Patient Info
- Gender:
- Female
- Age:
- 22 years old
- Height:
- 5'1"
- Weight:
- 120 lbs
- Surgeon:
- Dr. Inessa Fishman
Description
This 22-year-old woman came to our practice interested in labiaplasty, which she “had wanted since she was 14 years old.” She described discomfort with excess skin at her inner labia which would frequently gets caught in clothing. She disliked the appearance of inner labial protruding through the outer labia, and this appearance bothered her in swimwear; she also reported feeling self-conscious during sexual intimacy. On exam, she had moderately long labia minora tissue and a moderate amount of clitoral hood redundancy.
We treated this patient with a bilateral (both-sided) curvilinear labiaplasty 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 immediately after her labiaplasty and clitoral hood reduction surgery, 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 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.