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Monalisa
touchfor vaginal
rejuvenation

Monalisa touch is astraightforward and simple
procedure. In my experience,
the likelihood of post-treatmentcomplications is minimal, and I
have now performed morethan 2,500 treatments.

Indications for treatment
MonaLisa Touch utilises A fractional CO2
dot therapy laser to restore vaginal tissue
for an anti-ageing effect, making it avaluable addition to a cosmetic practice.
Words by Caitlin Bishop.

From being a taboo subject,vaginal rejuvenation has lately
become a public secret. Withwomen living longer lives, in a time
where quality of life has become soimportant, more patients areopen to treatments that improvevaginal health and enhance theirlifestyle choices.
MonaLisa Touch, distributedin Australia and New Zealand by
High Tech Laser, is a new nonsurgical way to treat vaginal atrophy– a condition that can result inincontinence, poor lubrication,itching, dryness and pain during
intercourse.
It is a simple procedure and thedevice requires no consumables,
making it an attractive addition to anaesthetic practice.
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AESTHETIC

How does it work?

The versatility of MonaLisa Touchstems from the technology it uses
to improve the genital mucosa
and restore proper function in thetreatment area. Using a specificallymodified pulse shape of fractional
CO2 laser energy that is suited to
the vaginal mucosa, the MonaLisa
Touch probe – which is inserted
into the vagina – delivers thermalenergy into the deeper layers of thevaginal tissue.
The physiological mechanisms
underlying these regenerative
phenomena are due to the specificthermal effect caused by irradiation
with the fractional CO2 laser - theparticular emission characteristicsof the vaginal probe mean theenergy load can be transfered toMEDICALPRACTITIONER•••••••••

Vaginal Itching & Burning
Vaginal Laxity
Incontinence & Urinary Urgency
Mild-To-Moderate Prolapse
Vaginal Dryness & Loss Of Lubrication
Recurrent Thrush & Urinary Tract Infections
Vaginal & Vulval Pain
Dyspaurenia / Pain During Intercourse
Loss of vaginal rugal folds

the mucosa, thereby preventing
excessive localised thermal damage.
The treatment itself is noninvasive, requires no anaesthesia,
and can be performed in less thanfive minutes. Often, a series oftreatments is recommended toachieve the best results.
“MonaLisa Touch is astraightforward and simple
procedure. It involves a probe being
placed inside the vagina and thefractionated CO2 energy being
delivered to the vaginal tissue,”explains Dr Fariba BehniaWillison, a gynaecologist fromSouth Australia.
“In my experience, which is similar
to that of overseas practitioners,
the likelihood of post-treatmentcomplications following a MonaLisa
AESTHETIC

MEDICAL

Touch treatment is minimal,” shesays. “The worst side effect I
have seen has been some milddiscomfort for 12 to 24 hours
following the procedure, but this is in
only a handful of patients and I have
now performed more than 2,500
MonaLisa Touch treatments.”
MonaLias Touch represents apositive investment for any practice.
It has no consumables, offers timeeffective results and generates aneffective return on investment. Most
importantly, MonaLisa Touch affords
satisfactory results to a growing
patient population. AMP

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PRACTITIONER

Mode of action
Vaginal mucosa consists of vaginal
epithelium and lamina propria.
• The vaginal epithelium is amultilayered, non-keratinizedsquamous epithelium. It
regenerates thanks to a dynamic
process that starts with theproliferation of the cells of thestratum basale and ends withthe shedding of the mostsuperficial cells.
• The lamina propria lies below
the epithelium and is arranged inpapillae. It consists of connective
tissue, rich in collagen and elasticfibres. It contains vessels, mostly
capillaries,and lymphocytes
while there are no glands. It isresponsible for the support andtrophism(nutrition) of the vaginal
lining and is fundamental for thearchitecture of the vaginal wall.
During menopause, the mucosa
presents a particular condition withfibrocytes that are metabolicallyquiescent, as opposed tofibroblasts, and is therefore unable
to actively produce hyaluronic acidand other molecules necessary foran adequate glycoprotein groundmatrix. This can result in a dry
mucosa, with low water content in
the connective tissue, meaning it isless nourished and therefore morefragile and prone to infection.
The purpose of treating vaginal
atrophy is to promote and recoverpre-menopausal metabolic activity
by means of a new synthesis thatconsists of collagen, hyaluronic
acid, glycosaminoglycans andproteoglycans. This results in a
hydrated and turgid mucosa
which then functions as healthy,
younger tissue.

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