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Bad Vaginoplasty/Labiaplasty, In a Lot of Pain, Can This be Corrected? (photo)

asked 4 months ago by ChoppedLiver
Latest answer by Rian Maercks, MD
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Tags: overcorrection, pain, revision

Six weeks ago a surgeon (urologist/FACS, excellent resume, referred by my dermatologist) sewed my perineum/labia up over the opening to my vagina, covering it like a biological chastity belt. I can't have sex or a gyne exam and am in pain from the pulling/tearing at that spot (she says I'm healing well). How do I find someone to correct? She tore right labia minora and made it one third the size of left labia minora, but I'm not correcting that--too painful.

2 answers to Bad Vaginoplasty/Labiaplasty, In a Lot of Pain, Can This be Corrected? (photo)

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Painful Vaginoplasty/Labiaplasty

I am sorry to hear that you are having pain after this procedure. Usually after 6 weeks the scars have healed enough that pain is not a problem and you hcan have sex without any difficulty. If the surgeon has made your vaginal opening too small there are a number of options to correct that. The first is for you to dialate the vaginal opening- you can use a bougie (medical term) for any sort of finger dialation, or even a sex toy that will help to stretch the opening. It may... more
Morad Tavallali, MD

Vienna Plastic Surgeon
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Correcting undesirable results post labiaplasty

You really need an exam by a plastic and reconstructive surgeon. Complications are very common in labiaplasty as this procedure is very simple but requires good judgement and diagnoses to stay out of trouble. Most patients with similar complaints can be corrected using a combination of z-plasty and fat grafting to restore a natural appearance and comfort with sexual activities. I hope this helps and I'm sorry to hear of your misfortune! All... more
Rian Maercks, MD

Miami Plastic Surgeon

www.rianmaercksmd.com

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