Post Vaginoplasty pain is very common and typically related to muscle spasms from the repair. In many instances this is unavoidable and quite similar to what we observe following muscle repair in abdominoplasty. In the initial post-operative period the pain can be managed with narcotics (vicodin or norco) with... more
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Post-vaginoplasty pain
A week after vaginoplasty, I'm still get a piercing kind of pain in my vaginal area, along with a little white discharge. Is there a problem or will it settle down once the stitches completely dissolve?
2 answers to “Post-vaginoplasty pain”
A: Please see your doctor.
I am sorry that you are having difficulty. Sounds like something is going on that needs to be evaluated by your doctor. Vaginoplasty can mean different things by different people. Some doctors will use the word vaginoplasty when they are doing a labial reduction only. Other... more
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3 posts
21 Nov 2008
dear doctots, thank you for your advice. The procedure i had done was the tightening of the vaginal opening and strengthening of the vaginal muscles. 2wks after surgery, there is still some white discharge and a slight discomfort while sitting, also a piercing kind of pain. my surgeon has done a pap smear for me. till then she has adviced to use some pesseries that need to be inserted at night. please tell me if this is normal after this kind of a procedure?
12 posts
18 Nov 2008
I am not sure if you actually had a vaginoplasty or a labioplasty. Usually the labioplasty procedure which is reduction of the excess skin on the labia minora (inner lips) is painless and heals fairly rapidly with no complications. Pain in this area could be result of an infection (abcess), hematoma (blood/clot collection) in the surgical site. Vaginoplasty or tightening of the opening and/or muscle lining of the vagina has small amount of discomfort and pain associated with it due to muscle tightening and the placement of the surgical incision. However infection and hematoma needs to be ruled out as well especially if you have some white discharge associated with this discomfort. You should make an appointment to see your surgeon.
2 posts
15 Jan 2009
The pain that you are describing is normal following vaginoplasty (vaginal rejuvenation) performed for vaginal looseness. This pain should be very manageable with NSAIDs (nonsteroidals) and a mild narcotic . Sometimes a muscle relaxant such as valium is helpful. The pain comes from your levator muscles being in spasm. This should subside slowly over time. The "pessaries" you were told to use are probably dilators since pessaries are used for vaginal prolapse. You should refrain from advancing anything into the vagina for 6 weeks following surgery since this could disrupt the incisions and be very uncomfortable. The discharge you are experiencing is probably due to suture reaction rather than infection and is very normal. Your surgeon would have identified an infection at your follow-up visit. You are now 2 months post-op and should be pain-free. Have you had sex yet? Initial discomfort is normal, but if you experience pain and/or bleeding you should see your surgeon again. Hopefully, things are resolved now and sex is great!