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Pain After Vaginoplasty

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?

Asked 39 months ago by boneym in leicester, england
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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 doctors use the term vaginoplasty when they are operating on the introitus (the entrance to the vagina). After labial reduction you should not have very much pain at all. Patients in my practice say that it is not... more
Kari L. Colen, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon
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Post vaginoplasty pain is very common

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 the use of muscle relaxants such as valium or flexeril. Later in the healing period anti-inflammatory medications such as motrin or celebrex may be useful due to their non-sedating... more
Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Pain and Discharge afetr vaginoplasty

One week after surgery it is common to have both pain and discharge, however both copnditions should improve with time. With a true Vaginoplasty, there can be pain and tightness for several weeks. Make sure you fowwol up with your doctor.
Johan E. Brahme, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon
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There is pain after vaginoplasty if muscles were tightened

If the muscles were tightened, as well as portion of the lining of the vagina. You will have pain for thre to six weeks. If the muscles were not tightened there should be no pain after the first week. The discharge should be investigated by the surgeon. It could be due to infection or if you are on antibiotics it could be yeast infection. Either way it must be checked.
Samir Shureih, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon
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