Labiaplasty is a highly individualized and a personal procedure. As a female plastic surgeon Dr. Kitto understands that labiaplasty could be a very sensitive topic for her patients and she is focused on providing highly individualized and safe procedure. Depending on the patient’s concerns labiaplasty may involve labia minora reduction, labia majora reduction and clitoral hood reduction in order to remove redundant tissue which causes discomfort and to create smaller and more symmetric appearance.

Best Candidates

Women of all ages who are unhappy with the appearance of their labia, and feel that this area causes emotional and physical discomfort. Patients should be in a good overall health and refrain from smoking.

Consultation

All new labiaplasty patients meet with Dr. Kitto for a 1-hour private consultation to discuss their primary concerns and their goals. The doctor will obtain a full medical history and perform a detailed physical exam to ensure that the procedure can be safely performed and meets the patient’s expectations. Patients are also given to review pictures of Before and After to get a better sense of what the procedure involves. Then Dr. Kitto discusses the procedure in detail with them including the location of the incisions and the postoperative period.

Patients are then again seen 2 weeks prior their surgery to review the upcoming procedure, the expected recovery and answer any last-minute questions.

The procedure

Labiaplasty is considered a minimally invasive procedure and can be safely perfomed in the office under local anesthesia only. This is a highly individualized procedure and Is specific to each patient’s concern.

Labia minora reduction can be performed using a “trim excision” or “wedge excision” technique and it depends on the shape and size of the labia minora. Both techniques involve excising the excess tissue and creating a smaller more symmetric appearing labia. The surgical incisions for each procedure differ slightly and leave imperceptible scars. Dr. Kitto uses only dissolvable sutures so there will be nothing to be removed.

Labia majora reduction involves removing a crescent shape of tissue from each labia majora. In certain patients who have undergone atrophy fat grafting may also be performed to achieve a more youthful appearance. Dr. Kitto uses only dissolvable sutures so there will be nothing to remove. The incisions are placed in natural creases and surgical scars become imperceptible over time.

Clitoral hood reduction may also be performed in select patients who have noticed excess tissue or their clitoral hood. The procedure involves excising a conservative amount of skin in the clitoral hood which can be combined with their labia minora and/or labia majora reduction. All sutures are dissolvable. The surgical incisions are placed in with attention to detail and scars become imperceptible over time.

Recovery process

After the procedure once the patient is comfortable they are sent home to rest the same day with pain medication, cool compresses and antibiotics if needed. The recovery time is fairly fast. Most patients experience only mild swelling, bruising and little to no discomfort. These side effects are completely normal, and full recovery should take around two weeks. They are seen frequently in the office during their postoperative period to monitor their full recovery.