fr Article: Pink October, when medicine sews up the soul and rekindles the flame
Interview Octobre Rose et médecine intime with Dr Lydie CHEVRIAUX, doctor at Forever Institut, published in Go Out Mag on 08.10.2025
Pink October is hemming the city in with ribbons like so many threads of courage. At Forever Institut, Dr Lydie Chevriaux, a multi-talented aesthetic doctor who specialises in intimate gynaecology, weaves a singular medicine: a medicine that doesn't just repair tissue, but sews up self-esteem, soothes invisible scars and rekindles the embers of desire. Between care and beauty, it gives voice to the body and breath to the soul.
An intimate conversation with a doctor.
Your career path resembles a moult: from general medicine to gynaecology, then on to intimate aesthetics. How did this path take shape, almost as a matter of course?
I started out as a general practitioner, and little by little a lot of patients came to me for gynaecological follow-up. Fitting IUDs, contraceptive implants, pregnancies... it all came naturally. As a woman and a doctor, I quickly felt that meeting these needs filled a gap. Then a laboratory contacted me and said: "You already practise gynaecology, so why not train in its aesthetic dimension? I agreed, without any taboos!
When we talk about intimate health, we're talking about confidence and modesty, but also beauty and well-being. Was it natural for you to combine skincare, beauty and self-confidence?
Yes, because everything is intimately linked. Vaginal dryness, for example, strikes many women after cancer or heavy treatment. All too often, they still hear: "There's no solution, you just have to learn to live with it". But restoring comfort and self-confidence is already a cure. Two out of three patients come to see me after having been badly treated, either by illness or by medical silence. That's when aesthetic gynaecology comes into its own: a deeply human response that goes far beyond appearance.
Behind the closed doors of your practice, what are the most common reasons why your patients come to you?Vaginal dryness is the main cause, often linked to cancer treatments or the menopause. But there are also functional problems: pain when playing sport, discomfort when wearing tight clothes, or a loss of confidence in intimacy. Some come for labia majora reshaping, others to get their sex life back on track after years of hiatus. It's never "on a whim": it's a need for comfort and dignity.
Today, techniques are multiplying... How do you choose the right gesture, the right note, to re-tune the intimate?
There are several approaches. Hyaluronic acid injections, which rehydrate and restore. Radiofrequency, which improves vaginal suppleness and treats vaginismus. More recently, biophotomodulation uses light to stimulate collagen and balance intimate flora. Each protocol is chosen according to the patient's history. It's never standardised, always personalised.
You often talk about singular stories. Do you have an anecdote that illustrates the alchemy between medical care and personal rebirth?
A 68-year-old patient, widowed for almost two decades, had found the impetus of a new partner. Eighteen years without intimacy had left their mark, to the extent that a first intercourse caused her to tear her vagina. We worked on rehydrating the tissues, but also on relearning the language of attention: I took the time to talk with her partner, to evoke the tenderness of foreplay, the importance of delicacy. This dialogue proved to be as therapeutic as the medical procedure itself. Because, as I often say, in these cases, communication between the couple is an integral part of the healing process.
In this month of Pink October, your arrival at Forever Institut is symbolic. What message would you like to send to women who are still reluctant to cross the threshold of an office to talk about intimacy?
Dare to talk about it! There's nothing taboo about intimate health: it deserves the same vigilance as your heart, skin or eyes. Find a doctor with whom you feel confident, and confide your questions to him or her, even if your voice trembles when you put them down on paper. Cosmetic gynaecology is not a whim: it's a medicine for regaining comfort, sewing up self-esteem and reinventing relationships.
