Labiaplasty: Stories

I am sorry the first go around was botched :( however girl your ladybits are looking mighty fine after reconstruction! Hope I end up as pretty as you.

Jessica, you look absolutely perfect! Even before your reconstruction, you looked totally fine!! You are WAY too critical of yourself. Anyways, your surgeon did a great job. Honestly your after result is beautiful. You have NOTHING to be ashamed of or insecure about. And if you think any different, then you are truly delusional and too hard on yourself.

I think you women who are going under the knife need to have your heads examined! I was uncomfortable with my lips until my hubby. He gasped the first time he saw them and thought the worst, well he was ecstatic with them and told me he was "in heaven". Maybe you should check out this link and gain some confidence in yourselves, I did! http://lovelargelabia.tumblr.com/ The horror stories are terrible, don't cut the flaps!

Hello! Just wanted to take the time to leave a comment to you. First off I hope you are adjusting better to your new appearance. Also I wanted to add that I honestly wish I had your doctor. You look great. Your results are what I'm hoping for.

honestly, I think the final results look really good!

Anyone on here on considering Labiaplasty should go to Dr. Red Alinsod in Laguna Beach, CA. He's the master. I dare call him a wizard of labial surgery. Don't let what happened to poor Jessica happen to you. Let her story help guide you to the source where you can get the best outcome with the least heartache. Dr. Alter's work is good but pales in comparison to Dr. Alinsods. Jessica is very brave to share her story here and I believe that she is a hero of sorts for bringing attention to this matter so that women an know who to go to and who to NOT go to. I commend her for her immense bravery.

Is dr Alter located in California? Or new jersey? I would like to get mine done too and I would like to go to him. And also how much would that cost me?I look forward to ur answer. Thank you in advance:)

I love the end result! Be happy ! So many doctors are not removing ENOUGH and women still look extra meaty down there after paying good money to have their labia removed! In my opinion, I love the "coin slot" look!

You look beautiful! Don't feel self conscious or hold back intimately. Everybody looks different down there and yours is gorgeous. Any man who gets to enjoy your body is very lucky.

You are VERY LUCKY. Your private parts look just perfect after reconstruction. Be happy and enjoy life now. My 16 year old daughter was operated in june 2012. She had very long inner labia- over 5 cm on each side. They used to rub on the underwear and the skin became dry and irritable. She was extremely miserable, uncomfortable and in pain. Sometimes in her swimming suit, the lips would droop out... I trusted the surgeon. Without our consent, he cut the skin around the clitoris. Five months later, the scar tissue is hard, painful. The area is over sensitive, there are bumps just besite the clitoris and the skin around looks so much thicker and swollen than a normal hood, or what is left of it. She is 16. She hasnt had a boyfriend yet. I will never forgive myself for having given the consent and having trusted the surgeon. I think of it daily and it haunts me. She complains about it daily. There doesnt seem to be enough tissue for a reconstruction. I wish i could turn the clock back. Yes she did have a huge irritated labia before...but now things are worse and it seems the clitoris has lost its function. I am very very very sad about the whole thing. Jessica, be happy and enjoy your life - you have no problem anymore. You can thank your reconstructive surgeon forever for having given you your womanhood back.

It's beautiful now :-) congrats!!

Jessica I had labiapalsty several years ago by an experienced plastic surgeon. Looking at your pictures made me want to kiss him again. No ladies he is married :) This can be such a wonderful surgery. I am so sorry you found the wrong doctor to do yours and hope you can get fixed! Hugs! Jen

Thanks! I will email him. How long were u off ur feet after the surgery? The whole 6 weeks? How long did u have to take off work immediately following the procedure? How long before u were able to start walking around? I want to know how long I'll need to take off work

How long was your recovery time? I'm in a similar situation and looking into going to Dr. Alter. I don't know what my recovery time will look like and how long I need to be out of work/not moving. Why did u have to have a revision? If you don't mid me asking, how much did it cost? Thank you for posting your story. Reading this is really helping

Thanks to all the comments they realllllly help me mentally!.........i cry everyday, but pray i can overcome this since theres not much else i could do.....to all the women who have been botched im sorry, and i understand completely how it feels im here for you all....email me anytime Jessica2384@aol.com with any questions, i too have so many questions myself...lol. i appreciate the men that have shared with me there opinions on this topic......once agian thank you all for reading my story.

I'm a guy reading reviews of laser treatments. saw labiaplasty and, normal guy curiosity, i looked (sorry)!

anyway, as a rather visual guy (a guy who does actually notices and does find some vaginas more attractive than others), i can tell you that your vagina looks good. There are girls who naturally have very small to almost non-existent labia and the less cluttered (for lack of better words) cleaner look is attractive.

Bottom line: NO GUY will think you had anything done- NO WAY. furthermore, NO GUY will think your vagina is unattractive. To the contrary, i'm sure many guys will find it attractive; as my conversations with other guys over the years has found that the 'cleaner' look is preferred by nearly all guys.

as to the other guys saying labia has very little impact on male sensation.... i'll go beyond that- i would say it has ZERO impact. note to ALL WOMEN: do kegel exercises. you want a man to love your vagina- a month of consistent kegel exercises will make sex better for you and him. seriously- a month and it is amazing how much of a difference it makes.

final note to all women: yeah, we notice your vagina. yeah, some are more attractive. yeah, if you're self conscious about what you perceive to be overly large labia- if it bothers you that much, if hearing us say we don't care doesn't help and you're still self conscious- then go ahead and change it- but not for us- for you. if it will make you more relaxed and comfortable during sex- then ok- because then you will enjoy sex instead of thinking about your vagina not looking good. BUT.... for guys, even one who is visual like me... we accept your vagina regardless of what it looks like. what we DO care about is that it is clean, smells good, tastes good (back to the clean thing) and.... if you do kegel exercises and develop some muscle control (it is VERY easy to do- EVERY gf who has done them has exhibited a major difference after only a month)- an added bonus!

my honest opinion...

I came across this site looking into labiaplasty for my girlfriend (her idea) with me trying to talk her out of it, would you mind if I direct her here to read about your journey thus far? On a side note as a guy, 29, I think your vagina looks just fine. If we were dating and it came to sex I wouldn't think twice about doing anything after seeing you, it looks great! As Jaxdave said, the labia has very little impact on the male sensation and I agree with him.

I'm stumbled onto this site.The original operation didn't turn out great, it looks nice now. As a male I can tell you your labia looks fine. Guys may joke about "camel toe", but that's really about lips being visible. The labia has very little to zero (mostly zero) on a guys sensation. Be confident, your vagina looks good now and nobody would figure you've had a procedure. You know, so you're fixated, relax your vagina looks good.

Your new reconstruction looks really good! Sorry it was so much trouble but there's nothing to worry about now .