Patient Info
- Gender:
- Female
- Age:
- 30 years old
- Height:
- 5'5"
- Weight:
- 137 lbs
- Surgeon:
- Dr. Inessa Fishman
Description
This 30-year-old woman came to our practice interested in labiaplasty to improve physical comfort. She reported labial irritation and pain when wearing clothing.  On exam, she had moderately long labia minora (inner folds of skin around the vaginal opening) and a moderate amount of clitoral hood redundancy.
We treated this patient with a bilateral (both-sided) reduction labiaplasty of the labia minora (inner folds of skin immediately outside the vaginal opening) and clitoral hood reduction to take away the excessively long inner labial skin and contour the too-long tissues around the clitoris for overall aesthetic balance.  The patient is shown 6 weeks after her labiaplasty and clitoral hood reduction with a beautiful result and improved symmetry. She has normal and expected post-operative swelling, and her tissues will continue to become less puffy 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 by-mouth medications, ProNox (laughing gas), and injected numbing medicine.
Labia and vaginas come in a wide array of normal shapes and sizes. Even with 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 combine labiaplasty procedures with clitoral hood reduction, perineoplasty, growth factor injections for improved sensitivity and sexual health, and vaginal rejuvenation to achieve optimal intimate health and self-confidence for our patients.