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If you’re a woman of a certain age … or you have given birth to a child or two … you know things change “down there.” You’ve likely been told there’s nothing to be done about it, short of surgery. So you’ve been living with the effects of those changes: vaginal dryness, pain during intercourse, the inability to achieve climax and urine leakage.
It’s time to take it back, with ThermiVa.
ThermiVa is a new, minimally invasive, non-surgical treatment that uses radiofrequency to gently heat the vaginal and labial tissues, stimulating collagen production, tightening tissues, increasing nerve sensitivity and improving moisture balance.
Women are raving about ThermiVa and its life-changing results.
“One woman we treated, who at age 55 had been tolerating painful intercourse for six years, told us the treatment had been a miracle for her and her husband,” said Dr. Christopher Walker, a nationally recognized Gynecologist, Urogynecologist, Cosmetic Gynecologist, and Robotic Surgeon or UroGyn.
This award-winning practice is the largest urogynecology practice of its kind. It boasts several divisions in its spa-like environment:
Comprehensive gynecological care (fibroids, heavy bleeding, tumors, recurrent UTIs, annual well-woman exams)
The best in urogynecology (robotic surgery, female bladder/fecal incontinence, bladder prolapse, mesh consultations)
Cosmetic gynecology (tightening of the vaginal region and bladder muscles)
Vaginal rejuvenation (low libido, vaginal tightening, labiaplasty to reduce vaginal appearance)
Abnormal vaginal bleeding
Sexual dysfunction
“Another woman we treated had never been able to achieve climax. After just one treatment, she could achieve orgasm most of the time and after three treatments reports she’s able to climax 100 percent of the time,” Walker said.
How ThermiVa works
ThermiVa uses radio frequency energy (RF) to achieve its outstanding results. RF has been successfully used in medicine for more than 75 years, for cauterizing blood vessels, treating heart arrhythmias and sleep apnea, to produce MRI images, to assist in wound healing and to destroy tumors.
At low energy levels, RF is used in cosmetic procedures to tighten the skin, reduce fat and promote healing. It is this level of RF energy that is used by ThermiVa, achieving a heating range of 40 to 42 degree Celsius (104 to 107 F.)
The RF energy is directed at the treatment area using a slender wand and most women report no discomfort. Treatment takes about 30 minutes. There is no down time, no recovery period and women can resume their normal activities immediately, including sexual activity.
“Women experience significant results after the very first treatment,“ Walker noted, “with continuing improvements after the second and third ThermiVa treatment.” Results last from nine to 15 months, with one treatment recommended annually thereafter.
Don’t let embarrassment get the best of you
Painful intercourse, vaginal dryness and stress incontinence are more common than most women realize, Dr. Walker noted. “Thirty-three percent of premenopausal women and 50 percent of menopausal women experience atrophic vaginitis,” he said. Further, 57 percent of women age 40 to 60 have stress incontinence.
“Women know they have these problems but many are afraid to acknowledge them, or discuss them with a healthcare provider. Some may have been given options – such as surgery – that they just were not interested in. ThermiVa offers them a new solution, one that works without surgery, without down time, without a lot of hassle,” he said.
Urogyn
910 Old Camp Road, Suite #192
The Villages, FL 32162
(Located inside Mulberry Integrative Medicine)
407-333-0496 | besturogyn.com
