When Kegal Exercises Don't Do the Job - New Laser Surgery Can Mean Better Sex Life For Women
When Kegal exercises don’t do the job, women are contacting Dr. Joseph Berenholz, board-certified OB/GYN and director of the Laser Vaginal Rejuvenation Institute of Michigan who has brought the world’s newest, most advanced laser surgical techniques to the Midwest. Performing laser vaginal rejuvenation, Dr. Berenholz can tighten and reconstruct the muscles of the vagina. This can serve to increase sexual pleasure, plus it can deal with issues like incontinence (loss of bladder control) and other discomfort that can occur in women after giving birth. The results can be dramatic, often for both partners.
Southfield, MI (PRWEB) April 27, 2005 -- Dr. Joseph Berenholz,
board-certified OB/GYN and director of the Laser Vaginal Rejuvenation Institute
of Michigan in Southfield, has brought some of the newest, most advanced laser
surgical techniques in the world to the Midwest.
“In the past, women who
were unhappy with their bodies have literally changed their lives with surgical
procedures like liposuction and breast augmentation,” said Dr. Berenholz. “At
the same time, most women have been resigned to the idea that nothing could be
done to improve their sexual function, self-image or
pleasure.”
Gynecological surgeons have been using well-understood
procedures for repairing vaginal defects, but only as a medical necessity. The
revolutionary breakthrough here is in the use of lasers in these procedures.
“Laser techniques have made vaginal rejuvenation and vaginoplasty faster, more
precise, and have dramatically reduced pain, bleeding, and recovery time. For
the first time, women can benefit from these procedures electively.” said Dr.
Berenholz.
Performing laser vaginal rejuvenation® (LVR®), a surgeon can
tighten and reconstruct the muscles of the vagina. This can serve to increase
sexual pleasure, plus it can deal with issues like incontinence (loss of bladder
control) and other discomfort that can occur in women after giving birth. The
results can be dramatic, often for both partners. One LVR patient commented, “I
know my husband loves me, but his dissatisfaction was obvious. Dr. Berenholz has
given us a new lease on life.”
Another class of procedures, designer
laser vaginoplasty® (DLV®), allows the surgeon to improve the appearance of the
vagina according to the wishes of the patient. One of the most commonly
requested modifications involves trimming oversized labia minora (inner vaginal
lips) that extend past the labia majora (outer lips), a condition which these
women find embarrassing and often uncomfortable. The DLV surgeon has a range of
other options to offer, including hymenoplasty – reconstruction of the hymen.
This is an often-requested surgery in various cultures.
Major national
magazines like Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Playboy, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Playgirl,
Marie Claire, Maxim, New Woman, Nerve, and Shine have all run articles
discussing female sexual-enhancement surgery. These articles cite many women who
are uncomfortable with their function and appearance “down there,” and who have
found the solution in surgery. Some even tell of women bringing in photographs
from men’s magazines and saying, “Make me look just like that.”
Dr.
Berenholz is the only gynecological surgeon in the Midwest, and one of only a
handful in the country, to have advanced training in these laser surgical
techniques. He explained that the use of lasers makes the operation virtually
bloodless and greatly reduces the risk of complications. Surgery is conducted on
an out-patient basis, and most of the operations are completed in around an
hour. Generally, patients are back to work in five to seven days, and can resume
a normal sex life in as little as six weeks.
Dr. Berenholz is a member of
a number of several major medical societies, including the American Academy of
Cosmetic Surgery, Diplomate American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the
American Society of Reproductive Medicine, the American Association of
Gynecologic Laparoscopists, and the Society of Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery. He
is on the active staff of Sinai Grace Hospital, Hutzel Hospital, Huron Valley
Hospital, the Vivian Berry Surgical Center, St. John Healthcare System, and
Providence Hospital. He is a clinical instructor and staff member of the Detroit
Medical Center.
The Laser Vaginal Rejuvenation Center of Michigan is
located at 30603 Southfield Road, in the Birmingham Cosmetic Center in
Southfield. For more information, call (248) 593-8780 or visit: http://www.drberenholz.com
About Dr. Joseph Berenholz
Dr. Joseph Berenholz, board-certified
OB/GYN and director of the Laser Vaginal Rejuvenation Institute of Michigan in
Southfield, has made a career of bringing some of the newest, most advanced
laser surgical techniques in the world to the Detroit area.
As board
certified Obstetrician/Gynecologist in the Detroit area since 1982, Dr. Joseph
Berenholz has delivered thousands of healthy infants. However, his real calling
has been gynecologic surgery, with a specific passion for urogynecologic and
pelvic reconstructive surgery. He has performed nearly four thousand surgeries
over the lifetime of his career. During this time, he has been a leader in
learning and adopting the latest innovations in gynecologic surgical technique,
and introducing them to his colleagues.
