What should I do if the labia majora surgery is painful?

Some women with enlarged labia majora will choose to correct it through surgery. After the surgery, you must pay more attention to care and be aware of some precautions, especially right after the surgery. There may be some pain and swelling, which are normal and can be relieved by using ice compresses. You must pay attention to personal hygiene and prevent infection. You can take antibiotics for treatment.

What should I do if the labia majora surgery is painful?

1. Apply ice packs locally for 2 to 4 hours after labia minora surgery to reduce local bleeding and hematoma. Be careful not to let the ice pack come into direct contact with the wound. 2. Remove the hemostatic sutures 24 hours after labia minora shaping surgery. 3. The urinary catheter should be removed 24 to 48 hours after labia minora surgery. 4. Shape the labia minora to keep the vulva clean, and clean the wound with a cotton ball of Sanisol once a day. Clean the vulva promptly after urination and defecation. 5. Remove the sutures on the 4th day after labia minora shaping surgery. 6. Antibiotics should be used to prevent and treat infection after labia minora shaping surgery.

Precautions before surgery:

1. It is best to perform labiaplasty 3 to 14 days after menstruation. 2. Stop taking any medications, vitamins or other nutritional supplements before the surgery to prevent it from affecting wound healing and increasing intraoperative bleeding. 3. Stop smoking for one week before the surgery as smoking reduces the oxygen concentration in the blood and affects wound healing. 4. Stop drinking alcohol within 24 hours before the surgery as drinking alcohol accelerates blood circulation and increases intraoperative bleeding.

Diagnosis and Differentiation

If the labia minora are thickened or enlarged, and are obviously exposed, exceeding the labia majora by more than 1.0 cm, causing discomfort when walking due to friction between the labia minora, affecting urine flow or the direction of urine flow, and even affecting sexual life, labia reduction surgery may be considered. When labia minora hypertrophy affects normal life, surgical treatment should be performed. However, for some reasons, most patients are ashamed to see a doctor, thinking that it is a shameful disease and endure the pain in silence. This is a very wrong idea. After labia minora hypertrophy surgery, the newly formed labia minora regains its natural color, is of moderate size, and has a beautiful appearance. There are no local scars and no surgical complications.