It can be hard to talk about vaginal problems, but these issues are far more common than you may realize. That’s why Nelson Kraucak, MD,
FAAP, and ourteam offer innovative and painless vaginal rejuvenation solutions, such as FemiLift®, at HealthCare Partners Family Medicine.
If you have uncomfortable vaginal symptoms, here’s what you need to know about vaginal atrophy and how FemiLift can help.
Recognizing vaginal atrophy
Several factors can lead to changes in your vaginal tissue, ranging from childbirth, menopause, and the natural aging process to cancer
therapy. All of these things can cause vaginal atrophy, a condition in which vaginal tissue is thinner, drier, and less elastic than normal.
Common signs of vaginal atrophy include:
- Dryness, burning, and inflammation
- Burning while urinating
- Recurring vaginal infections
- Genital itching
- Involuntary urinary leakage (incontinence)
Vaginal atrophy can also impact your sex life by reducing lubrication and causing pain or bleeding during or after intercourse.
Fortunately, our FemiLift treatment can restore your vaginal health and sexual vitality, whether you’ve just had a baby or have reached
menopause.
How FemiLift can help
FemiLift is an innovative, FDA-approved treatment that uses CO₂ lasers to restore healthy vaginal tissue. CO₂ technology has been used
for more than 40years, making it one of the most studied and proven forms of laser therapy available.
When you have a FemiLift treatment, we insert a small probe into your vagina to deliver the CO₂ laser energy. This gently warms your
damagedvaginal tissue and causes it to contract. This process then stimulates blood flow and triggers the production of collagen.
Collagen gives your tissue its flexibility and strength.
By restoring lost collagen and increasing blood flow to the area, FemiLift can improve the health and function of your entire vaginal area.
And, unlike other vaginal rejuvenation treatments, the procedure is minimally invasive, painless, and comes with few risks and practically
no downtime.
What to expect from FemiLift
We perform FemiLift treatments during routine office visits, and appointments typically take less than 30 minutes. After your session,
you can resume your normal activities immediately, though you shouldn’t use tampons or engage in sexual intercourse for at least three
days.
In most cases, you can expect to see improvements immediately. However, you’ll continue noticing more changes over the following
weeks as the new and healthy tissue returns to the area. We often suggest a series of three treatments ― one treatment every four
weeks ― for the best results. We also recommend having one session annually thereafter to maintain your vaginal health.
To learn more about FemiLift and to see if it can help you, book an appointment online or over the phone with HealthCare Partners
Family Medicine today.
