All you need to know about Labiaplasty

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All you need to know about Labiaplasty

• The article helps people understand what is
  Labiaplasty procedure and explore why one might
  have to undergo the procedure. Next it talks
  about the steps that a surgeon might take while
  performing the procedure. Further down the
  possible complication of are covered to make the
  reader aware about what might go wrong.
• At the end the article covers various post
  procedure cares a person must take in order to
  get the desired results and avoid any
  complications.

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• What is labiaplasty?
• Also known as labiaplasty or labial reduction,
  labiaplasty is a procedure done to alter the
  inner labia and the outer labia which is the skin
  surrounding the human vulva.
• This surgery is generally sought after by women
  who either have an intersex or congenital problem
  or those who wish a change in the appearance of
  their vagina. These women have a significant
  variation in the size, colour and the shape of
  their labia due to childbirth, accident or
  ageing.

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What makes you a good candidate for labiaplasty

• It was found in a survey of the Journal of Sexual
  Medicine in 2008 that 31 of women undergo this
  procedure to correct some functional defect of
  their labia.
• 32 went for this to correct functional
  impairment with intentions of aesthetic
  corrections as well while the rest and highest
  number of them underwent this procedure for
  cosmetic purposes alone.
• A woman's external genitalia is known as vulva
  and it consists of outer labia and inner labia,
  the vagina, clitoris and urethra. The size, shape
  and the colour of a woman's labia vary with
  sexual arousal and can increase three to four
  times in diameter as compared to their original
  size. Due to the weight of the ornament attached,
  the genital piercing can also change the symmetry
  and size of the labia.

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What to expect?

• Before any procedure is done, a complete
  consultation is required in which the patient's
  medical history and their expected results from
  the procedure are discussed in detail. Along with
  that, the step by step process involved in the
  labiaplasty procedure is discussed. This might
  get a little uncomfortable for some women, but
  the experts- doctors, technicians and nurses are
  very professional and aim at making them feel at
  ease.
• Contraindications in labiaplasty
• The labiaplasty surgery is contraindicated by
  women who have unrealistic expectations from the
  surgery. These women should be sent for
  psychological help or counselling or even be
  excluded from the surgery. This procedure is
  contraindicated for women who also have an
  ongoing gynaecological disease which may be
  either a malignancy or an infection. Also, women
  who smoke tobacco and are not ready to quit must
  not undergo this procedure.

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Contraindications in labiaplasty

• The labiaplasty surgery is contraindicated by
  women who have unrealistic expectations from the
  surgery. These women should be sent for
  psychological help or counselling or even be
  excluded from the surgery. This procedure is
  contraindicated for women who also have an
  ongoing gynaecological disease which may be
  either a malignancy or an infection. Also, women
  who smoke tobacco and are not ready to quit must
  not undergo this procedure.

Sex reassignment Surgery

• In these cases when a male is undergoing surgery
  to reassign his sexuality to a female,
  labiaplasty is the second stage of a vaginoplasty
  operation. In these transgender patients,
  labiaplasty procedure is generally performed
  after two to three months of the vaginoplasty
  surgery. In this surgery, a clitoral hood and
  labia minora are created with the help of
  labiaplasty techniques.

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Post-Operation Care

• Usually, patients are able to go back home on the
  same day as the surgery as the pain is minimal.
  There is no requirement of using a vaginal
  packing, although, a sanitary pad can be used for
  comfort.
• In the early stages of recovery, swelling is
  normal due to the use of anaesthesia that is
  injected into the tissues and causes edema or
  swelling.
• Regular care of the reduced labia is important
  during the early stages of recovery. The reduced
  labia must be clean and hygienic. The topical
  antibacterial ointment is provided by the clinic
  to avoid bacterial infection and must be applied
  two to three times every day for the first four
  days of the treatment.

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• Regular care of the reduced labia is important
  during the early stages of recovery. The reduced
  labia must be clean and hygienic. The topical
  antibacterial ointment is provided by the clinic
  to avoid bacterial infection and must be applied
  two to three times every day for the first four
  days of the treatment.
• The first post-surgery visit to the doctor's
  clinic is to be done in the first week of the
  surgery to check on the recovery process, a
  possibility if infections and also, to see if
  there is a development of hematoma (accumulation
  of blood outside of the labia vascular system).
• If the progress in the recovery process goes
  normally, the woman can return back to physically
  non-strenuous activities three to four days after
  the surgery.

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• It is advised by the doctors not to wear tampons
  or tight clothing such as jeans and leggings.
  Also, the patient must abstain from having sexual
  intercourse for the first four weeks
  post-surgery.
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• Complications due to labiaplasty are generally
  very uncommon but some bleeding, infection, under
  correction, overcorrection, poor wound healing
  and labial symmetry. Sometimes due to
  overcorrection and under correction, a revision
  surgery might be required.
• Source
• https//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labiaplasty
• https//www.drkoneru.com/procedures/body/labiaplas
  ty-san-antonio-tx/
• http//www.webmd.com/women/guide/vaginoplasty-and-
  labiaplasty-procedures1