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It is not possible to stop time from changing the human body. However, an innovative advancement in radiofrequency technology is helping women feel like themselves again following childbirth, as they age, after menopause, or post-surgery. ULTRA Femme 360 vaginal tightening treatment is available from Dr. Adam Maddox at Thrive Aesthetic & Wellness in Portland, OR.
The vagina is an internal cylinder extending from a woman’s uterus to the exterior of her body, creating the birth canal for a baby’s delivery. The vagina is comprised of muscles, fibrous connective tissues, and nerves. In a youthful, healthy vagina, the introitus (vaginal opening) and perineum (area between the vagina and anus) work together with the smooth muscles and moist, mucosal lining of the vagina. This teamwork allows the vagina to change in size to accommodate sexual intercourse and childbirth. The exterior opening of the vagina is framed by two sets of skin folds called labia minora and labia majora. These vulvar tissues protect the sensitive clitoris.
Many women, even rather young ones, experience changes in their vagina or pelvic floor after being pregnant and having a baby. Hormonal fluctuations allow the vagina and pelvic floor muscles to stretch significantly (up to about three times their normal elasticity) for delivery. While these muscular tissues may “bounce back” after the first baby, there is usually residual laxity with each birthing. This can impact sexual fulfillment for both the woman and her male partner.
As women age, the body produces less collagen and elastin. These fibrous proteins keep feminine tissues thick and resilient. Depleted stores of collagen and elastin contribute to vaginal laxity, and leave tissues delicate and prone to discomfort or tearing. Blood flow, which stimulates natural lubrication, also decreases. This adds to the problem of dryness. A drop in estrogen levels after menopause has a big impact on all of these functions as well.
Pelvic floor muscles help to support and control the bladder as well as the vagina. Stretching and weakening of these muscles can lead to urinary incontinence at any age. Leakage from a sudden sneeze, cough, laugh, or physical exertion is thought of as a common side effect of motherhood and aging.
Over time, a woman’s intimate area changes in appearance, too. Since labia are folds of skin, they also need collagen and elastin to remain tight and firm. Labia tend to enlarge and droop with age. Clothing may rub uncomfortably, or excess skin could show through yoga pants or swimwear.
Radio waves are a form of electromagnetic energy, or electric and magnetic waves moving through space. You might be wondering what this scientific explanation has to do with vaginal laxity, but the answer is – plenty! The BTL ULTRA Femme 360 dispenses radiofrequency energy in a specific frequency and wavelength which creates a thermal response in vaginal and vulvar tissues. The body reacts to this stimulation with natural healing processes, creating a renewed network of collagen in the deep tissue layers.
This nonsurgical treatment is appropriate for internal vaginal tightening, as well as labial reduction and remodeling. There are no needles or sutures, no need for anesthetic, and essentially no downtime after treatment. Simply relax while a special sterile applicator sends radiofrequency energy to the entire circumference of the vagina. Treatment takes only a few minutes, and most women describe the sensation as intense, pleasant warmth with no pain. The clinician uses a different handpiece to treat the inner and outer labia. Internal and external areas can be treated at one appointment.
You may feel and see improvement after a single session. While your treatment plan is personalized, most women experience optimal results with a series of three or four ULTRA Femme 360 applications, spaced about a week apart. Then, improvement can be maintained with just an annual maintenance session.
ULTRA Femme 360 helps you regain control of changes to your most intimate area for increased confidence and satisfaction. Call (503) 928-6505 to schedule a discreet vaginal tightening treatment consultation at Thrive’s Portland, OR office.
A graduate from Northern Arizona University and the National College of Naturopathic Medicine, Dr. Adam Maddox is a very established professional in the field of integrative anti-aging and aesthetic medicine with a special interest in Botox, Restylane and Testosterone Replacement therapy for men to name a few.
As a board-certified physician, he has a passion to help people with their health especially as they get older. Dr. Maddox believes in maintaining a strong sense of empathy in order to better serve his patients whilst ensuring his care is personalized. In addition to practicing medicine, Dr. Maddox uses his time to train other medical professionals on various effective medical techniques used in the anti-ageing medical sphere such as injectable techniques. He is also the founder and medical director of Thrive Aesthetic & Wellness in Portland, OR.
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Hi, I’m Rachel Stahl. I’ve been coming to thrive for about five years. I definitely started on the lower end, just like a little bit of Botox a little bit of preventative ageing treatments and have always felt really, really comfortable. I felt that I can get an honest answer if I need a little more of a treatment, but I’ve also definitely had the experience feeling self-conscious and having the staff here totally put me at ease of like you look great. You don’t need to do a tonne more. I feel like I can really trust their opinion because I’ve been given positive feedback the whole time I’ve been coming here. I’ve recommended a tonne of friends because of that and I have never heard a negative review of the clinic. I’ve just always felt really, really comfortable. I got comfortable enough to start doing a little bit of laser therapy and I also got to do Miradry on my armpits and I’ve just never really been disappointed by anything. I feel like they make really solid recommendations and everybody is super friendly. It’s always been really easy to schedule, which is huge for me to working in the area. It’s just an amazing place. Everybody is really great.
