Causes of labia hypertrophy

Enlarged labia will affect the appearance. There are many reasons for enlarged labia, including congenital reasons and acquired reasons. For example, some adverse stimulation may cause enlarged labia. Women are prone to this situation if they have too frequent sexual life. When enlarged labia appear, you must pay attention to maintenance. If it is more serious, it can be treated through plastic surgery.

Causes of labia hypertrophy

One is congenital; the other is acquired. Acquired labia minora hypertrophy is mostly caused by long-term chronic stimulation or continuous friction of the parts, such as female vaginitis, vulvitis; or some people who ride bicycles or motorcycles for a long time may also cause labia minora hypertrophy due to long-term friction and squeezing of the parts.

The labia majora of unmarried or married women who have never given birth are closed. They act like a protective barrier between the vagina and internal reproductive organs, effectively preventing the entry of bacteria and unclean secretions. They are part of women's natural defense mechanism. Moreover, whether the woman is nulliparous or multiparous, it will help the opening of the vaginal opening after she becomes sexually excited, and it will have an erection and moistening effect during sexual impulse, and the feeling is very sensitive.

Some patients with enlarged labia minora have almost no symptoms, while some patients will experience partial discomfort. For example, when walking normally, the enlarged labia minora will rub against the underwear, which will cause symptoms such as genital pain and affect the urine flow or direction of urine flow; when riding a bicycle, pain will occur due to squeezing and friction. Young women should note that during sexual intercourse, many women with enlarged labia minora will have their labia minora brought into the vagina by the insertion of the male penis, causing pain during intercourse and leading to an disharmonious sexual life.

How is labiaplasty performed?

Due to individual factors, the methods of labiaplasty are not exactly the same for each person. Your plastic surgeon will choose the appropriate surgical method for you based on the symptoms.

Understand the Risks Fortunately, complications from labiaplasty are relatively rare. Every year, hundreds of patients undergo labiaplasty successfully in our hospital without any problems and with ideal results.

Labiaplasty procedure

Preparation before surgery

Stop smoking before surgery. Aspirin and certain anti-inflammatory drugs can cause increased bleeding, so these drugs should be discontinued some time before surgery.

Labiaplasty is usually performed on an outpatient basis, and someone will need to take you home on the day of surgery and have someone stay with you that night.

What happened on the day of surgery?

The surgery is usually performed in an outpatient operating room. The surgery was performed under local anesthesia. You can go home only after the surgery is over. Some patients need to stay in the hospital for 1-2 days for observation.