In the 1970’s, laser was first
brought to southeast Michigan for gynecologic surgery by Drs’ Milton Goldrath
and Alf Sherman. Dr. Berenholz was trained by these two pioneers in the
application of CO2 laser therapy for a precancerous condition of the cervix
called “cervical dysplasia.” After this experience Dr. Berenholz continued his
search for innovative therapies in women’s healthcare.
At approximately
the same time, Dr. Kurt Semm, the “father of laparoscopic surgery,” was
developing laparoscopic techniques for gynecological surgery never performed
before in Michigan. Dr. Berenholz corresponded with Dr. Semm and eventually
spent time with him in California learning these methods. Dr. Berenholz returned
to Detroit and encouraged his department to make the necessary instrument
purchases for the advanced surgical techniques.
Next, Dr. Berenholz
sought out Dr. Jacques Hamou, the world’s leading pioneer and authority in
hysteroscopic surgery. This type of surgery is performed through a woman’s
vagina and into a woman’s uterus, allowing the physician to correct many
bleeding problems within the uterus without resorting to abdominal surgery and
subsequent hysterectomy. Thanks to Dr. Berenholz’s training with Dr Hamou,
hundreds of women have been spared such radical surgery. Dr. Berenholz was one
of the first physicians in the area to begin doing “Endometrial Ablations” of
the uterus, with the result that he has one of the lowest hysterectomy rates
among his colleagues at both the St. John healthcare system and the Detroit
Medical Center.
In the arena of urogynecology, Dr. Berenholz remains a
leader among his fellow physicians. He was the first Ob/Gyn at Providence
hospital to perform the “Trans Obturator Urethral Sling” procedure, allowing
women to be cured of their urinary stress incontinence on an out patient basis.
Prior to that, women traditionally had surgery requiring 2-3 days of hospital
care.
Now, after nearly 20 years of practice, Dr. Berenholz once again
finds himself leading the way in women’s healthcare. Over the years, patients
have confided with Dr. Berenholz regarding “vaginal looseness” and loss of
sexual sensation after childbearing. The standard gynecologist’s answer – that
this was all just a “natural part of motherhood,” left both Dr. Berenholz and
his patients very dissatisfied. Seeking a surgical solution, Dr. Berenholz
encountered Dr. David Matlock of Beverly Hills, California.
Dr. Matlock
was the first physician to develop Laser Vaginal Rejuvenation seven years ago.
Dr Berenholz immediately flew out to California to meet with Dr. Matlock. Today,
Dr. Berenholz is one of only approximately one dozen physicians worldwide
trained in this procedure, and is currently the only physician in the Midwest
using the laser to address women’s needs in this area.
In addition to his
accomplishments as a surgeon, Dr. Berenholz has been sought out by the
pharmaceutical industry to be a spokesperson to both physicians and women
groups. He addresses issues such as “Osteoporosis” for the Lilly Corporation,
“Hormone Replacement Therapy” for Wyeth-Ayerst Pharmaceuticals and “Treatment of
Genital Herpes” for Glaxo Smith Kline Pharmaceuticals.
Dr. Berenholz has
recently become a member of the American Academy of Anti Aging, and now lectures
on the “Role of Inflammation in Aging and Chronic Disease.” He is also a
Diplomate of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, a member of the
American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, the American Society of Reproductive
Medicine, the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, and the
Society of Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery. He is on the active staff of Sinai
Grace Hospital, Hutzel Hospital, Huron Valley Hospital, the Vivian Berry
Surgical Center, St. John Healthcare System, and Providence Hospital. He is a
clinical instructor and staff member of the Detroit Medical Center.
A
1974 graduate of the University of Michigan, Dr. Berenholz earned his Medical
Doctorate in 1980 from the prestigious Autonomous University of Guadalajara,
completing his internship at the St. Louis School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO
in 1981. He served a surgical residency at Mount Carmel Mercy Hospital in
Detroit and an OB/GYN residency at Providence Hospital in Southfield.
Dr.
Berenholz has been married since 1972 to his beautiful wife Annette. She teaches
“metalsmithing” at the college level and is a well recognized artist in her own
right. They have three very accomplished children, Leah, Dan, Lisa and their
black toy poodle “Lucky.”
The Laser Vaginal Rejuvenation Center of
Michigan is located at 30603 Southfield Road, in the Birmingham Cosmetic Center
in Southfield. For more information, call (248) 593-8780 or visit: http://www.drberenholz.com
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