Prof. Sam Coulter-Smith and Dr Geraldine Connolly are both Consultant Obstetricians and gynaecologists based at the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin. We each have many years of experience in the Gynae area.
We see women coming back to us after childbirth dissatisfied with their degree of recovery in terms of their sex lives, vaginal laxity, mild degrees of incontinence and prolapse. This has a major affect on women’s self esteem and confidence. In addition, as the ageing process occurs coming up to and into menopause vaginal dryness and loss of muscle and skin tone become an issue further exacerbating the changes.
Up to now the treatment choices have been very limited. We are introducing a non surgical vaginal rejuvenation procedure called Thermiva.
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Stephen et al 2014. Non invasive labial correction: improvement of labial skin laxity and texture using Viora’s V-ST handpiece utilizing CORETM technology. Viora LTD. JersyCity. NJ(2014)
BSI EC -Certificate No. CE6300665.
Health Canada - Medical device Licence no. 67329 issued 7/2/2005.
FDA - Device Certificate of equivalence- K130689