Viveve Specialist

Women may experience uncomfortable vaginal symptoms after childbirth, as well as before and during menopause, that make sexual intimacy less gratifying. At Embry Women’s Health, JoEllen Embry, WHNP offers Viveve® treatments for vaginal rejuvenation that relieve uncomfortable symptoms and help you feel more like yourself again. That’s one reason she’s considered among the best Female Women’s Health Nursing Practitioners in Mesa. If you are considering Vaginal Rejuvenation go with proven and verified experts in Gynecology.

Do You Struggle With

  • Stress, Urge, or Mixed Incontinence?
  • Bladder leakage?
  • Vaginal Laxity?
  • Lack of Sexual Function?

If so, Vivive may be the answer to your problems!

Benefits of Viveve

  • Increased Confidence
  • Enhanced Sexual Experience
  • Reduction of Incontinence
  • Improved Vaginal Laxity

Vaginal Laxity Treatment By Vieve

Vaginal Rejuvenation with Viveve Q & A

Why is vaginal rejuvenation necessary?

At Embry Women’s Health, we recognize that as women get older, the hormonal changes associated with menopause can lead to vaginal dryness, pain during sexual intercourse, and sometimes even urinary incontinence. In addition, many younger women experience vaginal looseness, also called laxity, after childbirth. The Viveve treatment can help relieve all of these symptoms with one treatment.

How does vaginal rejuvenation treatment work?

The provider places the tip of the Viveve system’s device just inside your vagina where it heats your vaginal tissue using cryogen-cooled monopolar radiofrequency. This means the radiofrequency energy penetrates the vaginal tissue while the system also delivers alternating, short pulses of cooling to provide comfort for the patient.

The nonsurgical procedure itself only takes about 30 minutes, requires no anesthesia, and is performed right in the office. It requires little to no downtime, and then you’re on your way back to vaginal strength and vitality.   

The providers performing the procedure will remind you not to restart sexual intercourse until 48 hours after the procedure. That allows the vaginal tissue to recover and begin the process of restoring collagen in the vaginal walls.

What are the benefits of vaginal rejuvenation?

After you receive the Viveve treatment used by the providers at Embry Women’s Health, your body produces more collagen in your vaginal tissues over the next three to four months. This additional collagen helps improve vaginal tone, provides increased vaginal lubrication, and increases vaginal sensitivity, which can help improve intimacy. It often can improve leakage of urine without surgery.

The treatment can help women increase their sexual and personal self-confidence. After the procedure, most women feel a return of better sensation and orgasm during sexual intercourse. If laxity was a problem before, the vaginal tightness brought back by the procedure can help keep tampons from slipping from the vagina, as it regains its tightness and strength.

How does vaginal looseness affect function in intimacy and appearance?

Childbirth and aging can exert a toll on the vagina, causing laxity. Many women are concerned by the loose opening of the vagina and the stretched out vaginal canal, fearing change in intimacy for themselves and their partners.

These concerns are often also aesthetic in additional to functional in nature. The gaping vaginal opening and looseness of the labia (vaginal lips) are the most frequent cosmetic concerns. Fortunately, these concerns can be addressed by vaginal rejuvenation, a procedure that brings the vagina back to the pre-childbirth state both in look and function.

When will I see results?

Your body responds to the treatment by starting to develop new collagen within about 30 days. This collagen formation continues for several months to revitalize your vaginal tissue and improve your symptoms. The treatment results last about a year for many women.*

*Individual results may vary.

  • Recommendations for weight loss with guidance regarding a healthy diet and increased activity
  • Diagnostic studies to rule out other causes of infertility in you and your partner
  • Medication to improve ovulation, such as Clomid

Viveve System

What is the Viveve System?

The Viveve System provides sustained tissue tightening and strengthening by substantially heating the tissue at depth. The Viveve System’s patented, cryogen-cooled monopolar radiofrequency (CMRF) is unique in its ability to deliver volumetric heat (90 J/cm2) in order to stimulate robust neocollagenesis. This can be accomplished in just ONE session.

What is the difference between a treatment with Viveve and other treatments?

The difference between the Viveve System and other radio-frequency devices is that it uses cryogen-cooled monopolar radio frequency (CMRF) technology, which enables the device to produce significant, sustained collagen changes, as the cooling component allows it to reach deeper layers of tissue for an extended period of time without causing burns or damage to the mucosa. The cooling also makes the procedure completely comfortable and virtually pain-free for the patient.

“The treatment only takes 30-45 minutes, so women can have it done on their lunch break and return to work with no limitations,” says Mesa, AZ prover JoEllen Embry, WHNP. “Most women begin noticing improvement within 30 days, but the body can take up to 90 days to achieve complete results, which last a year or longer.”

What are the other treatments on the market? 

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What is the FDA indication for the Viveve System in the United States?

The Viveve System is indicated for use in general surgery for electrocoagulation and hemostasis in the United States.

What are some facts about the Viveve System?

  • Single Session
  • Cryogen-Cooled Monopolar Radiofrequency
  • One 30-45 minute session
  • Safe and comfortable
  • Clinically-proven
  • Respectable and discreet

What is the difference between Geneveve by Viveve and Viveve

It can be confusing to understand what the difference is between the Geneveve by Viveve treatment and the Viveve system. They are both the same system and device. Earlier this year Viveve changed the name of the device from Geneveve by Vieve to simply the Viveve System. This reduced confusion by creating a sole name for the company and the product.

