Labiaplasty Minora
Labiaplasty minora is a plastic surgery procedure for altering the labia minora.
Many younger and older women have labia minoras (inner lips) that are too large and unsightly. Unilateral or bilaterally enlarged labia minora can occur before or after childbearing and can cause the following problems in a woman’s life:
- Interference with sexual intercourse due to labia minora being pulled and dragged into the vagina leading to unnecessary discomfort and embarrassment.
- Chaffing and pain from labia minora rubbing up against panties and jeans.
- Labia minora accidentally hanging out of bathing suit leading to embarrassment.
- Labia minoracausing deviation of urinary stream with urine not directly entering toilet but soiling buttocks and legs.
- Labia causing unsightly bulge visible when wearing bathing suit.
- Labia reduction is an easy office based procedure which can be performed completely under intravenous sedation with some local anesthesia in about 45-90 minutes.
- The patient can choose exactly how they want their labia to look after the procedure. After placing the local anesthesia, the enlarged and redundant labia is gently trimmed away. Most of the time, this is done through a modified wedge resection (V-technique/ Vitasna technique)* of the hypertrophied tissues of the labia minora and the edges are sutured together with sutures which dissolve (melt away) painlessly.
- Post-operative discomfort is minimal which includes itching that is caused by the dissolving sutures and the process of healing. Dr. Vitasna prescribes antihistamine to control the itching. Some patients experience fungal infection after surgery due to the effects of the antibiotics taken. Post operative pain is controlled with oral pain medication. Complete healing occurs within 4-8 weeks.
- Dr. Vitasna has developed her own technique called V-technique, a careful, refined,wedge linear resection to make the edges of the labia look more natural and smooth.
