Patient Info
- Gender:
- Female
- Age:
- 36 years old
- Height:
- 5'8"
- Weight:
- 205 lbs
- Surgeon:
- Dr. Inessa Fishman
Description
This 36-year-old woman came to our practice interested in improving the appearance and feel of her inner labia with scarless labiaplasty. She had explored the idea of a surgical labiaplasty previously, but wanted to have a minimally invasive procedure for a less than drastic change. Our patient wanted to feel more comfortable in clothing and swimwear, and to improve her self-confidence and how she felt about her labial appearance. She was bothered by inner labia asymmetry, and did not like the appearance of inner labia protruding beyond the level of the labia majora. On exam, she had moderately long and asymmetric labia minora tissue and a moderate amount of clitoral hood skin excess.
We treated this patient with a bilateral (both-sided) non-surgical labiaplasty to shrink the tissues of the inner labia (folds of skin around the vaginal opening). The patient is shown 3 weeks after her nonsurgical labiaplasty with a nice result and improved symmetry. She has minimal and expected swelling, and her tissues will continue to become less puffy and more contoured in appearance over the next 6 months.
Our patient had her treatment awake and relaxed in the comfort and privacy of our clinic, and was excited to see her results immediately after surgery. She did not receive general anesthesia, and was very comfortable during her treatment with relaxing medications, ProNox (laughing gas), and injected numbing medicine.
Labia and vaginas come in an wide array of normal shapes and sizes. While they have normal anatomy, some women feel uncomfortable with too-long or stretched or asymmetric labial tissues, which can develop after puberty, weight changes, pregnancy, or childbirth. We frequently perform non-surgical, minimally invasive labiaplasty for patients who want improvement in labial appearance and comfort without a surgical intervention and the longer recovery associated with surgical labiaplasty.
Our aesthetic surgeon Dr. Inessa Fishman has an extensive background and experience in aesthetics and surgery, having completed as Aesthetic Gynecology fellowship in addition to her plastic surgery training. Women’s wellness is both her passion and ours, and we take pride in caring for our patients with intimate wellness and sexual health concerns.