It is considered you are in surgery from the moment you arrive to the surgical area until the moment you have sufficiently recovered from anesthesia. Before surgery, your surgeon, anesthesiologist and the nursing staff will meet you in the pre-operative area to discuss your medical condition and answer any question.
The anesthesia
What kind of anesthesia is used during female genital surgery?
EFemale genital surgery is performed under local anesthesia with intravenous sedation.
Our section about Anesthesia provides complete information on this medical practice along with recommendations and instructions.
Hospitalization
Will I require hospitalization?
Usually genital surgery does not require hospitalization. You should resume gradually your normal activities after 3 days and may return to sexual activities within 4-6 weeks. In some cases, the patient may need to stay in the hospital for a short while.
Most commonly performed procedures
What are the most commonly performed female genital procedures?
The most commonly performed procedures are aimed to correct the following defects:
Labia minora hypertrophy 51%
Labia majora atrophy 6.9%
Hipoplasia of the pubic area 3.78%
Lypodistrophy of the pubic area 2.65 %
Labia majora hypertrophy 1.78%
Labia minora hypertrophy
Labia minora are not perfectly symmetric. In most cases, the labia are very asymmetrical with one labia being much larger than the other one. This is because the labia minora seal and protect the vaginal introitus from vaginitis.
The most commonly performed techniques to correct the labia minora hypertrophy are the following:
Labia minora reduction using an S-shaped resection technique
With the patient placed in lithotomy position, (the patient lies with her legs in stirrups and her buttocks close to the lower edge of the table), the surgeon marks the labia with an “S”. Local lidocaine and epinephrine is injected. The surgeon uses an S-shaped excision to remove the redundant tissue and the skin edges are approximated. The correction of the labia minora, using an S-shaped excision, avoids the scar contracture of the labia.
In some cases, the patient may present clitoris hood hypertrophy (micropenis) caused by the reduction of the tissue covering the clitoris. The correction of this condition may be performed at the time of labia minora reduction with a fusiform excision lateral to the clitoris on each side. Prolonged postoperative edema up to 3 months may occur.
Labia minora reduction using a W-shaped resection technique
Labia minora reduction was usually performed by simple and straight amputation of the redundant tissue, which was often associated with local irritation and even discomfort while walking, as well as the possibility of developing partial obliteration of the vaginal introitus. The labia minora reduction performing a running W-shaped resection provides a more natural, soft and rounded labia appearance.
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It is considered you are in surgery from the moment you arrive to the surgical area until the moment you have sufficiently recovered from anesthesia. Before surgery, your surgeon, anesthesiologist and the nursing staff will meet you in the pre-operative area to discuss your medical condition and answer any question.
The anesthesia
What kind of anesthesia is used during female genital surgery?
EFemale genital surgery is performed under local anesthesia with intravenous sedation.
Our section about Anesthesia provides complete information on this medical practice along with recommendations and instructions.
Hospitalization
Will I require hospitalization?
Usually genital surgery does not require hospitalization. You should resume gradually your normal activities after 3 days and may return to sexual activities within 4-6 weeks. In some cases, the patient may need to stay in the hospital for a short while.
Most commonly performed procedures
What are the most commonly performed female genital procedures?
The most commonly performed procedures are aimed to correct the following defects:
Labia minora hypertrophy 51%
Labia majora atrophy 6.9%
Hipoplasia of the pubic area 3.78%
Lypodistrophy of the pubic area 2.65 %
Labia majora hypertrophy 1.78%
Labia minora hypertrophy
Labia minora are not perfectly symmetric. In most cases, the labia are very asymmetrical with one labia being much larger than the other one. This is because the labia minora seal and protect the vaginal introitus from vaginitis.
The most commonly performed techniques to correct the labia minora hypertrophy are the following:
Labia minora reduction using an S-shaped resection technique
With the patient placed in lithotomy position, (the patient lies with her legs in stirrups and her buttocks close to the lower edge of the table), the surgeon marks the labia with an “S”. Local lidocaine and epinephrine is injected. The surgeon uses an S-shaped excision to remove the redundant tissue and the skin edges are approximated. The correction of the labia minora, using an S-shaped excision, avoids the scar contracture of the labia.
In some cases, the patient may present clitoris hood hypertrophy (micropenis) caused by the reduction of the tissue covering the clitoris. The correction of this condition may be performed at the time of labia minora reduction with a fusiform excision lateral to the clitoris on each side. Prolonged postoperative edema up to 3 months may occur.
Labia minora reduction using a W-shaped resection technique
Labia minora reduction was usually performed by simple and straight amputation of the redundant tissue, which was often associated with local irritation and even discomfort while walking, as well as the possibility of developing partial obliteration of the vaginal introitus. The labia minora reduction performing a running W-shaped resection provides a more natural, soft and rounded labia appearance.
te angle and the extension of the tissue may vary depending on the excess
cutaneous-mucosal tissue and skin laxity. In cases of moderate hypertrophy the resection is aimed only to the inferior labia. In severe hypertrophy the treated area may involve the anterior region of the labia minora and the edges should then be oblique and curved. The medial and lateral incisions are closed in layers with absorbable sutures. The technique is simple, there is no scar contracture and the incision remains hidden.
