MonaLisa Touch Specialist

When it comes to poor vaginal health, menopause is far and away the biggest culprit. When you leave your reproductive years and pass through menopause, your body no longer releases eggs, which also means it no longer releases your reproductive hormones. Unfortunately, these hormones control far more than the release of your eggs and have a widespread impact on your overall health and well-being.

This is very evident in your tissue, which begins to lose collagen and elastin, the two proteins responsible for structural support. On the outside, you’ll recognize this effect as wrinkles, while on the inside this loss can leave you with vaginal dryness and thinning tissue, which often leads to painful sex. The loss in tissue strength can also lead to incontinence since your vaginal walls aren’t supporting your bladder as they once did.

With the MonaLisa Touch, your gynecologist delivers laser energy into your tissue without harming the surface area to create a collagen response, as well as a circulatory response. With renewed support and blood flow, the elasticity, strength, and moisture in your vaginal tissue is restored.

While menopause may be the main driver behind declining vaginal health, childbirth and certain cancer treatments can also affect the tissue in your vagina, making the MonaLisa Touch a valuable tool in your recovery.