David Shusterman from New York City offers a remedy. He is one of many doctors offering surgery to help patients extend the time they can hold their bladder. He promotes his services with the slogan “Race to the Hamptons, not to the bathroom,” and according to the doctor, patients are lining up to have the issue surgically resolved.
This luxury treatment has been adopted by the geriatric millionaire class to combat the disease known as “Hampton’s bladder.”
The solution is purportedly a “pair of specialized medical procedures: prostate artery embolization (PAE),” which shrinks the prostate in men, and “bladder Botox,” which lessens the frequency of urination in women and “involves insert[ing] a small scope through the urethra and uses a special needle to inject the drug.”
Shusterman told the insider that he has seen a 20 percent spike in people looking to go under the knife since May, revealing that he’s performed roughly 10 PAE procedures and one or two bladder Botoxes a week over the last two months
The Doctor said patients complain that they need to use the restroom “every hour” while driving to the Hamptons, and they feel ashamed when they’re in the car with others who can handle it.
“‘I don’t see them until around May. Then all of a sudden, May comes and they care more,” he explained.
“‘When they’re in a car with a bunch of people, they’re embarrassed because they have to go to the bathroom every hour. Thousands of people are probably fighting about this every week.’ “
Shusterman also acknowledged that he has personally grappled with this issue, which has even caused him to lose friends.
“I can’t tell you how many arguments I personally get into — I’ve lost three friends because I’m the driver and refuse to stop for them,” he revealed. ‘There’s just no place to stop.’
The urologist said that although the treatment is covered by insurance, many patients without insurance will spend $20,000 on it.
If the bladder Botox is not covered by insurance, it may cost several thousand dollars.
Sources: Dailywire, Businessinsider, Dailymail
