Vaginal rejuvenation with laser
Laser vaginal rejuvenation is performed with a special laser that emits the laser wave in the form of fine energy pixels. This pixelated energy applied to the tissues of the genital area, penetrates and improves the quality of the mucosa or skin by stimulating the synthesis process of collagen, elastin and by increasing vascularity.
The treated tissues will be firmer, more elastic, more resistant.
The treatment is done with a cylindrical laser sample, mimicking the shape of the vagina, which is inserted into the vagina and transmits the pixelated laser energy in a safe and effective way. Thus begins the remodeling treatment of the basal layers of the vaginal mucosa by stimulating the synthesis of collagen and elastin.
This remodeling process leads to a narrowing of the vaginal canal and an increase in the tone of the vaginal wall, resulting in an increase in sexual satisfaction for both the patient and the partner. Remodeling increases the elasticity and lubrication of the genital mucosa resulting in the disappearance/improvement of spontaneous discomfort or during sexual intercourse.
- By remodeling the vaginal wall, vaginal rejuvenation relieves mild/moderate urinary incontinence.
- By increasing the quality of the vaginal mucosa and stimulating local immune processes, there are studies that demonstrate the positive role of vaginal rejuvenation, including in chronic vaginitis and HPV infection.
- The laser can also be used for the treatment of the vaginal introit (the opening of the vagina) and the vulvar area (labia majora, labia minora, clitoris), for the treatment of lichen sclerosus, tissue laxity, atrophy or dryness of the genital mucosa.
Who is laser vaginal rejuvenation treatment recommended for?
- Patients with vaginal laxity after pregnancy, natural births, episiotomies or from other causes and who have noticed a decrease in sexual satisfaction
- Patients with menopausal urogenital syndrome (dryness, stinging, burning, atrophy, lack of lubrication of the genital mucus, painful intercourse
- Patients who, due to age, hormones, pregnancies, notice unaesthetic changes in the vulvar area (laxity, pigmentation, atrophy, drying)
- Patients with chronic genital lichen sclerosus
- Patients with mild/moderate urinary incontinence
Laser urinary incontinence
- urinary incontinence is the involuntary loss of urine;
- the most common types of urinary incontinence are: stress urinary incontinence (occurs during various activities that involve increased pressure in the urinary bladder, such as sneezing, coughing, laughing, lifting objects, etc.) and emergency urinary incontinence (occurs from cause of the urgent need to urinate);
- the favorable factors in the occurrence of urinary incontinence are: aging, smoking, bladder infections, obesity and consumption of foods and drugs that increase diuresis and relax the bladder muscles (tea, coffee, alcoholic or carbonated drinks, etc.);
- most women with urinary incontinence have low collagen content in their supporting ligaments; also, the collagen composition is altered, leading to insufficient support of the urogenital tract;
- if left untreated, urinary incontinence can worsen, leading to complications such as perivulvar lesions from constant wetness, irritation from urine, and lower urinary tract infections
Because it has a major impact on a woman’s quality of life, urinary incontinence, untreated for a long time, can lead to depression.
- 70% of patients reported complete disappearance of urinary incontinence symptoms 120 days after the procedure;
- 12 months after a single laser procedure, 95% of patients no longer noticed symptoms of urinary incontinence;
- clinical studies have shown that the laser procedure is very effective in the treatment of anterior (cystocele) and posterior (rectocele) vaginal wall prolapse;
- all patients observed an average decrease in the degree of the cystocele by at least 2 degrees. clinical studies have shown that the laser procedure is very effective in the treatment of anterior (cystocele) and posterior (rectocele) vaginal wall prolapse;
- it is a painless, non-invasive, safe and quick procedure;
- does not require anesthesia, incisions or sutures;
- patients can return to normal daily activities immediately after treatment;
- the procedure has no side effects.
- In classical surgical procedures (TOT technique, TVT) applied in the treatment of urinary incontinence, the following disadvantages are observed: the need to hospitalize the patient, long rest, incision, bleeding, postoperative pain, risk of tape rejection or surgical recurrence;
- the laser procedure is based on the precise photo-thermal effects of the laser in the mucosal tissue of the vestibular region and the urethral orifice, as well as along the anterior vaginal wall, stimulating the formation of new collagen and thus returning the continence function to normal;
- the laser procedure does not involve incision, bleeding, anesthesia and postoperative recovery period, the duration of the procedure is a maximum of 30 minutes, and the effects are immediate.
- the first step is the consultation and ultrasound examination by the gynecologist specialist, on whose recommendation a complete examination of the vaginal secretion and a Babeș Papanicolaou examination will be performed;
- also during the consultation, the Q-test is performed (test to assess the anatomical degree of bladder support and to determine the abnormal utero-bladder angle);
- it is recommended to perform the procedure 3-4 days after the end of menstruation;
- if all conditions are met, the procedure is performed;
- during the procedure, the patient will only feel a warmth on the vaginal wall.
