How Can I Avoid Having Too Much Skin Removed?
A common reason why many women seek female intimate surgery is to decrease the size of their labia minora(the inner lips) for functional and/or aesthetic reasons. While the details of each labiaplasty will vary based on the woman’s unique needs, a major concern that Dr. Steven Yarinsky addresses in the consultation is how the patient can avoid too much skin removal, which could produce dryness, pain and an abnormal appearance with more visible scars. This is a problem that can be avoided when the best surgical technique is used.
Dr. Yarinsky reveals that edge-trim type labiaplasty – which removes extra skin with a straight line resection – is prone to removing too much skin and providing more visible scars and possible complication of excessive vaginal dryness and scar pain or hypersensitivity. He prefers using the wedge-type labiaplasty as originally described by Beverly Hills plastic surgeon Gary Alter, MD. The wedge procedure does not completely trim off the labia and leaves patients with a more naturally appearing delicate labial edge. The smaller labia minora after the wedge procedure still provides the necessary function of covering the vaginal opening to maintain the appropriate degree of moisture to avoid dryness.
For women who have had complications from an edge-trim labiaplasty, Dr. Yarinsky says they will generally need to wait at least six to eights months before corrective touch-up or reconstructive surgery can be done.