I am afraid I will keloid after my labiaplasty surgery. How can I avoid it?

Keloids on the labia minora are extremely rare. However, since you are prone to keloids, you should take specific measures after surgery to reduce the risk. There are various common options including steroid therapy that your surgeon will recommend. The type of labiaplasty has no bearing on the risk level - any scar can keloid.

Hello Michelle,Thanks for a great question, one that I've been asked during consultations many times by patients who are prone to keloiding. Surgical sites which are under a lot of tension are more likely to keloid, such as following breast augmentation or abdominoplasty. You should be reassured with the fact that the labia is a tension-free "zone" and so the risk of developing a keloid is minimal.Technique and method used for your Labiaplasty is variable, however.  The wedge technique is more prone to complications such as wound dehiscence due to tension placed on the suture line as well as infection.  I would recommend you avoid this method.In patients who keloid who also need a clitoral hood reduction with clitoropexy at the time of their laser reduction Labiaplasty, the area of the hood reduction is under great tension. I have successfully injected PRP into the clitoropexy suture lines with excellent success. I have seen no keloid formation.  The results have been so remarkable, I now use it routinely at the time of clitoral hood work to minimize any scar formation.  As a bonus, these patients also receive an O-shot at the time of their Labiaplasty to enhance orgasmic response.