Vaginal Rejuvenation

EmpowerRF

Advanced care for your most personal parts. EmpowerRF is a gentle, non-surgical solution for pelvic health, vaginal laxity, urinary incontinence, postpartum recovery, and intimate discomfort — restoring strength, confidence, and control at every stage of life.

What is the EmpowerRF?

The EmpowerRF is an in-office non-surgical device. It’s earned FDA approval for all of its applications, which were designed to reverse the effects of childbirth, aging, and menopause on female anatomy.

EmpowerRF is the most advanced multi-functional platform delivering excellent women’s wellness therapies. This versatile provides neuromuscular re-education for weak pelvic floor muscles, relief from stress, urge, and mixed urinary incontinence and pain, improves blood circulation, targets subdermal adipose tissue, and strengthens abdominal muscles.

The EmpowerRF can help treat some of those sensitive issues such as…

  • Vaginal laxity

  • Tighten weakened pelvic floor muscles

  • Approve appearance inside and out

  • Increase blood circulation

  • Pain relief

  • Urinary frequency and urgency, incontinence, or an overactive bladder (the only non-surgical device cleared to treat this)

  • Reduced sensation during intercourse

  • Diminished orgasmic capacity 

  • Lichen sclerosus

  • Vulvar vestibulitis

  • Chronic yeast

  • Bacterial vaginosis (BV)

  • Thick episiotomy scars

  • Hemorrhoid reduction

Here’s what you need to know…

The EmpowerRF has 4 separate components: FormaV, Vtone, AccuTite, and MorpheusV. Each treatment can be done individually, or they can be combined to handle different problems. All of the procedures are done in the office (zero general anesthesia required). No large incisions. No lengthy downtime. Safe.  

While your results may vary, many patients experience relief from urinary frequency, the frustration of urinary incontinence, improvement in vaginal dryness and laxity. Not only functional improvement, but also cosmetic improvement is possible. Non-surgical tightening of the labia can be achieved, without the scars, downtime, or surgery! The entire mons and introitus can be treated. 

#1: FormaV

This involves a series of treatments. Each is about 30 minutes. They are scheduled one month apart. The treatment is performed using a flexible but firm pencil-marker sized probe that feels much like a hot stone massage. The treatment applies heat in the form of RF energy to the area, heating it gently. The heat sensitive skin then contracts with time as a result of collagen building in the submucosa. Inside and out can be treated.

What it will do:

  • Improve vaginal laxity: FormaV tightens the vaginal canal, enhancing intimacy and overall satisfaction.

  • Reduce vaginal dryness: This treatment stimulates natural lubrication production, addressing discomfort during intercourse.

  • Alleviate urinary incontinence: FormaV strengthens pelvic floor muscles, improving bladder control and reducing leaks.

  • Safe and comfortable: The procedure is minimally invasive and well-tolerated, with minimal downtime.

#2: VTone

This is an electrical stimulation of the pelvic and/or vaginal muscles. Each 30 minute session is done with a rigid pickle size probe that stimulates the muscles. Think 30,000 kegels done in 30 minutes. This and Morpheus8 are the only FDA approved non-surgical treatments for stress incontinence. We typically recommend 6 treatments about a week apart, with a maintenance treatment done every 6 to 12 months.

What it will do:

  • Strengthen pelvic floor muscles: VTone's gentle EMS technology re-educates and strengthens weakened pelvic floor muscles, leading to improved bladder control.

  • Address urinary incontinence: This treatment effectively combats stress, urge, and mixed urinary incontinence,offering relief from leaks and accidents.

  • Non-surgical and comfortable: VTone provides a safe and comfortable in-office procedure with minimal downtime.

  • Improved quality of life: By restoring pelvic floor health, VTone can significantly enhance your overall well-being and confidence.

#3: AccuTite

This is can provide a non-surgical labioplasty.  Usually a single one to two hour session is required. AccuTite involves a small probe, the size of thin spaghetti needle. After numbing medicine is placed, the probe is inserted underneath the skin of the labia to heat the tissue.  Tissue temperatures are monitored continuously for safety. Surprisingly, tissue contraction can be seen almost immediately, but full results can take several months. 

#4: MorpheusV

This is for vaginal skin tightening, and/or the surrounding tissues even including small external hemorrhoids can be treated. The mucosal tissue of the anterior vaginal wall and the surrounding tissue are very thin.  It is treated with a topical anesthetic. Then Microneedling combined with RF energy is applied using a small brush sized appliance. In response, to the heat from the RF energy the tissue  tightens dramatically.  The thin mucosal tissue and  submucosal tissue respond to RF energy – with more vigorous contraction than regular skin. As the anterior vaginal wall is tightened, it lifts the bladder and urethra, decreasing urinary symptoms. Usually Three -  one  hour or so - treatments are required. Each about one month apart. But often, women experience improvement in symptoms after only one or two treatments. This improvement in urinary tract symptoms may also be accompanied by similar improvement in vaginal dryness and dyspareunia.

