Vaginal tightening laser is an alternative for non-invasive vaginal stretching through heating tissue with radio frequency waves or laser. Patients with significant laxity may not experience a benefit of these treatments and may be better candidates for surgical setting with vaginoplasty.
Reasons why patients want a Vaginal Narrowing Laser
After delivery, women may complain of vaginal laxity, as a result of tissue stretching and separation of the muscles, sometimes to the point that a buffer falls, and this lack of tone may contribute to sexual dysfunction.
What does a Laser Vaginal Narrowing?
Une separated and extracted muscles extra skin of the lining of the back of the vagina. The outer skin can also be removed for a more aesthetic appearance.
Anesthesia for Vaginal Narrowing Laser
Anesthesia can be applied under local anesthetic, many choose to be done under general anesthesia.
Preparation for Laser Vaginal Narrowing
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Laser Vaginal Narrowing procedure
Once the amount of adjustment that must be made is determined, a wedge shaped cake brand to delineate the extra skin to be removed from inside the vagina. Under the skin, the tissues are tightened with strong sutures. Once tightened the vaginal canal, skin mucosa is sutured. If an outer skin that protrudes, this can also be reduced to obtain a more aesthetic result.
What are the risks of Laser Vaginal Narrowing?
Vaginoplasty risks include infection, bleeding, pain and rare complications.
Narrowing recover from Laser Vaginal
Patients may have one to two weeks of inactivity. They may feel deep pain for the first few days, and no use of buffer or sex for eight weeks. Depending on the amount of tightening performed, some patients can be instructed to use dilators.
What are the results of a Laser Vaginal Narrowing?
This procedure usually results in a tighter vaginal canal, which can help improve sexual satisfaction.
Laser vaginal: Frequently Asked Questions
The vaginal laser is a technique increasingly utillizada to treat different diseases of the genitourinary tract. Dr. Santiago Palacios meets frequently asked questions about this technique.
Frequently Asked Questions about vaginal laser:
1- What is the vaginal laser pathologies?
The most common patients for the treatment of vaginal laser to are those of vulvovaginal atrophy (dryness, painful intercourse and irritation), urinary incontinence (coughing, laughing, exercising), and vaginal hypermobility (when postpartum decreases sensitivity during intercourse).
2- How old you are advised treatment?
Specific age range is required, you just have to have the diagnosis and have no disease or infection that inadvisable, but once the diagnosis sooner treatment is started the better the outcome for cell regeneration.
3-Do I make myself some test before applying treatment?
We recommend a gynecological exam, a urine culture and if a vaginal culture to rule out infection is necessary, the main reason is that the laser transmits heat and if infection could get worse.
4- How does laser vaginal?
Vaginal laser produced by thermal effect (heat) the formation of new collagen fibers and improving tone, elasticity and vaginal mucosa; On the other hand returns to place the urethra and bladder to prevent urine loss. In addition it restores the vaginal Ph, as well as the vascularity of the vaginal area.
5- Is it a painful treatment?
No, only the actual handling by the specialist in the vulvovaginal area may sometimes be a slight warmth in the introitus (opening to the vagina), clearly improving with decreasing the laser intensity discomfort, but can use local anesthetic cream in the vestibular area.
6- How many sessions are needed and how long do they have?
Should be individualized according to the number of sessions each clinical case half 3 sessions are performed with a separation between them of 4-5 weeks. Each session lasts approximately 30 minutes, but counting time prior preparation, the total duration is about 45 min. In some cases it may be desirable booster session after one year.
7- Before treatment I prepare in any way?
Should not use gel vulva or vaginal the week before treatment so that the area is as dry as possible, and thus improve the effect of the laser. Moreover, it is desirable that the area to be treated is previously shaven.
8- How long does it take to see results?
Depending on cases, though as a rule after the first session the effects are very mild. It is from the second application, when the results begin to become more evident. This is because that since stimulates the fibroblasts heat until collagen is produced takes approximately 20 to 25 days.
9- How long after treatment I can have sex, exercise, bathe in the pool?
You must wait at least 7 days to have sex, make sudden exercise and swim in the pool due to the process of cell regeneration is happening in the treated area; however, you can make a normal life, walking and gentle exercises immediately after treatment.
10- Can I get treatment if I am with the rule?
Not if you’re a heavy bleeding, but if the spotting is sparse, the area is cleaned and can make the laser as it does not interfere.
11- Can laser treatment do if I have placed an intrauterine device (IUD)?
Yes, because the laser works both vaginal walls and vulva, but not inside the uterus, so that no contraindication.
12- What negative consequences can have vaginal laser? Any special post-treatment care is required?
It has no negative consequences, because the application acts only in the treated area by increasing the production of collagen and elastin with no deeper (0.03mm), although some patients report feeling some mild heat that disappears in a few hours. As for post-treatment care, no special care is required, only the usual health and hygiene measures.