Everyone remembers Chastity Bono as Cher’s precious, blonde daughter. Well, Cher isn’t the only Bono to have some work done! Chastity, now Chaz, recently undergone the biggest transformation of her life and underwent sexual reassignment surgery. Not only is sexual reassignment surgery extremely expensive, not all surgeons are willing to perform the operation, for many obvious reasons. Contrary to popular belief, … [Read more...]
Reassuring news for hysterectomy in NYC
There is reassuring news from New York City regarding the subject of hysterectomy. While the term refers to the removal of a woman’s uterus, hysterectomy is often done alone, without removal of ovaries. As it is the ovaries which produce the necessary female hormones, removal of the uterus will end the opportunity for childbirth, but have no influence on a woman’s mood, sexuality or femininity. Removal of the … [Read more...]
Is Vaginal Restoration for You?
Those who practice in the field of vaginoplasty deal with a couple types of patients: Those who require the procedure as part of a male to female gender change and those who simply want a restoration of their vagina. So let's talk about who benefits from vaginal restoration surgery--and whether you might be one of those people. … [Read more...]
Should a mommy makeover include labia?
Some women who gain a lot of weight during their pregnancy may develop fat in their labia majora. Once their baby is born very often the mom looses weight especially if she breast feeds. Often some extra stretched skin remains after weight loss on the abdomen and believe it or not but also on the labia majora. Many women do not like the look of stretched out labia majora especially since it may hang with the pull … [Read more...]
What We Do To Ease Your Pain
Recently I wrote in my blog about the pain often experienced with plastic surgery. Now let me address the other end of the equation: what we as plastic surgeons do to help relieve any pain associated with your procedure. First, let’s be honest: Any surgery has some degree of discomfort associated with it. But most plastic surgery procedures have less pain associated with them than is often the perception. In … [Read more...]
All Plastic Surgery, All the Time
Is the world really ready for “all plastic surgery, all the time”? Can a breast augmentation or labiaplasty compete with CSI or American Idol or even Dr. 90210? The creators of the new Plastic Surgery Channel sure hope it can at least win a nice little niche for itself. … [Read more...]
The Labiaplasty / Vaginoplasty Stereotypes
I'm always amazed by people who presume to tell me who my patients--those seeking a labiaplasty and / or vaginoplasty--are. Too many people buy into the stereotypes, I'm guessing because they want to trivialize these plastic surgery procedures as something silly, demeaning, even dangerous. So what are the stereotypes that people hold of labiaplasty / vaginoplasty patients? … [Read more...]
Minorities Under the Plastic Surgeon’s Scalpel
It's likely that minority women are less likely to get a labiaplasty or vaginoplasty than white women are, if we're to believe that a new report published in the February issue of ARCHIVES OF SURGERY applies nationally. According to that report, which surveyed only New York City, when minorities do get plastic surgery, it's less likely to have been done by a surgeon who has done a lot of similar procedures,or at a … [Read more...]
Qualifying for Financing for a Labiaplasty
One thing I wrestle with is the fact that one of the medical procedures most difficult to finance through insurance is labiaplasty. It is seen by most companies as elective surgery, and therefore not covered. That's why I often suggest that women who can't afford this procedure seek out a plastic surgery loan. … [Read more...]
Good Tax News for Vaginoplasty Patients
The tax news just keeps getting better in the world of plastic surgery, especially for vaginoplasty patients. You’ll remember that just a year ago, there was a rumor that as part of the new proposed healthcare overhaul, Congress would try to pay for part of it with a tax on plastic-surgery procedures. This would have affected nearly all plastic-surgery procedures--certainly any that were deemed more cosmetic in … [Read more...]
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