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CLAIM YOUR PROFILEYes! Microneedling with RF such as Vivace are very helpful in improving tone and texture as well as stretch marks in different areas of the body! Whilst Microneedling with RF can be expensive, it delivers excellent results and is a bit less risky than undergoing anesthesa with surgical removal of each little stretch mark. Hope this helps!
Christina Dothager, MD
Serene Renewal, LLC
OFallon, IL, USA
Board Certified OB-GYN
Depending on the degree of problems you are experiencing, vaginal rejuvenation is covered for different things. If you need surgical correction, some are, if you want nonsurgical correction with CO2 laser such as CO2RE Intima, then no. Although, you can use your HSA in some cases. HSA can also be useful for medications that are helpful such as Osphena or Intrarosa after the discount cards expire...but insurance isn't very helpful for items often considered cosmetic or elective.
Hope this helps!
Christina Dothager, MD
Serene Renewal, LLC
OFallon, IL, USA
Board Certified OB-GYN
Hi! Thank you for being bold and describing your symptoms. You are not alone as many experience all you describe. If you are a grade II, it really depends on how much the sensation of pressure bothers you. Prolapse certainly can be corrected surgically, and if you have a gaping instroitus, this does need some correction. With CO2 fractional lasers such as Co2re Intima, you can get some tightening and correction of urinary incontinence with a much faster return to work and sex than with surgery. You will have improvement of mild to moderate urinary incontinence, even after the 2nd treatment and I definitely notice tightening by time I am performing the third treatment. So if you are a Grade I or II and are hesitent to go under the knife, this may be a good alternative for you. The introitus may have some degree of improvement but may need a minor correction there. Maybe get a second opinion from someone who offers both surgical and nonsurgical procedures.
Best of Luck!
Christina Dothager, MD
Serene Renewal, LLC
O'Fallon, IL, USA
Board Certified OB-GYN
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