Move Over Kegels — MonaLisa Laser Therapy Is Here

Childbirth, menopause, and getting older may affect your vaginal health, which can include vaginal dryness, thinning of vaginal walls, and vaginal laxity. In fact, about half of all post-menopausal women experience one or more of these symptoms. Fortunately, procedures can address your concerns. Kegel exercises are no longer your only option!

Vaginal health, sexual satisfaction, and even vaginal appearance are no longer taboo subjects. You can feel comfortable discussing your pelvic and vaginal issues with board-certified urogynecologist Dr. Jeffrey Hantes at Female Health Associates of North Texas located in Fort Worth. 

Dr. Hantes offers MonaLisa Touch Laser therapy, for example, an effective noninvasive procedure that can help boost your sexual satisfaction and your vaginal health. Here, Dr. Hantes explains how MonaLisa therapy works – and why you can give Kegels a rest. 

Why is MonaLisa therapy better than Kegels?

First, if you don’t know what Kegels are, they’re pelvic muscle-tightening exercises that can help with urinary incontinence and vaginal laxity. Kegel exercises are performed by squeezing the muscle that helps control your urine flow. 

According to experts, for Kegels to be effective, you need to squeeze and release this muscle,  holding 5-10 seconds, 10 times, three times a day. In other words, it’s an ongoing daily effort to get results. 

MonaLisa therapy not only helps with mild urinary incontinence and vaginal laxity, but it also helps with vaginal dryness, vaginal irritation, thinning vaginal walls, and painful sex. After a few procedures, you can experience long-lasting benefits.

How does MonaLisa therapy work?

MonaLisa therapy is a noninvasive laser therapy that helps generate new tissue lining that’s more elastic and stronger. During a procedure, Dr. Hantes applies numbing cream around your vaginal opening to minimize any potential discomfort. He inserts the laser wand into your vagina for less than five minutes. 

This laser delivers tiny pulses of energy into your vagina, creating micro-tears to stimulate healing and boost collagen and elastin production inside your vaginal canal and also near the outside. Depending on your vaginal health and your goals, Dr. Hantes will recommend the best number of treatments for your desired results.

Is MonaLisa therapy right for me? 

This procedure might be a good option for you if you’re experiencing perimenopausal or menopausal symptoms such as painful sex, vaginal dryness or irritation, and mild urinary incontinence –  if other treatments, such as lubricants and estrogen creams, don’t work. It’s also a good option if you prefer not to use, or can’t use, estrogen. 

Dr. Hantes can help you determine if MonaLisa laser therapy might be an effective treatment for your issues so you can say goodbye to Kegels forever. To learn more about MonaLisa laser therapy, call us at Female Health Associates of North Texas to make an appointment or request one online.