Patient Info
- Gender:
- Female
- Height:
- 5'5"
- Weight:
- 142 lbs
- Surgeon:
- Dr. Inessa Fishman
Description
This young woman wanted to improve the feel of her labia minora, or inner folds of skin just outside the vaginal opening. She reported needing to rearrange and tuck in her labia in her underwear during the day, and wanted to improve this while also feeling more comfortable. She had no history of pregnancies or childbirth.
We treated this young woman with a bilateral (both-sided) curvilinear labiaplasty and clitoral hood reduction to take away the excessively long inner labial tissues and contour the too-long tissues around the clitoris for overall aesthetic balance. The patient is shown 2 weeks after her surgery, with a small amount of swelling still resolving, and overall excellent healing progress. The same patient is also shown here, immediately after her surgery.
Our patient had her treatment awake and relaxed in the comfort and privacy of our clinic, and was able to see her results during and immediately after surgery. She did not receive general anesthesia, and was very comfortable with by-mouth relaxing medications and ProNox (laughing gas). She will continue to heal and resolve swelling over the next 3-6 months; during this time, the labial tissues become less puffy and more contoured, while the incisions heal to essentially invisible.
While labia and vaginas come in a wide array of shapes and appearances, some women feel uncomfortable with too-long or stretched or asymmetric labial tissues, and want this improved after puberty, weight changes, pregnancy, childbirth, or menopause. We frequently combine labiaplasty procedures with clitoral hood reduction, growth factor injections for improved sensitivity and sexual health, and vaginal rejuvenation to achieve optimal intimate health for our patients.