“I just had plastic surgery – and not on my face,” one of your friends might whisper. With the help of gynecologists or plastic surgeons, women change the appearance of their vaginal areas. Some involve surgery, some do not. all fall under the umbrella of “vaginal resuscitation” or “vaginal reconstruction.”
4 reasons why women want vaginal rejuvenation
Women ask gynecologists and plastic surgeons to reconstruct parts of their vaginal area for four reasons:
- Medical. As women age, especially after childbirth, they may need surgical help for vaginal dryness, incontinence, organ prolapseprolapsed bladder or similar problems.
- Comfort. If your labia (labia) are extremely long, they may catch on your underwear or feel uncomfortable when wearing tight clothing such as jeans. A lipoplasty to shorten the lip can solve the problem.
- Aesthetics. If you don’t like what you see in the mirror, you can change it.
- Sexual sensations. Some surgeries can increase your sensation or make intercourse more exciting for your partner.
See how doctors can rebuild your vaginal area
Aside from medical necessity, many women of all ages seek procedures to make their vagina, vulva, or clitoris look or feel better. Often women in their 40s are looking aesthetic surgery of the female genital organs treatments once they have finished having children. They are aware of how their private areas have changed, look wise and prefer to look and feel more youthful in the pubic area. Types of procedures include:
- Vulvar reconstruction. The word “vulva” refers to the entire external area of the vagina – everything you can see with the naked eye (and possibly a hand mirror). If yours looks oilier than you’d like, a gynecologist or surgeon can thin it out.
- Lipoplasty. The labia, technically the labia minora, can be fleshy, floppy, or in between. Some women have different length or plump lips and want to smooth them out. While lips that are too large (labial hypertrophy) can cause pain, as mentioned above, they can also just look unattractive. Plastic surgeons can rebuild them to the shape, size and thickness you request.
- Reduction of clitoral hood. Your edge clitoris it’s tissue just above where your two lips meet. A fold of skin above protects this organ, which is associated with orgasm. If your hood is too big with too much tissue, it can reduce your sensation during intercourse or other stimulation. In this case, you can make the hood smaller.
- Tight vagina. After vaginal births, some women’s vaginal openings widen. A technique known as a perineoplasty, or an even more ambitious colpoplasty, will tighten it back up. By following this procedure, you may feel more sensation during intercourse and your man will definitely notice a hug that hugs the penis.
- Mons pubis reduction. This is the fatty area below your belly and above your pubic bones. The mons pubis is naturally soft for comfort during intercourse. If you think yours is too oily, you can have a cosmetic procedure to slim it down. Usually this involves the absorption of fat (liposuction) through small incisions. If your skin sags afterwards, you can tighten the area at the same time. This part is called a “monoplasty”, or pubic lift.
- Laser treatment to combat vaginal dryness. If you are extremely dry, certain laser treatments may help. The procedures are expensive and not good at all data there is evidence that they work effectively.
Watch out for these cons
Like any surgery, vaginal reconstruction carries risks. Skin is cut, blood is released, anesthesia is used, and the results can be unpredictable. This applies to both vaginal reconstruction surgeries performed with local anesthetic in an office, where you stay awake, and those involving general anesthesia, where you are asleep, performed in a surgery center or hospital.
We are all born with different genitalia. If vaginal reconstruction surgery will help you feel better about yourself, go ahead and consider it. The final decision is personal and yours.
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