Not many of us had heard of labiaplasty just 5 years ago, but suddenly, it's all the rage in the world of plastic surgery. What explains this sudden explosion of interest in the procedure? There have been no scientific polls that explain the reasons that more people are seeking labiaplasty, but there are many probably explanations. … [Read more...]
The Day Before: Taking the Stress out of Labiaplasty
It's been demonstrated that of the hundred forms of surgery in the world, labiaplasty ranks as one of the safer ones, with few major complications resulting from the procedure. Still, no surgery is totally without risk, and few people enter into it without some anxieties. So if you have a labiaplasty scheduled and you find yourself stressed out about it as the day approaches, what can you do to control your fears? … [Read more...]
Aging & Our Views of Beauty
My labiaplasty and vaginoplasty patients come in a surprising range of ages. I find it interesting talking to these patients and finding out what has motivated them to seek plastic surgery. And I also find it interesting to see how the answers differ according to age. In fact, this is largely because our views of beauty tend to change as we get older. This feeling is backed up by a survey's results which I … [Read more...]
Anethesiologists and Labiaplasty
Whether you're seeking labiaplasty, vaginoplasty or other forms of plastic surgery, it's likely that you're going to need anesthesia. Who wants to go under the knife without it, right? So let's discuss the important considerations you need to keep in mind. … [Read more...]
Labiaplasty Before and After
When discussing labiaplasty, we focus on the procedure itself--and rightly so. But nearly as important is the "before and after" the procedure. Let's consider that for a moment. … [Read more...]
Labiaplasty: For Adults Only
Labiaplasty is a procedure for an adult female who is able to make adult decisions about her own body. Most people care about the way they look. This is especially true of teen-agers, and many of them look for plastic surgery to make themselves look better. Thus, plastic surgery is becoming more and more common among teens. This is OK-as long as by "teen" we're referring to adult teens. For instance, sometimes … [Read more...]
Media Does Not Prevent People From Having Plastic Surgery
Whether it's labiaplasty or breast reduction or a face lift, sometimes it seems like the media are working overtime to try to scare people away from plastic surgery. Horror stories are exploited everywhere: on daytime talk shows, in tabloids, and on late-night news programs. In fact, if you do a Yahoo search on “botched plastic surgery,” you'll gets lists of the worst plastic surgery operations and links to news … [Read more...]
Stress Incontinence: Is there Insurance Coverage
Insurance companies do not cover labiaplasty procedures. Hymenoplasties and most vaginoplasty procedures are also considered elective. However large vaginal wall defects and some severe stress incontinence cases may be covered. Therefore, you should always discuss with your doctor whether the particular procedure you need is severe enough, and medically necessary enough to be covered. Stress incontinence can be … [Read more...]
Michelle Obama’s upper arms
We finally see a woman with tremendous self confidence. She exposes her arms as she is very proud and happy with herself. That makes her attractive to the world and especially to her spouse who adores her and admires her tremendously. Everyone respects her as does her husband who happens to be the most powerful man in the world and very attractive himself. Every woman must strive to achieve that confidence. It is … [Read more...]
My Gynecologist is my Son’s age
An interesting comment by a woman I was talking with. We were chatting about vaginoplasty after 60yo. After menopause some dryness occurs and the laxity of tissues is also prevalent in the vaginal and labial tissues. No woman likes that laxity in feel or look. This laxity also reduces libido or complete satisfaction from sexual intercourse. We were chatting about how lucky women are who live in the west part of … [Read more...]