Beyond Beauty
How a Medical Spa Helps to Support Intimate Wellness and Quality of Life
Renew MediSpa is located in Derry, NH. Clients are welcome from all over New England. Our Bedford, NH, residents are encouraged to take a ride and see why it has been voted Best of the Best Spas in New Hampshire Every Year for 11 years (2015-2025).
When most people hear the word ‘MediSpa’, they think of facials, wrinkle treatments, or skin tightening. But modern aesthetics goes far deeper than the surface. Today, advanced technologies allow us to address concerns that also impact physical vitality and even relationships.
The Silent Struggle
As women move through different life stages, the body inevitably changes. Childbirth, aging, and the hormonal shifts of menopause can all contribute to challenges such as loss of muscle tone, increased dryness, pain during intimacy, and/or changes in bladder control. While these issues are incredibly common, they are rarely discussed openly.
Too often, women accept these changes as inevitable, believing they are simply an unavoidable endpoint of the aging process. The impact is far greater than inconvenience. The loss of comfort and control undermines self-confidence and creates a quiet sense of frustration. Everyday activities are shadowed by worry, and relationships may quietly suffer as well.
Confidence, Vitality, and Relationships
When intimate wellness is compromised, women often describe feeling “less like themselves,” “broken,” and even “undesirable.”
They often avoid closeness or intimacy, despite longing for it. Their partners sense the distance, even if it is never spoken aloud. In my practice, I often meet women during or after the end of a marriage. They confide that they have not been able to function intimately for years, and fear that they won’t be able to find a new partner due to their inability to participate fully in the relationship. They’ve often previously tried the standard medical interventions, such as topical estrogen, and failed to respond adequately. In some cases, their providers have unfortunately told them that there was nothing else available. As a physician, I can’t help but feel this loss of function contributed to the unraveling of their prior relationship — and it pains my heart to know their suffering went unaddressed for so long.
Modern Solutions Without Surgery
The encouraging news is that we do have effective treatments available.
Radiofrequency therapy (ex, FormaV and Morpheus8V), specialized muscle stimulation (ex, VTone), FemiWave (low intensity shock wave therapy), and Platelet Rich Plasma, alone or more commonly in combination, can substantially restore both comfort and function. These therapies are safe, discreet, and require little to no downtime.
They are designed to:
- Strengthen muscles and restore tone.
- Restore healthy function to the vaginal lining.
- Improve comfort and hydration.
- Enhance sensation
- Reduce worries related to bladder control.
Addressing Lichen Sclerosis
One condition that deserves special mention is lichen sclerosis, a chronic skin disorder that causes tissue thinning, itching, burning, painful tearing, and even long-term disfigurement. When inadequately treated, it interferes with daily life and intimacy, often leaving women feeling isolated and despondent.
Traditionally, options were limited to topical medications such as corticosteroids or estrogen creams.
These interventions often fail to fully control the symptoms, much less cure the condition.
Modern energy-based treatments combined with platelet-rich plasma treatment can restore tissue health, reduce discomfort, and give women back the ability to live — and love — without constant worry. For those who have previously suffered silently, being able to sit comfortably, exercise freely, and re-engage in relationships without pain is truly transformational.
A Patient’s Perspective
One woman in her 50s described her experience this way: “I didn’t realize how much these changes were affecting me until I started to feel normal again. I laugh freely, I exercise without hesitation, and I feel more connected to my husband than I have in years. It’s like a weight has been lifted.”
Her story echoes what so many women experience — that the most meaningful transformations are often not visible in the mirror but felt every day in the way we live and connect with others.
The Bigger Picture of Wellness
At its core, wellness is about good health, energy, vitality, and the freedom to live fully at every stage of life. Just as society now embraces proactive skincare and preventive health, intimate wellness deserves recognition as an essential part of whole-body care. By bringing intimate wellness into the conversation — and offering effective treatments- we can remove stigma and open the door for women to rediscover confidence in themselves, their relationships, and their lives.
If you or someone close to you has been told there are no more options after standard treatments have failed, please know that is simply not true. At Renew MediSpa, we have been helping women reclaim their function, confidence, and sense of self for over a decade—and we are here for you too.
Renew MediSpa
Voted Best of the Best Spas in New Hampshire Every Year for 11 years (2015-2025)
23 B Crystal Avenue, Derry, NH 03038
603-931-4345