What it will do:

  • Vaginal Tightening and Rejuvenation: Morpheus8V's radiofrequency energy stimulates collagen production,leading to a tighter and more youthful vaginal canal.

  • Improved Urinary Control: This treatment can help address stress, urge, and mixed urinary incontinence (SUI) by strengthening pelvic floor muscles.

  • Enhanced Blood Flow and Lubrication: EmpowerRF Morpheus8V improves blood circulation, promoting natural lubrication and reducing vaginal dryness.

  • Reduced Painful Intercourse: By addressing underlying tissue laxity and inflammation, Morpheus8V can alleviate discomfort during intercourse.

  • Non-Surgical, Minimally Invasive: This treatment offers a safe and effective alternative to surgery, with minimal downtime and discomfort.

Before and After Photos

(additional photos coming soon!)

Patient A

This patient was among our first to try the EmpowerRF platform. After just one combined session of VTone and FormaV, she experienced visible improvement, shown here. While even a single treatment can create noticeable changes, the best results are typically seen with a full treatment series—about 6 VTone sessions and 3 FormaV sessions are usually recommended for optimal, long-lasting outcomes.

Medical content

Contains sensitive clinical imagery of female anatomy.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the recovery? Vtone and FormaV have no downtown.  You will be able to resume normal activities. With MorpheusV there will be some discharge. So a pad is necessary for a few days. Tampons and sex are not advised during that period.

Are the treatments painful? Most patients have little discomfort with the Vtone and FormaV. The Morpheus V and AccuTite are a little spicy. Topical numbing will be first applied. But we also have laughing gas available - with the ProNox, you control the level of sleepiness.

Any other fast facts? There is a TON to get to know about how the EmpowerRF machine can change your life. Some other things to know are:

  • It increases collagen and elastin

  • It’s performed in the office (30-90min sessions)

  • It’s tolerable (topical, injectable, and even inhalation/oral medications as needed to handle any discomfort)

  • ALL skin types can be safely treated

Our thoughts on the EmpowerRF

Women’s Health was an area of medicine that I kind of “fell” into. During my training at the University of Colorado PA Program and immediately after graduating from PA school, I worked in all male physician-lead family practices. Because many women preferred to see a female medical provider for women’s health concerns, I became the “go to” for women’s health issues.

Moving on years later, I found a professional passion in student healthcare at the University of Denver. In my 12+ years at DU, my practice primarily involved women’s health and sexual health. I met one of my mentors while working at DU. She is a OB/GYN by training. After working together for a couple of years she asked me to work at her private practice exclusively providing women’s and sexual healthcare.

Interestingly, at the same time I had joined my mentor’s practice, I started working in ENT and Facial Plastic Surgery. During this time, I found another passion in cosmetic surgery. I had the best of both worlds, I was working in gynecology and plastic surgery!!

My mentor at the GYN office expanded her practice focus and we added hormone therapy, Mona Lisa Touch vaginal rejuvenation laser, and sexual health treatments. At that time, very few practices offered similar therapies. The demand for these services skyrocketed and the practice evolved. Women were coming to our office from all over the country (and other countries) for treatments. Our patients sought out treatments for dyspareunia (painful intercourse), lichen sclerosis, libido and hormone concerns, and stress/urge incontinence issues. We saw cancer survivors who had painful vaginal atrophy who were unable to be intimate with their partners for years, not only become sexually active, but enjoy sex again!

Just as the clinic evolved, the whole area of women's health and sexual wellness has evolved. Women are seeking out therapies for issues that previous generations just accepted as part of the normal aging process. Stress and urge incontinence (loss of urine) affects over 50% of women. It often prevents women from being physically active and intimate with their partners. The Mona Lisa Touch laser was revolutionary in treating these issues.

Several companies like InMode have expanded female health treatment options. With EmpowerRF by Inmode, are we targeting tissue remodeling, contraction and re-training the pelvic floor muscles to improve incontinence. EmpowerRF uses radiofrequency and electric muscle stimulating modalities to improve tone, tightness, tissue elasticity, and aesthetic appearance of the genitourinary tract. Dr. Huang and our entire staff are excited to incorporate women’s health treatment options into the practice. We feel like this platform goes beyond aesthetics and provides functional improvement and wellbeing.

-Sylvia