Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
‘MIRACLE’ OP-FREE TREATMENT People are taking so much care of their bodies, their skin, their faces.. I think for women, pelvic floor health is the next big thing
Professor champions radio frequency technique
the past 18 months are back to normal and very, very happy.
“Research shows in Northern Ireland 38% of women over 35 and after childbirth suffer from pelvic floor problems and it is life-changing for the wrong reasons.
“Age, childbirth and genetics all take their toll and can leave women of many ages with dryness, looseness, poor urinary control, unsatisfactory and often painful sex.
“So facing the problem, talking about it and working to fix it is life-changing too – but for all the right reasons. Treatment spans from excellent pelvic floor exercises all the way up to the use of the surgical mesh which are inserted into the area.
“But extensive surgical procedures are the very last resort and, yes, there can be benefits. But as with all surgical interventions, reversible or irreversible complications can occur.
“So the medical profession have been very keen to develop risk-free, affordable and effective remedies.
“And having seen the research, having spoken to the developers and having watched patients transform
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back to their old selves, the radio frequency treatment is the system I really wanted to work with.”
Prof Dornan now sees around 10 women a day in his surgery, seven for treatment and three for initial consultation.
The system involves three sessions costing a total of £2,195 and an annual follow-up appointment which costs £750.
Prof Dornan, who is the only medical specialist using the technique here, said: “The Thermiva is a simple but very effective system that improves and helps the body replace vaginal collagen and elastin, giving both structure and tone back to the tissues. I truly believe this is the future. People are taking so much care of their bodies, their skin, they faces and their general health.
“I think for women, pelvic floor health is the next big thing and taking care of it with exercises or with radio frequency treatment will be just an other appointment to pop in the diary.
“Patient selection is vital and despite our careful assessment, not all women’s tissues respond in the same way just like every headache does not always respond equally to paracetamol. And in the area of severe prolapse, the treatment has little role.
“But for most women, it is a modern day miracle with great results and no risk.”