Dynamic Quadripolar Radiofrequency: Pilot Study of a New High-Tech Strategy for Prevention and Treatment of Vulvar Atrophy

Abstract

Background

The well-being of the vulva and a woman's quality of life are distinctly correlated. Recent years have seen an increasing flow of papers about nonsurgical vulvar rejuvenation techniques. Dynamic Quadripolar RadioFrequency (DQRFTM), one of the newest light- and energy-based vulvar rejuvenation technologies, has showed to be an effective option in aesthetic gynecology.

Objective

This article utilized qualitative and semi-quantitative evaluations of the short-term vulvar aesthetics to illustrate the efficacy of an accelerated DQRFTM vulvar rejuvenation program in women with mild to moderate vulvar hypotrophy.

Methods

Twenty women with mild to moderate vulvar hypotrophy were prospectively screened and evaluated from June 2016 to September 2017. Serial photographs documented the DQRFTM aesthetic impact on the vulvar area over the 2-month study period. The overall aesthetic improvement was rated with a Global Aesthetic Improvement Scale (GAIS) modified from a 5-point to a 10-point semi-quantitative rating tool. Complications and side effects were recorded.

Results

All women successfully underwent three planned DQRFTM procedures spaced 7 to 10 days apart. Signs and symptoms of vulvar hypotrophy and aesthetics of the vulvar area were already improving in most women after the first DQRFTM session, and improvements in vulvar aesthetics were persistently highly significant 1 month after the end of the DQRFTM rejuvenation program. No complications or side effects occurred.

Conclusions

Improvement of signs and symptoms of vulvar hypotrophy by DQRFTM rejuvenation of the labia majora was confirmed as a technically simple outpatient procedure with virtually no complications or side effects. In women with mild to moderate hypotrophy, this was possible with a rapid rejuvenation program of shortly spaced sessions.