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  • Wednesday, August 29, 2007

    Labiaplasty or Labioplasty

    Labiaplasty (sometimes spelled labioplasty) is plastic surgery of the Labia majora and/or the Labia minora, the external folds of the vulva. The procedure involve changing the shape of the labia. When labia are created where there were none, it is usually part of a vaginoplasty.

    Labiaplasty may be undertaken for functional reasons, aesthetic reasons, or a combination of the two. The procedure is frequently performed to reduce the size of one or both sets of labia. It may also be used to repair the labia following disease or injury, especially from childbirth. A hoodectomy may be performed to expose the clitoris in order to address clitoral phimosis. Hoodectomy is sometimes used to address sexual dysfunction such as lack of orgasm, although the efficacy of this procedure for this purpose is disputed.

    Labiaplasty is an outpatient procedure usually performed under local anesthesia.

    Labiaplasty Recovery

    After surgery, patients may experience some mild discomfort and swelling, which usually disappears completely after 1-2 weeks. It is important for patients to follow their doctors' post-op orders following surgery. This will help ensure quality results and better healing as well as reduce discomfort and complications.

    Instructions may include avoiding intercourse for several weeks (typically three to six weeks) following surgery. The doctors may recommend that women not to use tampons and/or douches while recovering.

    Women usually return to work and normal activities within two to five days, while more strenuous activities will take about three weeks.

    Controversy

    Labiaplasty evokes strong emotional responses far more often than more common procedures like rhinoplasty. There is considerable controversy surrounding such surgeries for many patients, notably around women who worry that their labia are abnormal. While plastic surgery websites state this procedure may be appropriate for women experiencing discomfort during physical activities, sexual intimacy, or from irritation caused from close-fitting garments, the controversy surrounds the phenomenon of women undergoing labiaplasty for aesthetic reasons alone.

    Many individuals, of both genders, professionals and non-professionals alike, raise concerns that the desire for this procedure is driven by marketing, and an unhealthy self-image derived from media images of what the "ideal" female genitalia should look like. The increasing attention this procedure is receiving in various media is believed to be generating a growing market for this surgery. For most women, it is cosmetically unwarranted, and constitutes a needless exposure to the risks inherent in any surgery. Some have likened the procedure to other forms of genital modification and mutilation.

    Another concern about choosing this surgery for cosmetic reasons is that the ring of scar tissue created at the vaginal opening can later cause pain and complications during childbirth. As this surgery is more and more frequently performed on younger women, a concern is that surgeons are not warning women of the long-term physical risks they may undertake by electing for labiaplasty.

    In May 2007 the British Medical Journal, one of the most prestigious health journals worldwide, blasted the "designer vagina" craze, citing its popularity being rooted in commercial and media influences.

    Transsexual labiaplasty

    In the case of transsexual women, labiaplasty is frequently the second part of a two-stage vaginoplasty, where labia and a clitoral hood are created. This is often performed a few months after the first part of the procedure. In some cases, labiaplasty is an elective procedure to improve appearance after a one-stage vaginoplasty.

    Labiaplasty Pictures
    For images of labiaplasty see Labiaplasty Pictures - Before and After.

    19 comments:

    1. Ana Wilson,
      Photos courtesy of Dr. Stern (the photo on this page also).

      You may use my photos as long as you credit each one, courtesy of Dr Bernard Stern. You may link then to

      http://www.labiaplastysurgeon.com/labiaplasty-photos.html

      or http://www.cosmeticsurgery2.com/cs-female1_labiaplasty.htm.

      Your blog is truly beautiful and informative. Bernard H. Stern, M.D.

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    2. thats the grossest thing ive ever seen

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    3. That's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen.

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    4. what was that grey thing?

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    5. hello whats the younest age you can have labiaplasty sugery?

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    6. what are some of the long-term risks of labiaplasty, and how young can you be to had the surgery done?

      PLEASE REPLY. thankyou

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    7. I could sure use that surgery myself. The finished result is really great! I need work like that done badly!

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    8. Wow, that brings back memories of my surgery. I remember when all my skin would hang around like that. Now its still brown, but what the hell. At least the skin doesn't get caught in my zipper.

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    9. I'm getting the surgery on tuesday because my labia is over extended. And it all seems correct. But mine isn't cosmetic. Its medical. But I can see the contraversy. But I myself am 17.

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    10. Hi,
      Im 18 and want to get a labiaplasty, but I have no idea how to start going about it. The 17 yr old above me, what did u do and did it all turn out ok for u?

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    11. i think im gunna ralph

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    12. to the girls above me give it time. Having larger labia is waaaay more common than you think and completely acceptable go check out some videos on a free site like redtube or spankwire and take a look for yourselves. I felt the same way at your age now I forgot it was ever a problem I have never has a boyfriend that even noticed it.

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    13. I'm a stripper. And while the picture above is a little extreme, I promise you men love meaty pussys!

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    14. THS IS GETTIN ME F'N CREIZY....WAAAT IS THE CAUSE OF HAVING A LARGE LABIA??? PLZ REPLY**

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    15. Giving birth vaginally can cause your labia to extend, I would think. I have three kids and before I had them, my labia was normal, but then over time, it became stretched and caused discomfort during intercourse. So I had it removed and voila! I can wear tight jeans and enjoy intercourse with my husband again.

      Happy in Wash.

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    16. I had my labiaplasty surgery exactly a week ago, and I would do it 100 times over, nearly painless, just uncomfortable, but I was up and out of the house after 4 days! I'm 17, and it was my first surgery. My doctor was very nice and really cared and wanted to make sure that he knew what I wanted and was very understanding and comforting, Honestly ladies, if this is something that seriously bugs you, I would 100% go for the operation, totally worth it in my eyes.

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    17. Did you get it done by your gyno?

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