Have you quit exercising? Are you tired of hurting after exercising? Are you uncomfortable at the gym in your tight workout clothes? Are you afraid to be carefree and go “commando”?
For many, the solution is a visit away from an experienced plastic surgeon.
LabiaPlasty can cure your problem of extreme pain and irritation caused during exercise from your clothes rubbing against enlarged labia. Bicycle riding and horseback riding are also irritants to this condition. With tight pants or jeans, the enlarged labia minora “inner lips” rub against the material causing irritation, rash, and sometimes bleeding. This tends to make you want to skip the workout or the bike ride. Then comes the embarrassment factor. What do you tell your friends at the gym or your riding partner? This subject, in the past, has not been your everyday coffee chat.
This surgery has become more recognized in the last few years as more women are taking to the gym to stay in shape and are experiencing not only pain but also embarrassment from wearing tight workout clothes. We all know these tight clothes can rub, but have you ever “really” taken a look at what they expose of your body? You (and everyone else) can see every little bulge and fold that is underneath the material. You can only imagine the embarrassment you feel when you look at yourself in the mirrors at the gym and see that your enlarged labia is not so “concealed” in your workout clothes.
Suppose one of your friends suggests going “commando”, without underwear, and wearing skirts as the answer to the “rubbing” irritation. Well, there we have another uncomfortable situation. How do you tell him/her that you would rather bleed than have the wind catch your skirt and “bare” all to the world. Most women feel very self conscious about their body and sexual areas. If something doesn’t seem right about it, they surely don’t want to show it off. As more women are becoming aware that they are not the only ones with this condition, they are heading to their doctor.
A quick and easy consultation with your surgeon can take away all of your fear and embarrassment- letting you get back to working out and staying in shape- without embarrassment and humiliation. You could resume riding your bike and even start riding to work—just think, the money saved in gasoline could offset your surgery costs, and you would be healthier—a win-win situation. Helen S Colen MD
