Intimate Esthetics: Radiofrequency and the Vitamin C Association
Florence Germaine Tible Lainscek *
Unirg University, Av. Rio de Janeiro, Nº 1585 - St. Central, Gurupi, 77403-090, TO, Brazil.
Áller Pires da Silva
Unirg University, Av. Rio de Janeiro, Nº 1585 - St. Central, Gurupi, 77403-090, TO, Brazil.
Amaraina Maia Armiato
Unirg University, Av. Rio de Janeiro, Nº 1585 - St. Central, Gurupi, 77403-090, TO, Brazil.
Sávia Denise Silva Carlotto Herrera
Unirg University, Av. Rio de Janeiro, Nº 1585 - St. Central, Gurupi, 77403-090, TO, Brazil.
Larissa dos Santos Nascimento Oliveira
Unirg University, Av. Rio de Janeiro, Nº 1585 - St. Central, Gurupi, 77403-090, TO, Brazil.
Rafaela de Carvalho Alves
Unirg University, Av. Rio de Janeiro, Nº 1585 - St. Central, Gurupi, 77403-090, TO, Brazil.
Elcyane Bechara Santos Lacerda
Unirg University, Av. Rio de Janeiro, Nº 1585 - St. Central, Gurupi, 77403-090, TO, Brazil.
Argentina França Buarque Machado
Unirg University, Av. Rio de Janeiro, Nº 1585 - St. Central, Gurupi, 77403-090, TO, Brazil.
Andrielly dos Santos Pereira
Unirg University, Av. Rio de Janeiro, Nº 1585 - St. Central, Gurupi, 77403-090, TO, Brazil.
Joaquim Celito Lopes Batista
Unirg University, Av. Rio de Janeiro, Nº 1585 - St. Central, Gurupi, 77403-090, TO, Brazil.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Introduction: Aging is a natural event, however for women the effects are more drastic, interfering directly in their sexual health, leading to intimate changes such as vulvovaginal sagging and hyperchromic.
Objective: To investigate whether the use of radiofrequency associated with vitamin C reduces the signs of aging and decreases the cutaneous hyperpigmentation of the vulvar zone.
Materials and Methods: Forty women divided into Radiofrequency (RF) and Radiofrequency associated with Vitamin C (RFC) were selected to meet the inclusion criteria to perform 4 treatment sessions. Data were collected from the photographic visual evaluation of a gynecologist, a dermatologist, and a specialist physiotherapist, from the pre and post-procedure, in addition to the participant's intimate self-assessment through a questionnaire. At the end of treatment, 35 women with the age group of 40.8 RF and 34.2 RFC were left.
Results: Participants reported improvement in sexual satisfaction, however, there was no significant difference between the RF and RFC groups regarding sagging and whitening and the inter-evaluator evaluation was unagreed.
Conclusion: If necessary, more sessions are performed for possible evidence of vitamin C use.
Keywords: Vulva, women’s health, aesthetics, ascorbic acid, radiofrequency.