Mum says splashing £1,900 on a ‘designer vagina’ has made her feel 15 years younger

Abby confessed the intimate procedure has boosted her sex life and helped her incontinence.

Inspired by model Danielle Lloyd’s confession to having a “designer vagina” for incontinence, a 56-year-old Essex mum spent £1,900 on the intimate treatment – boosting her sex life and making her feel “15 years younger.”

A regular user of anti-ageing procedures, Abby Short had the tightening treatment after years of incontinence forced her to carry spare knickers everywhere – saying she looks after her face, “so why not take care of the rest” of her body.

Abby (Collect/PA Real Life)

Now, following three lunchtime procedures lasting just five minutes each, the Billericay events planner says she feels like she is back in her 40s, when she and her company director husband, John, 62, make love, adding: “I feel younger, like I’m back in my heyday.”

Before the Femilift vaginal rejuvenation treatment – which gently heats the vaginal tissue contracting existing fibres and stimulating the formation of new collagen – Abby suffered with embarrassing leaking everywhere from the office to during exercise classes.

Abby (Collect/PA Real Life)

Already spending £2,000 a year on Botox, non-surgical facelifts and teeth-whitening, when she heard Danielle Lloyd confessing on TV to having vaginal tightening treatment to combat her own incontinence issues, it seemed like the logical next step for her, too.

Abby’s incontinence issues began after the birth of her son Josh, now 15, making her desperate to solve the embarrassing problem.

“If I sneezed, coughed a little too energetically or did any kind of real physical exercise it would mean an embarrassing leak,” she recalled.

“It wasn’t all the time, but would come on randomly and would be really embarrassing as a result.

Abby with husband John (Collect/PA Real Life)

“It all started after the birth of my youngest son Josh and got worse from there. I had the treatment after listening to Danielle Lloyd talking about having vaginal tightening, as her incontinence issues sounded just like mine.”

She added: “I’d be in the office, having a laugh and a bit of wee would come out. Not only was it embarrassing, but it wasn’t very hygienic either.”

Before taking the plunge, Abby researched the treatment, discovering that the procedure involved using a pixel Co2 laser, to improve blood flow, increase lubrication and restore the strength and elasticity of the vaginal wall.

Confident it was the right solution for her, she contacted Courthouse Clinics, the company where she already went for Botox, having the first of three sessions in London on June 29 this year – noticing a difference straight away.

Abby (Collect/PA Real Life)

Abby, also mum to Daniel, 24, from a previous relationship, explained: “You have to position yourself at the edge of the couch and spread your legs for the laser to be inserted, a bit like having a smear test, only warmer.

“My doctor explained that I wouldn’t feel results immediately, but I actually did, I didn’t feel the pressure to go to the loo as often and when I did run up and down the beach on my holiday straight after, the effects weren’t nearly as bad.

“It doesn’t make it look any different, but it is more about the inside and improving the function, which it has done.”

Abby with husband John (Collect/PA Real Life)

Having another session at the London clinic before her third treatment in October, Abby also discovered it had another unexpected benefit, when she and her husband made love.

She continued: “It’s given me a real confidence boost and makes me feel so much younger, knocking 15 years off how I feel in the bedroom.

“I couldn’t recommend it enough.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin underwent a medical procedure at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Friday evening and has resumed duty after temporarily transferring power to his deputy, Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said in a statement.

Austin is continuing to deal with bladder issues that arose in December following his treatment for prostate cancer, Ryder said.

The procedure was successful, elective and minimally invasive, “is not related to his cancer diagnosis and has had no effect on his excellent cancer prognosis,” the press secretary said.

Austin transferred authority to Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks for about two-and-a-half hours while he was indisposed, the Pentagon said.

The Pentagon chief returned home after the procedure. “No changes in his official schedule are anticipated at this time, to include his participation in scheduled Memorial Day events,” Ryder said.

Austin, 70, has had ongoing health issues since undergoing surgery to address a prostate cancer diagnosis. He spent two weeks in the hospital following complications from a prostatectomy. Austin faced criticism at the time for not immediately informing the president or Congress of either his diagnosis or hospitalization.

Austin was taken back to Walter Reed in February for a bladder issue, admitted to intensive care for a second time and underwent a non-surgical procedure under general anesthesia at the time.

The Pentagon has notified the White House and Congress, Ryder said.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, right, hosts a welcoming ceremony for Kenya's President William Ruto at the Pentagon in Washington, Friday, May 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin smiles after members of the media are asked to leave following a meeting with Kenya's President William Ruto at the Pentagon in Washington, Friday, May 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon on Monday, May 20, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)