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Intimate REJUVENATION Intimate treatments are no longer taboo. We chat to Dr Josh Wall about the rise in popularity of treatments such as the O-Shot, penis enlargements, and vaginal tightening. Please tell us about the different intimate treatments you offer at Contour Clinics. JW: At Contour, we offer a range of intimate area rejuvenation procedures for
patients wanting to improve appearance, sensation or performance. This includes penile enlargement with dermal filler; vaginal tightening with our Tempsure Vitalia radiofrequency device, which tones and tightens vaginal tissues; ‘O-shot’ injections, where PRP is harvested and carefully placed into the clitoris and G-spot by female doctors to improve orgasmic sensation and sexual satisfaction; and PRP erection enhancement to turn the clock back on male sexual performance.
What made you decide to offer these treatments? There is an overwhelming demand for safe, effective and non-surgical treatments for these areas of concern – much of it coming from sexually active patients who wish to improve their enjoyment, confidence and performance, without the need for surgery, pills or potions. There are also many patients who want to revive a dormant sex life by rejuvenating these areas.
Is demand growing/how do people approach you about these often-sensitive topics? It’s a delicate subject to broach, especially when asking for professional opinion, and we find that patients often do a lot of online research in preparation for approaching consultation. However, our patient coordination team, who take our patients’ phone calls and online enquiries, receive interest in these treatments daily, and are very experienced in talking through these procedures and making our patients feel comfortable and cared for. It’s a very popular area of treatment – we’re speaking with patients about intimate rejuvenation multiple times a day, every day.
What is their motivation? There are myriad reasons for someone’s desire to rejuvenate the intimate area. It could be physiological, such as for sexual pleasure, improved sensation, or improved orgasms, or it could be psychological, such as the huge boost in confidence that could come with improving the look or feel of these areas. For many patients, rejuvenating this area could make the difference between having a happy sex life, or not. Results can also come in the form of increased comfort such as with vaginal tightening having many benefits that include reduction in UTIs, and increased control of light bladder leakage by tightening tissues around the urethra. Whether the motivation is aesthetics or function; the results can be life changing.
Are most people a good candidate for these kinds of treatments or do you have to turn people away? These treatments are non-invasive, performed under local anaesthetic in our 88 | SPA+CLINIC
dedicated in-clinic procedure rooms, and are generally suitable for most people in good general physical and mental health. There are minor requisites specific to each treatment though; vaginal rejuvenation cannot be performed on patients currently suffering infection or without an up to date normal pap-smear. Conversely, our non-surgical penis enlargement, which is performed using dermal fillers, is suitable to those with reasonable expectations, who are in good physical and mental health and are free of active infection in the area. All treatments require consultation with our doctors pre-treatment to determine whether our intimate rejuvenation treatments are right for them.
Which device do you use for vaginal tightening and why did you decide on that one? At Contour Clinics we have tested many different technologies before we choose to use them in-clinic. For a delicate procedure such as vaginal tightening, we wanted the gold standard, as we do for all of our services. We chose Tempsure Vitalia, the world’s best radiofrequency multiplatform device for vaginal health. We were reassured by the Tempsure Vitalia inbuilt temperature cut-off technology, which improves treatment safety by ensuring excessive temperatures are avoided in delicate treatment areas. This reduces the risks of burns and complications which can occur more commonly in technologies lacking this inbuilt safety mechanism.
Is it possible to measure results from treatments like the O-shot and vaginal tightening or is patient satisfaction purely based on how they feel afterwards? Success is how the patient feels after their treatment. With many of our patients reporting “better, longer orgasms”, increased sexual desire, as well as helping with other health concerns.
How long do results last? Depending on the treatment, results are instant yet continue to develop and maximise over six months. Some of these treatments last for between one and two years.