The Aesthetic Doctor
WHO SHE IS
Dr Nicole Kanaris, founder of MedAesthetique and the South African trainer for the O-Shot
WHAT SHE’S DOING
Dr Nicole Kanaris is one of only eight doctors in SA who has been trained to administer the O-Shot or Orgasm Shot, a trademarked procedure with a variety of sexual and medical benefits.
Developed by Dr Charles Runels in the US, the procedure has only been around since 2011. Kanaris travelled to Beverly Hills in 2016 to train in giving this 30-minute treatment.
Like the Vampire facial, the O-shot involves injecting platelet-rich plasma (PRP) into a patient. “Half a tablespoon of blood is drawn from the client’s arm in the same way as any blood test,” explains Kanaris. “It is then spun in a centrifuge, which allows for the blood components to separate, isolating the plateletrich plasma.” This plasma is injected into the client’s genitalia (near the clitoris and vaginal wall), where it stimulates growth and repair because it contains several different growth factors and other cytokines that stimulate the healing of soft tissue.
The shot comes with a range of benefits that include easier arousal, better orgasms, G-spot orgasms, increased lubrication and reduced pain during sex. It can also provide relief from urinary incontinence.
Squeezing your legs together and squirming? Good news! The area is thoroughly numbed before the plasma is injected and, says Kanaris, the procedure is almost pain-free. “The highest pain rating I’ve received from a patient is two out of 10.”
This story is from the August 2017 edition of Women's Health South Africa.
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