Today the New York Times reports on a jaw-dropping addition to the medical spa trend.
Now comes the first medi spa in Manhattan wholly dedicated to strengthening and grooming a woman's genital area. Phit -- short for pelvic health integrated techniques -- is to open this month on East 58th Street.
Dr. Lauri Romanzi, a gynecologist who performs pelvic reconstruction surgery, said she came up with the idea for the spa one day while walking by an outlet of BriteSmile, the tooth-whitening chain. She liked that the stores cater to people with healthy teeth.
The spa is essentially a gussied-up examination room down the hall from Dr. Romanzi's medical practice. At the spa, the signature treatment will be a $150 gynecological exam -- in which a client contracts her pelvic muscles around Dr. Romanzi's fingers -- to determine by feel whether muscle tone is weak, moderate or strong.
Dr. Romanzi likes to call the vaginal workouts she prescribes "personal training." Clients could also use an in-office electrostimulation machine to improve pelvic muscle tone or buy a device for home use. Dr. Romanzi said that such treatments are intended to improve bladder control; she said pelvic training may also lead to more intense orgasms.
Further proving that she has perfected the art of the soundbite, Dr. Romanzi goes on to say:
"If you can vote and you have a vagina, you should do these," she said. "It's the dental floss of feminine fitness."
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"The outer layer can become almost scrotal, very wrinkly and lax," Dr. Romanzi said.
Phit's website lists their services as follows:
Vaginal Rejuvenation:
Kegel Phitness
Do-It-Yourself
Baby Boot Camp
Inner StrengthPersonal Trainer
The "Other" Face Lift
Lazy Susan
Core Restore
Lip Sync
Skin Rejuvenation:
Refirme Skin Tightening
Matrix IR Wrinkle Reduction
Velashape Body Recountouring
Elose Laser Hair Removal
Velasmooth Cellulite Treatment
Diamondtome Micro-Dermabrasion
Optimal Skin Care Regimens
What do you think of the vagina spa? Is it offensive or do you totally want an appointment?