An increasing number of patients that plastic surgeons are seeing for vaginal surgery have something known as Benjamin's Syndrome. It's a condition that requires the unusual condition of a penis on a female to be converted to a vagina. Let's discuss just what Benjamin's Syndrome is. … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2010
The Ultimate Guide to Vaginoplasty
If you watch TV any at all, you know that a couple of formerly-taboo subjects are now discussed openly, especially on commercials. Both are sex-related: One is the male erection (thanks to Viagra and related ads) and the other is condoms (because of--well, condom ads). And yet, when we approach a similar intimate subject but this time affecting women, the taboo seems very much still in place. I'm talking about the … [Read more...]
The Ultimate Guide to Labiaplasty
Today, the public's view of plastic surgery has changed drastically. In previous decades, people tended to think that procedures such as face lifts or breast enhancements were either: A) something only the rich did, B) only for those who are extremely vain, or C) weird. Surveys today, though, show that the woman down the street from you is as likely to have had some form of plastic surgery as your favorite Hollywood … [Read more...]
The Male’s Guide to Labiaplasty Recovery
The title on this article is not a typo; I want to discuss labiaplasty with men. Specifically, the recovery. And more specifically, I want to discuss with you the part you can play in helping your wife or sexual partner have a successful, stress-free recovery following her labiaplasty surgery. … [Read more...]
What Benjamin’s Syndrome Isn’t, Pt. 2
In my last blog, I discussed what Benjamin's Syndrome is: a condition in which a person has the sexual organs of the gender opposite of what they are in all other respects. We discussed the fact that often, vaginoplasty is required to give a female born with a penis a vagina instead. … [Read more...]
Plastic Surgery By the Numbers
I was on the Surgery.org website, the other day, which is the official Internet presence of the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. While there, I saw some interesting numbers--numbers that gave me great hope regarding Americans' new, open-minded attitude regarding plastic surgery. The numbers came from a 2009 study entitled "The Consumer Attitudes Survey." Let's take a look at some of the numbers and … [Read more...]
Plastic Surgery Tax Appears Dead
I've discussed here in the past the attempt to charge a tax to those undergoing plastic surgery. This was to be part of the massive healthcare insurance overall that President Obama first proposed and which Congress has been negotiating. Those of us who practice plastic surgery have pointed out many reasons why this idea was simply wrong. … [Read more...]
Loans for Labiaplasty
I've written often about the financial end of having a labiaplasty or vaginoplasty done. Specifically, I've written about how much you can expect to spend, and the frustration that most health-insurance companies will not cover these procedures. Now, let's discuss one option that is available for you, to help you afford one of these procedures--or indeed, any other plastic-surgery procedure you'd like to have done. … [Read more...]
Plastic Surgeon Builds the Perfect Wife
Okay I'll say it: Plastic surgery-my field-tends to attract its share of strange practitioners. I talk frequently about the latest plastic surgeon to get in trouble with the law. This latest news item is not someone who has done anything illegal. He's just done something bizarre. He's created, through plastic surgery, what he considers the "perfect wife." This story comes out of London, but involves German … [Read more...]