Hi, my name is Sarah and I’ve had hyperhidrosis for the past 17 years and I’ve tried many forms of treatment. I’ve done medications under the arms. I’ve switched medications that maybe would cause extra sweating under the arms. I’ve even tried Botox and I went as far as I was looking into treatment during surgery which I found to be very risky for myself with not very many good outcomes, and with the hyperhidrosis, it is a very embarrassing condition. It can affect relationships; it can ruin a lot of clothes. It has ruined a lot of clothes and it’s something that I’ve had to live with for So, long. I wanted to be able to have something done to be able to help with the effects of this and I was on the internet one day. It was actually on Facebook and I was going through, I was just scrolling through and I found an ad and it was talking about, do you have access sweating and I had clicked on it and was looking around and I found that there was a procedure for Miradry, and I was looking around trying to find a place that was near my area and I happened to find thrive, and I wanted to see that that it was a, a, good clinic with good ratings. A clinic that people have known about. I didn’t want to just go anywhere to be able to get this procedure done. So, I did my research and I decided to go ahead and book an appointment. I knew it was going to be less invasive than going through with the surgery, plus I couldn’t find a provider that was willing to send me for the surgery because of all the risks that could happen with me and not such a great outcome. So, I went ahead and I booked my appointment and I got to meet Tristan. I actually had every intention to listen to my music during the procedure because I knew it was going to be super nervous and I ended up not being able to find my headphones but Tristan was very personable. Great bedside manners and it was just like I was there talking to a friend and then I got to meet doctor Maddox who was able to do all the numbing under the arms. That’s the only part of the procedure that I actually felt was just the injections for the numbing. And then there’s a grid. It looks like a tattoo that goes on the arm, and then that is where the laser is on the arm and it just moves all around to the areas where I have all the excessive sweating. I don’t feel anything during the entire process. I was relaxed. I wasn’t nervous once I got in there and was able to talk to Tristan. She was able to explain everything, step by step, and I pretty much knew since my condition was severe and I’d had it for So, long I expected to have to have at least a second treatment, maybe even a touch up.
I knew that I wasn’t going to just need one treatment. I knew that going in there So, it was extremely grateful to be able to try this procedure to see if it would work and so, once I got done with the procedure, I, I, still didn’t feel any pain, just very I felt like my arms were pretty swollen. I was able to get myself ready to leave. I was given ice packs, So, I just continuously iced my arms. I wanted to follow all the instructions, exact because I wanted to be sure that this was going to work for me. I had invested my time everything into this procedure to ensure that it was going to work for me. I wanted this to be the most permanent. I didn’t want to have to keep dealing with this, 17 years is a really long time to have to deal with all of this and when I got home, I noticed, you know, I still had the swelling, which is expected you know, it can go on for several weeks. I continuously iced my arms. I noticed some bruising that was happening, which I was already warned about and I felt for the procedure that just having the bruising and the swelling, knowing that it was going to be going down, I was noticing improvement within the next couple of days as the swelling was going down. I would still have wetness under the arms but it was still healing, and it does take time to heal. It could take several weeks to heal and actually be able to see the full effect. So, I ended up doing a second treatment, which I’m glad I did because I knew that I was going to need a second treatment and everything was exactly the same process and making sure that I did all the icing and I followed all the instructions and now I can say since I’ve completed the second session, in that the underarm sweating has really diminished. I would say that I’m closer to a 75 80 percent. So, coming from someone who from the morning, I from the moment I would wake up in the morning to go into bed, I always had the underarm sweating. It never went away. There’s no on and off switch. There was nothing I could do. Even changing the environment being either in a warm environment, cold environment, calming environment, stressful. This was something that would never go away. I couldn’t, I couldn’t adjust but I’ve dealt with it for So, long and I know that the Miradry is working because I have proof of it. I have my pictures. I know how severe this was and I’m really grateful to be able to come here to the thrive clinic to be able to do this near dry and I would recommend it to any of my friends and family. Anybody who has this excessive sweating that is too embarrassed to come forward. Give it a try because I know that it’ll help change your life.
Hi, my name is Tia Sanders. I’m a mother of two very beautiful but large children. Um, let’s see. I thought I’d try this because. Uhm, after having kids I had a little extra in the mid-section and I was dieting and just starting to get back into working out. And you know this came along and I thought I’d give it a go. And the vanquished treatments were a little toasty. It definitely warmed you up, and luckily, we had a fan going to kind of keep me cool, and you can feel like little tingles. And definitely some warm, warm, throughout your whole midsection throughout your whole treatment. It was super. Easy come. The seller tone helps, like break up everything afterwards and I kind of made up the transitions a little bit smoother and it was. It was really relaxing to an extent after dealing with kids all day, I was able to lay down and just kind of get those extra little areas taken care of.
I was a little nervous about my results at first. But then luckily everyone took photos before and after and I there was a drastic change between the first time I was in here and the last time I was in here and doctor Maddox was telling me that I will continue to see results like the little back fat. Kind of like lifted and kind of started to like disappear. And that was huge for me and you could see like my belly that was, you know, post baby belly was starting to lift again and that was such a huge encouragement to like want to keep going. So, my clothes are definitely fitting a lot better around the waistline. I’m not to wear. My goal is, but it’s definitely I’m able to those pants that I have that many will put on for a couple of months. So, I’m definitely excited. And yeah, I’m happy. I would definitely. Recommend trying thrive or working with right because they are super personable, they’re. They’re very warm when it comes in it. Sometimes you’re worried about like a very clinical setting inside outpatient type doctors’ offices, it seems, but everyone kind of put you at ease and relaxed and, and, yeah, it just felt very comfortable.