Patient Info
- Gender:
- Female
- Age:
- 59 years old
- Height:
- 5'7"
- Weight:
- 120 lbs
- Surgeon:
- Dr. Inessa Fishman
Description
This 59-year-old woman came to our practice with the desire to improve the feel and appearance of her labia, or folds of tissue around the opening of the vagina; she disliked like what she felt was excessive length and significant asymmetry of her labia minora (inner lips), and reported frequent irritation, bleeding due to rubbing, and recurrent urinary tract infections for over 40 years. She reported especially severe irritation with working out at the gym and riding horses. This patient had previously considered treatment, but struggled to find a healthcare provider with labiaplasty experience.
In addition to labia hypertrophy, she was also noted to have excess of the clitoral hood, or the skin covering the clitoris. To address her concerns, we treated her with a bilateral (both-sided) labiaplasty and clitoral hood reduction to take away the too-long long inner labial tissues, and contour the excessive clitoral hood (or tissue around the clitoris) for overall aesthetic balance. The patient is shown 5 months after surgery, with a beautiful result, improved symmetry, and a much more contoured appearance to the clitoral hood and inner labial folds. She has complete resolution of her irritation, bleeding, and urinary tract infections, and is thrilled with her much improved comfort! She is also shown here, immediately after her treatment. She is also shown here, 2 weeks after treatment. Our patient had her treatment awake and relaxed (with by-mouth relaxing medications and laughing gas) in the comfort and privacy of our state-of-the-art clinic.
Labia and vaginas come in an endless variety of normal shapes and sizes. While they have normal anatomy, some women feel uncomfortable with too-long or stretched or asymmetric labial and clitoral hood tissues, which can develop after puberty, weight changes, pregnancy, or childbirth. We frequently combine clitoral hood reduction with labiaplasty, growth factor injections for improved sensitivity and sexual health, and vaginal rejuvenation to achieve optimal intimate health for our patients.
Our women’s wellness expert Dr. Inessa Fishman has 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.