🛑 STOP or GO? Dilators & Physio After Vaginal Rejuvenation: The Healing Timeline Explained

Описание: 🛑 STOP or GO? Dilators & Physio After Vaginal Rejuvenation: The Healing Timeline Explained
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Detailed Description:
Many women undergoing regenerative vaginal treatments—such as laser treatments, radiofrequency, or platelet-rich plasma therapy (PRP) for conditions like vaginal atrophy, dryness, or scarring—are already utilizing specialist pelvic physiotherapy or dilator therapy. These ongoing therapies are essential for managing conditions such as vaginismus, vulvodynia, post-surgical scarring, or menopausal tissue changes. Understanding how to safely integrate this ongoing rehabilitation with your recovery is crucial for achieving the best possible outcome.
🚨 Is it Safe to Continue?
The general answer is yes, in most cases, dilator therapy and pelvic floor physiotherapy can be continued during recovery from regenerative vaginal treatments. However, the timing and intensity must be carefully adjusted.
The key principle is that regenerative treatments stimulate tissue healing and collagen remodelling. During the early recovery phase, tissues are more sensitive, and premature or overly aggressive manipulation can disrupt healing, cause inflammation, or trigger protective muscle spasm. Conversely, completely stopping therapeutic movement for too long risks losing progress or allowing scar tissue to form in unhelpful patterns.
🗓️ The Healing Timeline & Personalized Guidance
Your clinician will provide a personalized timeline. This typically involves recommending a short pause immediately after treatment, then a gradual, guided return once initial healing has occurred.
Days 1–3 (Immediate Pause): Tissues may feel warm, slightly swollen, or tender. This is not the time for internal pressure or manipulation.
Days 4–7 (Early Repair): Light external touch or gentle pelvic floor relaxation exercises (like diaphragmatic breathing, also known as Pelvic Drops) may be resumed if approved.
Weeks 2–4 (Active Remodelling): Most patients can gradually reintroduce dilators. If restarting dilator therapy, you should resume at a smaller size or lighter pressure than you were previously using.
Weeks 4–12 (Maturation Phase): Full dilator progression and advanced pelvic physiotherapy exercises are typically resumed.
🧘‍♀️ Dilator & Physiotherapy Adaptations
If you were using vaginal dilators before treatment, resume gradually over 4–6 weeks, guided by comfort. Always opt for plenty of lubricant—unscented, body-safe, and water-based—to minimize friction and irritation on the healing tissue.
If you are working with a specialist pelvic health physiotherapist, they should coordinate care with your clinician. External techniques, such as hip mobility work, external myofascial release, and breathing exercises, can often continue immediately, as they do not involve internal manipulation. Internal manual therapy or trigger point work usually waits 1–2 weeks, depending on the clinician’s protocol.
🛑 When to Stop Immediately (Red Flags)
Stop dilator or physio work immediately and contact your clinical team if you experience:
Bleeding (more than light spotting).
Severe or worsening pain.
Unusual discharge or odour (possible infection).
Sudden onset of muscle spasm.
⚠️ Strict Pause Required: If you have active infections like Thrush, Bacterial Vaginosis (BV), or a UTI, you must stop all internal work until 24 hours after symptoms have cleared or your antibiotic course is finished.
This information is authored and medically reviewed by Dr. Farzana Khan, MD, MRCGP, DFFP, who focuses clinically on vaginal health, sexual function concerns, and conditions like lichen sclerosus.
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