Laser Vaginal Rejuvenation
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.
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.”
