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Thermiva: Treatment, Procedure, Cost and Side Effects

Last Updated: Apr 20, 2024

What is the treatment?

ThermiVa is essentially a non-surgical vaginal tightening treatment for women and it allows them to overcome the effects of child-birth or aging. This treatment uses radiofrequency energy which is sent over the affected area, both internally and externally. This radiofrequency heats the tissue and stimulates the formation of collagen. It is generally performed in three treatments and over the course of three months.

Thermiva helps women to tide over vaginal laxity, genital irritation and dryness in the vagina. These conditions generally appear after child-birth or as women progress through the stages of menopause. Some women may be affected less while other women may find it difficult to lead a happy and satisfying life with these problems. This treatment is temperature-controlled that uses radiofrequency safely and effectively to tighten the labia and the vaginal canal.

The various benefits of ThermiVa are: tightening of the labia, tightening of the vaginal canal and improvement of the dryness of labia and vagina. This treatment also helps to improve stress urinary incontinence, orgasmic or sexual dysfunction and pelvic prolapse. Furthermore, ThermiVa is better than other feminine rejuvenation programs as other treatments only treat the labia and not the vaginal canal. This treatment is non-ablative and there is no stinging or discharge.

How is the treatment done?

ThermiVa is the first and only temperature controlled treatment that tightens the labia and vaginal canal with the help of radiotherapy. It is a non-surgical, non-invasive, in-office female rejuvenation treatment. The best part is that the treatment is painless and it requires no downtime. One of the most important results that a woman can experience after undergoing ThermiVa is that she can get her ‘pre-baby body’ back and overcome the adverse effects of aging. ThermiVa will also help a woman to spice up her conjugal life as it helps to increase sexual satisfaction.

In ThermiVa, therapeutic radio frequency is used to gently contract and tighten the labia and the vaginal canal. It helps the tissues and nerves to heal by stimulating the production of collagen. In this process, an S-shaped hand piece with a thermistor tip is used to warm the vaginal canal and external labia. Temperature of the tissues is monitored with the help of a probe and optimal treatment temperature is ensured so as to make the treatment effective. The treatment has often been compared to a gentle, warm massage.

This treatment does not generally cause any harm and is, thus, initiated without an analgesic. The time required for this treatment is roughly about 30 minutes. Thus, it is one of the easiest methods by which a woman can overcome the child-bearing and aging effects on her body.

Who is eligible for the treatment? (When is the treatment done?)

ThermiVa is a feminine rejuvenation treatment that can be availed by women so as to reverse the effects of childbirth and aging. A woman will be eligible for this treatment if she has vaginal laxity; if she is not satisfied with appearance of their labia; if she is orgasmic problems or even if she is suffering from sexual dissatisfaction. This treatment is also ideal for those women who are suffering from vaginal dryness or pelvic prolapse such as fallen bladder or rectum and for women with urinary incontinence.

Who is not eligible for the treatment?

A person with active lesion in the area of treatment or a person suffering from cancer or a pregnant woman is generally not eligible for this treatment. Other than these, women of any age, whether they have had kids or not, are eligible for ThermiVa.

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Are there any side effects?

There are primarily no side-effects associated with the ThermiVa treatment. Even occurrences of scars and burns are low. This treatment is referred to as by doctors as a ‘low risk and high reward’ procedure. Very less negative effects have reported in women who have undertaken this treatment.

What are the post-treatment guidelines?

This treatment is extremely safe and there are no such post-treatment guidelines that a woman needs to follow. A woman can resume her daily activities almost immediately and can even continue with her sexual activities on the same day.

How long does it take to recover?

This treatment lasts for about 30 minutes. A person can resume her daily life almost immediately after the treatment. So no time is required to recover from this treatment as such.

What is the price of the treatment in India?

The ThermiVa treatment is generally a three-stage treatment and each stage is done at an interval of 1 month. The approximate cost of this treatment is > Rs 1,60,000 – Rs2,30,000.

Are the results of the treatment permanent?

This treatment helps a woman to overcome the bad effects on her body that has occurred due to aging, child bearing or some other cause. This treatment tightens the labia and vaginal canal and thereby improves a woman’s sexual health. However, the results are not permanent. This is because a woman’s body might exhibit the same signs if she gets pregnant and gives birth to a child. Aging may also cause the previous signs to appear.

What are the alternatives to the treatment?

Monalisa RF treatment is another feminine rejuvenation treatment. In contrast to ThermiVa, this procedure uses laser to cut tiny little pits into the tissue throughout the vagina. But laser treatment dos not treat the vaginal canal. The benefits of ThermiVa are far greater than any other female rejuvenation treatment.

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