I have hated my larger labia for as long as I can remember! It’s not only something I don’t like visually, but physically it’s uncomfortable too.
I always knew I wanted to get a labiaplasty but I’ve held myself back. Until recently, I have booked the procedure. It’s scheduled for May 24th, 2019. I’m SO excited to get it done and document my experience for everyone :)
Updated on 24 May 2019:
Updated on 24 May 2019:
On the morning of my surgery I woke up and took a warm shower, had a light breakfast and a glass of water.
When I entered the clinic I got sat in a comfortable room, and changed into my medical vest. The nurse had came by with oral sedation pills for me to take. I then sat for about an hour to let the pills kick in. I felt a little loopy, but mainly tired and very drowsy.
Once I was ready to head into the operating room. I had Dr. Lockwood and 2 nurses help me through the entire thing. The freezing needles felt like a quick pinch, but nothing more. I was pleasantly surprised how fast and painless the needles were. After I was numb down there, I had a warm blanket placed over my chest and arms while I lay back with my legs raised.
Dr. Lockwood began the procedure and I didn’t feel anything. NOTHING. It was crazy because I was awake but not feeling any pain. Once he has started, it was only a few mins later when I drifted off into a light sleep. Before you know it, it was over.
I would rate my surgery day experience a 10/10.
As of right now I’m at home icing my labia as much as possible!
(See post OP labia picture posted above)
Updated on 24 May 2019:
I’m a 21 year old female. I have HATED my large labia for years! It makes me feel very insecure during sex, and constantly pokes through my panties to top things off. I need this thing gone!!!
I recently found out about the procedure, and I decided to go in for a consultation.
The consultation went amazing. The staff made me feel very comfortable. The surgeon was very friendly as well.
I was quoted $3575 CAD for the total cost of surgery. Including the consultation fee and take home prescription meds, it came to about $3800 CAD all in.
I decided I want to go through with the surgery and booked it for 3 weeks ahead - May 24, 2019.
Updated on 25 May 2019:
Today is the first official full day after surgery! I slept through the night with zero problems. I have been icing constantly, and haven’t left bed unless I had to pee. I have been taking my pain meds every 4-6 hours as needed. The Tramadol (pain meds) are causing me a lot of nausea and constipation. I decided to mix the pills with some gravol and stool softener to ease the side effects a little. Let’s hope that helps.
Overall my pain is very manageable. Maybe a 3/10. However, things are defiantly a lot more swollen and tender down there then they were yesterday. Again, the icing is helping a lot.
My main problem is peeing! OUCH!!! Every time I use the washroom to pee, it burns like hell! I’ve never felt a sensation like this before. Truly excruciating. The upside to this is that once I’m done peeing - I quickly pat myself dry and apply polysporin to my stitches. As soon as I apply some polysporin, the burning sensation goes away quickly. Which is nice because I’m only in pain for about a minute or so.
Overall today has been a good 1st official day - post surgery. I will keep everyone updated as the days pass.
Updated on 27 May 2019:
Today has been great! The burning sensation while peeing has subsided. I haven’t taken any pain meds all day, as I haven’t had any pain. Which is awesome because they were making me very nauseous.
I have noticed some bruising and swelling has been increasing as the days go by. Which is normal. I’m still icing lots, and resting in bed as much as possible.
I’m so thankful I’m not going through any pain. I’ve read horror stories about how other woman were in severe pain for the first week. So far so good for me. Keep you updated if anything changes.
Updated on 29 May 2019:
Nothing major has changed from my day 4 post. Some bruising has decreased I noticed, which is nice. Although, I’m already starting to get a little itchy down there! Which is really uncomfortable because I can’t obviously scratch it. I wasn’t anticipating getting itchy this early on. Oh well! I’ve taken some allergy meds to help with the itching a little.
I have my final appointment on June 14th (3 week mark - post surgery) to get my stitches removed. My doctor said this will help ease the itchiness. June 14th can’t come soon enough as of now!!!
Updated on 31 May 2019:
Today is day 8 post op! I can’t sit straight up in a chair just yet without being uncomfortable. Although moving around and walking as been back to normal. Yay!
I have one thing I’m worried about though. I feel like my labia is still kinda large... don’t get me wrong I love that the main flaps are cut off! However, I wish things were a little less noticeable down there. Maybe I’m still swollen? Not sure. Fingers crossed my labia decreases in size even more.
**I’ve inserted a standing angle side by side of my labia pre and post op. Which is looking great... but my up close and personal shot still has a lot of labia present as you can see.
Updated on 31 May 2019:
Updated on 2 Jun 2019:
Today sucked!!! I popped a stitch. It wasn’t one of the stitches from my labia itself. It was a stitch between my labia and lips. **See the picture I’ve inserted for reference. I have never ever seen so much blood come out of my body at once. It was non stop gushing for about 15 mins. I soaked through a pair of panties and about a full roll of toilet paper. Thankfully I wasn’t in any pain afterwards and the bleeding has settled now.
My surgeons office is closed today. So I didn’t get a chance to call and ask what to do. I really hope I don’t need to go back to the office because it is 5+ hours away. I can’t really afford the trip over or take more time off work. As of now, I’m back at square one. Icing, not walking much, and keeping my butt elevated. This honestly sucks so much. I was feeling really good and back to my everyday life about 2 days ago. Plus I start work again tomorrow. Ugh. Worst timing for this to happen! Trying to stay positive though. Keep you updated on how the call goes tomorrow morning! Fingers crossed nothing serious.
Updated on 3 Jun 2019:
Updated on 14 Jun 2019:
Today was my 3 week post op appointment. I went to get my dissolvable stitches removed. OMG let me tell you was it ever painful! Getting the stitches removed was hands down the most painful part of this entire process. The removal process was only 5 minutes, but it was very painful. Felt as if I was getting pinched every time he pulled one out. 10/10 on the pain scale. Yikes!!! Overall I’m glad I got them removed at the end of the day. I heard itching can get pretty intense at this stage in the healing process if you don’t remove them.
I’m also no longer putting on polysporin at all. I’m just keeping the area extra clean with vagisil every time I shower. I’m back to using normal toilet paper to wipe after peeing too. Overall I feel amazing! I’ll post my final before and after pictures closer to the 6 week mark - as nothing has changed drastically from my last update.
Updated on 16 Jun 2019:
I wrote a much more descriptive review on my page from my experience with Dr. Lockwood and the staff at First Glance Clinic (for a labiaplasty procedure). They are friendly, clean, and professionals. If I ever wanted to get anything else done I would go back. I had a 10/10 experience from start to finish. Thank you for changing my life!!! :)
Updated on 8 Jul 2019:
My final update. Fully healed and loving my vagina!