Louis P. Bucky, MD, FACS
Award-Winning, World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon
Premiere Destination for Finest Injectables & Skin Care
EmpowerRF Women’s Wellness
EmpowerRF is a revolutionary treatment system designed to enhance women’s wellness and improve their quality of life. Offering advanced, non-invasive solutions, Empower RF targets various feminine health concerns including incontinence and loss of sexual satisfaction, often a result of childbirth or the aging process, with precision and effectiveness.1 Available at Bucky Plastic Surgery in Philadelphia, this innovative treatment can help you achieve optimal health and confidence with minimal downtime.
What is EmpowerRF?
EmpowerRF is a revolutionary FDA-approved system designed to enhance women’s wellness. This comprehensive in-office solution focuses on improving the functionality and aesthetics of the female anatomy through advanced, customizable treatments that stimulate the production of collagen and elastin through thermal remodeling.2
EmpowerRF utilizes cutting-edge technologies, including electrical muscle stimulation (EMS), to address various conditions. It can effectively rehabilitate weak pelvic floor muscles, manage stress, urge, and mixed urinary incontinence, and treat skin concerns. Under the supervision of Philadelphia plastic surgeon Dr. Bucky, patients can achieve long-lasting, safe, and effective results.
Benefits of EmpowerRF
EmpowerRF offers a wide array of benefits that significantly enhance women’s health and well-being:
- Improve overactive bladder OAB
- Reduce or resolve urinary leakage3
- Enhance vaginal lubrication
- Reduce pain during intercourse
- Reduce laxity caused by childbirth
- Restore sensuality and self-esteem
- Minimally invasive
- A fast, comfortable treatment
- Little to no downtime
- Optimize vaginal pH levels
- Tone and tighten vaginal and abdominal muscles
- Improve post-menopausal issues such as lichen sclerosus, chronic UTIs, or vaginal infections
- Tighten inner and outer labial tissues
- Improve the appearance of the labia
EmpowerRF provides a comprehensive solution for women’s wellness, ensuring safety, efficacy, and long-lasting results.
How EmpowerRF Works
EmpowerRF employs a combination of advanced technologies, including radiofrequency (RF) and electrical muscle stimulation (EMS), to address a variety of feminine wellness concerns. These synergistic energies work together to enhance both the functionality and appearance of the treated areas.
The treatments are highly customizable, tailored to meet each patient’s specific needs and conditions. All EmpowerRF procedures are performed in the comfort of our office. Unlike traditional surgical interventions, EmpowerRF does not require general anesthesia, large incisions, or extended downtime, allowing patients to quickly return to their daily activities.
Here’s a closer look at the different modalities within the EmpowerRF system:
FormaV
FormaV is an RF treatment applied both internally and externally in the vaginal area. This soothing procedure, often compared to a warm stone massage, can alleviate stress urinary incontinence and vaginal dryness.
MorpheusV
MorpheusV is a non-invasive RF treatment that targets dry, wrinkled, and loose skin, addressing dryness and laxity that may lead to pain during intercourse. It also helps reduce urinary incontinence.
VTone
The VTone applicator features a two-sided tip that is comfortably inserted into the vaginal canal, delivering intravaginal EMS to rehabilitate weak pelvic floor muscles and treat stress, urge, and mixed urinary incontinence.
Evolve Tite + Tone
Evolve Tite + Tone can be integrated into any EmpowerRF treatment to tighten abdominal muscles, enhancing both the appearance of the stomach and urinary function.
Aviva
Also known as non-surgical labiaplasty, Aviva provides cosmetic vaginal improvements while restoring function. This RF treatment takes about 20 minutes and offers natural-looking results with minimal scarring and less downtime compared to surgical labiaplasty.
By leveraging these advanced modalities, EmpowerRF offers a comprehensive approach to women’s wellness, ensuring safe, effective, and long-lasting results.
The EmpowerRF Treatment Experience
When you arrive for your EmpowerRF treatment, you will be escorted to one of our private, comfortable treatment rooms. You will lie down on a treatment bed, and one of our trained professionals will begin the procedure. The EmpowerRF device is applied inside of the vagina for roughly 15 minutes, followed by another 15 minutes of external application to the labia, clitoral area, perineum, and urethra.
During the treatment, you will experience a heating sensation, but it is generally pain-free and comfortable. No preparation is required before the treatment, and there is little to no downtime afterward. You can resume your normal activities immediately following the procedure, making it a convenient option for enhancing your wellness and quality of life.
FAQs About EmpowerRF
Women who have had a normal PAP smear within the past year are generally eligible for EmpowerRF treatment. Ideal candidates include those seeking better bladder control or increased sexual satisfaction due to pain or dryness. Women experiencing vaginal laxity or needing relief from conditions such as chronic infections and lichen sclerosus can also benefit. To determine your eligibility, schedule a consultation with one of our EmpowerRF specialists.
While many women experience relief from discomfort and pain after the first session, achieving the best results for vaginal laxity, bladder control, and stress urinary incontinence typically requires three treatments.
EmpowerRF treatment is not painful. We take measures to ensure your comfort, such as applying numbing cream to the treatment area if necessary.
Yes, EmpowerRF is a hormone-free treatment, making it an excellent choice for women who cannot use hormones due to a history of blood clots, certain cancers, or other reasons.
Most patients need 2-3 sessions, although many notice improvements after just one treatment. The number of sessions depends on your specific concerns, personal goals, and whether you choose a combination treatment or a single approach.
There is little to no downtime, depending on the type and intensity of the treatment. Some patients might experience slight discomfort during and immediately after the procedure, but many report no discomfort at all.
The cost of EmpowerRF treatments varies based on the size and location of the treated area. We offer different packages to accommodate our patients’ needs. Please contact our office to schedule a consultation and discuss the best options for you.
Yes, EmpowerRF is FDA-approved for all its applicators, ensuring it is a safe and effective treatment for feminine health and wellness.
Contact Us
Eager to learn more about EmpowerRF? Schedule a consultation at Bucky Plastic Surgery in Philadelphia to embrace feminine wellness.
1 Journal of Sexual Medicine. Radiofrequency treatment of vaginal laxity after vaginal delivery: nonsurgical vaginal tightening. Available: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20584127/. Accessed May 31, 2024.
2 Aesthetic Surgery Journal. Nonsurgical Vulvovaginal Rejuvenation With Radiofrequency and Laser Devices: A Literature Review and Comprehensive Update for Aesthetic Surgeons. Available: https://academic.oup.com/asj/article/38/3/302/4201807. Accessed May 31, 2024.
3 Minerva Ginecologica. Technological evolution in the radiofrequency treatment of vaginal laxity and menopausal vulvo-vaginal atrophy and other genitourinary symptoms: first experiences with a novel dynamic quadripolar device. Available: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27206062/. Accessed May 31, 2024.
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