An Insight On Labiaplasty Surgery

Labiaplasty surgery is referred to the plastic surgery of the labia minora and/or the labia majora. This is the outer folds of skin adjoining the vaginal opening. The process involves reducing the extended labium. It is not too easy to find statistics on cosmetic labiaplasty. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons has a record of just 1000 "vaginal rejuvenations" during the year 2006. However, the surgeons in both the U.K. and the U.S. report that Labiaplasty surgery is on a rise.

The Procedure Of Labiaplasty Surgery

Labiaplasty is used to the size of either one or both sets of the labia. The surgery is also at times used to mend the labia following any injury, especially after the birth of a child. Additionally, a hoodectomy can also be done. This procedure is carried out to expose the clitoris with the intention of increasing sexual stimulus. Hoodectomy is a common method of treating sexual dysfunction like anorgasmia. Labiaplasty cost can be a bit on the higher side.

Initially surgeons performed the reduction of labium by first eliminating the protuberant portions and then by stitching the ends together. This procedure of Labiaplasty Surgery at times created a stiff suture line. It also tampered with the natural shape and tint of the labia minora. There were also other clinical complications involved. Nowadays, most surgeons use lasers and sophisticated surgical measures like superior pedicle flap reconstruction and inferior wedge resection for cosmetic labiaplasty.

Labiaplasty Surgery is a complicated operation and needs to be performed under the effect of local anesthesia. After the surgery is done, the patients might feel slight uneasiness and puffiness. These usually fade away completely totally after one or maximum two weeks. As per plastic surgeons, patients usually opt for cosmetic labiaplasty for aesthetic and/or functional reasons. Patients complain that having elongated labia becomes painful during exercising or while sitting for a long periods at a stretch. Some of them find elongated labia uncomfortable and painful during sexual intercourse. Models and actors find it embarrassing to wear revealing clothes with elongated lips as they tend to slip out of skimpy outfits. Many of them also face embarrassment in front of their partners.

Labiaplasty Surgery faces a lot of controversy. The procedure has created uproar among many feminists, academics, and healthcare givers. Critics believe that the desire for cosmetic labiaplasty is driven by marketing tactics as to how a 'perfect female genital' should be. With the boom in pornographic films and magazines, more and more women desire to get labiaplasty done either on their own will or on the will of their partners who fantasize 'perfect labia'. Critics believe that women undergo the risks of the surgery unnecessarily. The surgery creates a ring of scar tissue at the opening of the vagina that can later cause immense pain as well as complication during the birth of a child. Critics also argue that greedy surgeons do not warn the patients opting for Labiaplasty Surgery of the various physical risks of the surgery.