Vaginal Rejuvenation A letter from Dr. Tess: “I usually talk to you about beauty, but today, I'd like to talk to you about something more serious, embarrassing, depressing, and life changing that affected my cousin when she visited me from Canada...urinary incontinence. Studies show that starting from the age of 18 years old, 50%- 75% of women suffer from some type of urinary incontinence. The 2 main causes of this embarassing problem are childbirth and menopause. My cousin was only 44 years old but she kept going to the bathroom at least every 30 minutes and she didn't want to go anywhere even though she was on vacation. I knew that something was wrong. She finally told me that a couple of years after she had her second child via normal vaginal delivery, she started having problems controlling her bladder. She would always bring extra underwear because she was afraid that she would wet herself. What's worse is that she didn't want to tell anyone because she was so embarassed and thought that there was no treatment for it. She did not even realize this is not normal. She thought this was just part of normal aging. Luckily, she was visiting our San Diego clinic on the day she told me about her urinary problem and I told her she should try the O Shot. She was a little nervous about the procedure but I told her that it doesn't really hurt and it is very safe because it uses her own platelet rich plasma to regenerate tissues to help rebuild the area so she can have better control of her urine. There is no downside to doing the procedure but there are lots of potential benefits that I have seen with my O Shot patients. She finally agreed and I performed the O shot on her that same day. She was very surprised at how quick and comfortable the procedure was. We still were able to go shopping after her treatment. But the best part of the story was that a just couple of days after performing the O Shot, she was much better. She was able to control her urine better and we even drove to my Beverly Hills clinic, which was over 2 hour drive from San Diego, without her having to go to the bathroom. She could not believe how much better she was and how much more relaxed she felt not having to constantly think about going to the bathroom. Before she went back home to Canada, she gave me a big hug and said, "I didn't want to tell you how depressed and embarassed I was because of this problem but I'm so happy that I told you. Thank you so much Tess, you have changed my life and made me so happy!" My hope is that I can help other women like my cousin who are silently suffering. I want to help women from being feeling depressed and embarrased about urinary incontinence and I want everyone to know that there is hope. In fact, since my cousin's visit, I have introduced game changing technologies and treatments for incontinence and women's intimate health. VConfidence and VTimeMachineProcedure combines the OShot with the CO2RE Intima laser treatment to optimize the results for patients. As one of the few female doctors to offer this procedure, please let me have the opportunity to help you. Although the O Shot is a safe treatment, you should only trust an expert to perform this procedure. At MBeauty, I personally perform the O Shot, VConfidence and VTimeMachineProcedure so you can be confident that your procedure will be done properly and safely. Please contact us at one of our MBeauty clinics to discuss your options and other benefits that will improve your quality of life and happiness. I hope to see you soon.” -Tess Mauricio, MD, FAAD