Usage Of Vaginal Laser

For genital aesthetics that cannot be applied or preferred surgically, the use of Vaginal Laser (Fractional CO2 and Er-YAG) with efficient, comfortable, and safe energy-based devices has become widespread.

They increase collagen stimulation and provide regeneration by heating the tissue.

One of the most popular treatments for vaginal rejuvenation, vaginal dryness in menopause, pain during sexual intercourse, and menopausal urinary incontinence is laser application.

What Is Vaginal Laser Done For?

The most beneficial areas of use;

Depending on the indication used it usually takes 8-30 minutes on average, It is a pain-less and non-anesthetic procedure.

Vaginal dryness and pain in menopause?

With the decrease of estrogen hormone in menopause, collagen and elastic fibrils in our skin also decrease. The skin loses its elasticity, the vaginal rugae flatten and thin, the va-gina becomes dry, and there is sensibility and pain during sexual activity. All these chan-ges are due to the decline in estrogen hormone during menopause.

For an average of 1-2 years, fractional CO2 laser treatment has been found to be benefi-cial for people who experience vaginal dryness, pain, and urinary incontinence during menopause due to vulva-vaginal atrophy.

The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) made a statement in 2013 stating that laser therapy can be utilized as an alternative to medication for the unpleasant problems raised on by menopause.
The vaginal epithelium becomes pale and dries out during menopause as a result of the lack of estrogen. Elasticity and flexibility decrease, functions of smooth muscle cells change, blood vessels decrease, vaginal PH increases (estrogen is the hormone that keeps vaginal PH acidic with the dominance of lactobacilli in the vagina).

As a result of these changes in the vagina; pain and sensibility occur with the feeling of mechanical pressure.

Laser and other energy-based devices increases the functionality of the tissues, it also increases the elasticity and
ve rejuvenates the vaginal mucosa.

Laser treatment is performed in 2-3 sessions with a one month interval. A single session can be repeated after an average of 1-2 years.

How does the vaginal laser work?

In order to restore the flexibility and moisture of the vaginal mucosa, it stimulates fibrob-lasts to boost the creation of Type 1 collagen typically. Elastin fiber contracture and tissue regeneration are made possible by the intense heat applied. In short, the basal layer produces more collagen to aid recovery when tissue is heated. The purpose is to cause damage to the tissue’s top layers so that the lower layers can produce new and tighter tissue. These devices have been used by dermatologists for many years in the face, neck and decollete area.

The use of vaginal laser; It provides the formation of new and young tissue by revealing collagen formation, blood supply and growth factors in the tissue. Thus, it acts by increa-sing the moisture, tightening and elasticity of the vaginal mucosa. The effects on the tis-sue level formed in the vaginal tissue after Vaginal Laser occur in the following order;

Laser treatment is performed in 2-3 sessions with a one-month interval. After an average of one to two years, it can be repeated in one session.

How Is Vaginal Laser Performed?

Vaginal Laser procedure is a non-invasive application that does not require an outpatient hospital environment.

It does not require anesthesia and patients can go to work right after.

Other than a 10-day relationship ban, there are no restrictions. It is normal to have pinkish leak in the first few days after the procedure. Gradually, the color of the discharge becomes lighter and ends by itself within 1-2 weeks.

The feeling of tightening during sexual intercourse or improvements for other reasons become fully apparent after the third week because collagen production after laser treatment begins in the third week.

Who can't have a vaginal laser (Contraindications)