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Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Labiaplasty Misconceptions

Labiaplasty is a relatively new cosmetic surgery procedure, and there are some misconceptions floating around which mislead people. Rather than repeating the misconceptions, here are the refutations.

  • Labiaplasty is not done for pornographic reasons. A woman does not bring a magazine to Dr. Placik and say “I want a designer vagina like that”. It is done to reduce physical discomfort and emotional embarrassment for a woman whose labia are too large and prominent.
  • Labiaplasty does not necessarily reduce sensation in the area. Any surgery MAY cause some numbness, usually temporary, if it affects any nerves in the treatment area. That is just a risk of all surgery. It applies to breast augmentation too, but has not stopped it from being the most popular cosmetic surgery in the U.S.
  • The purpose of a labiaplasty is not to increase a woman’s sexual pleasure. That might in some cases be a byproduct of the procedure, if the woman’s large labia had been reducing it.
  • Labiaplasty is just another way for a cosmetic surgeon to make money off a woman’s feelings of inadequacy or insecurity. A woman’s sense of confidence might indeed be increased after any cosmetic surgery, and that is one of the benefits of having cosmetic procedures done. Probably every cosmetic surgeon is pleased to see a patient grow in confidence and sense of being attractive. However, the purpose of a labiaplasty is to correct an inherited defect, or a result of injury. It is a type of plastic surgery which reconstructs a part of the body, just as a nose job does, or a tummy tuck.

To learn more about labiaplasty and whether it might be a good option for you, please contact our office for a personal consultation.

posted by Patti at 5:07 PM

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