Who makes the Viveve System?

The Viveve System is produced by the Viveve company based in Denver, Colorado. Viveve is a global women’s intimate health company providing non-invasive treatments for women that are clinically proven, nonsurgical, comfortable and safe.

Vaginal Laxity

What is Vaginal Laxity?

Vaginal introital laxity or vaginal looseness is a poorly recognized and ill-defined condition that occurs in many women after pregnancy and vaginal childbirth. Trauma to the genito-pelvic musculature and stretching of the vaginal introitus during pregnancy and vaginal delivery can lead to permanent changes that can be worsened by multiparity, delivery of a large fetus, use of forceps, and age-related changes of vaginal connective tissue.1,2 Longterm laxity of the vaginal introitus is differentiated from pelvic organ prolapse (POP), which primarily involves the collapse ofintroital laxity (vaginal laxity) refers to looseness of the vaginal opening.

Facts about vaginal laxity

clinical studies

What kind of studies have been performed about the Viveve System?

The Viveve System has undergone two clinical studies. They were randomized, blinded and controlled clinical studies. The first was called the Vieve 1 Study and the second was called the Vieve 2 Study.

What was the Viveve 1 Study?

The largest randomized, double-blind and sham-controlled study in the vaginal rejuvenation space with 164 patients. Study showed a significant improvement in arousal, lubrication and orgasm versus the sham treatment. Pilot study showed sustained results out to 12-months.

What was the Vieve 2 Study?

The VIVEVE II Study tested the safety and effectiveness of the Viveve Treatment for women who are experiencing decreased sexual satisfaction following vaginal childbirth.

OUR PATIENTS SAY

I first chose to come to Embry Womens Health because it was near my home and they took my insurance. I’ve been coming back because JoEllen is AMAZING! The whole office is so welcoming and comforting, I’ve moved 20 miles away and I STILL go to see JoEllen for all of my women’s healthcare. I will literally plan my days off around an appointment so I can continue being a patient here.
I can’t say enough good things about Embry Women’s Health and hope to be able to be a patient for life!

5 Stars – Yelp – 11/13/2019

MAGGIE S.

I still love this place. It’s my second year as a patient here, and they still treat me so well. Every concern that I had was taken seriously and my doctor gave me some things to help with a couple of them. The office also isn’t really cold (which I’ve found to be a problem at some offices) so you won’t be freezing during your exam. She’s definitely the best doctor I have been to and recommend to every woman to look into coming here. Also, all of your test results are available online through a patient portal, and you can also schedule new appointments and fill out all of your patient information forms ahead of time on there. This makes checking in for your appointment super quick and easy.

5 Stars – Yelp – 10/31/2019

SHANA E.

This was my first visit at this office and it was so much better then a visit I’ve had at a different gynecologist. The ladies were genuinely friendly and helpful and all very knowledgeable. They make you feel comfortable and safe. It’s so hard to find a gynecologist that fits your needs and I’m very happy to say I found mine.

5 Stars – Yelp – 4/10/2018

KELLY M.

Insurance

Embry Women’s Health is committed to providing quality, affordable health care. We’re in-network with all major insurance plans, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna and UnitedHealthcare. No insurance? No problem. We offer a simple fee schedule for those who wish to pay out-of-pocket. Click the button below for our complete list and more information:

Embry Women’s Health is no longer accepting insurance and will be a self-pay practice. We understand that our decision to no longer accept insurance may come as a disappointment. However, we carefully deliberated and concluded that this change was in the best interest of our practice.

Self Pay Prices:

New Patient Appointment: $200

Established Patient Appointment: $100

Self Pay Package Pricing coming soon!

If you have insurance, we will still send your information to any laboratories so they can still bill your insurance for testing.

TESTIMONIALS

Words from our patients

JoEllen is AMAZING! Not only is she professional- she makes your whole experience comfortable. If you’re looking for a professional that never judges your situation and treats you very well- I would definitely recommend this office!

5 Stars – Yelp

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It is refreshing to meet a practitioner who sees the whole patient and not just a series of symptoms. JoEllen is willing to spend the time to ask questions and really listen to the responses. I have seen JoEllen several times and I have always appreciated how much time she spends with each appointment and her pragmatic approach with solutions.  I feel like my health drives the appointment and not the schedule. Finding JoEllen’s practice was like finding a needle in a haystack, a caring practitioner who encourages patients to listen to their bodies and to be their own best advocate.

5 Stars – 10/11/2018

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Friendly staff. JoEllen is incredibly kind, patient and answers all of my questions whenever I see her. I don’t feel like I am being rushed when I am there, it is very nice.

5 Stars – 10/4/2018

Patient Image Ashley DAshley D., Yelp

I was super impressed. NP Eva was wonderfully personable and professional. Front desk staff (thanks, Mia) was kind and thoughtful. They have snacks and drinks in the waiting room. It’s super clean and the view is lovely. It sits right on the lake at Dobson Ranch.

5 Stars – 5/24/2021

“I started seeing Joellen earlier this year and I have had nothing but good experiences every time I have gone back. She is very down to earth and listens to any concerns. I would highly recommend Embry Womens Health.”

5 stars – 09/28/2018

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