Viveve Announces Expanded Indication for Viveve Sy

SUNNYVALE, CA --(Marketwired - May 09, 2017) - Viveve Medical, Inc. ("Viveve") ( NASDAQ : VIVE ), a medical technology company focused on women's health, today announced that the company has received regulatory approval for an expanded indication for the Viveve® System from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety in South Korea. Previously, the Viveve System was indicated for use in general surgical procedures for electrocoagulation and hemostasis. Under the terms of the expanded indication, the Viveve System will now also be indicated for the treatment of vaginal laxity in South Korea.

"We are very pleased that the South Korean approved indication for the Viveve System has been expanded to include treatment of vaginal laxity. As one of the largest global markets for aesthetic procedures in women's health, South Korea plays an important role in influencing medical and health trends throughout Asia," said Patricia Scheller, chief executive officer of Viveve. "We look forward to working with our exclusive distribution partner, JOYMG, to further build market awareness and use of the safe and effective Viveve treatment to improve vaginal laxity," she continued.

About Viveve Viveve Medical, Inc. is a women's health and wellness company passionately committed to advancing new solutions to improve women's overall well-being and quality of life. The internationally patented Viveve System, that delivers the GENEVEVE™ treatment, incorporates clinically-proven cryogen-cooled, monopolar radiofrequency (CMRF) energy-based technology to uniformly deliver volumetric heating while gently cooling surface tissue to generate robust neocollagenesis in one 30-minute in-office session.

In the United States, the Viveve System is cleared by the FDA for general surgical procedures for electrocoagulation and hemostasis. Consistent with approvals in many countries internationally, Viveve is currently in the process of submitting an IDE to the FDA to conduct a pivotal study on use of the device in the United States for improvement in sexual function. For more information visit Viveve's website at www.viveve.com .

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