For the longest time I felt unhappy with the appearance of my anatomy, and after over a decade of feeling shame about the subject, I finally planned to schedule a consultation for labiaplasty. In doing my research for the right doctor, Dr. Hailparn checked all the boxes of what I was searching for in a surgeon. Her experience level, educational achievements and accolades, and detailed website convinced me that she was the one I trusted. What really made the difference for me,
...read moreResponse from Dr. Troy Robbin Hailparn, MDThank you for writing this, every word of it. A decade of carrying shame about something so private, and then a year of my office sitting marked in your maps app before you called. That waiting is the part I wish more women understood is universal, and it's why I never want anyone to feel rushed. You weren't being an anxious patient. You were being a woman who'd finally let herself want something and needed reassurance that it was going to be okay. Coming in to see me twice was exactly the right thing to do, and I'd do it a hundred times over. "A healthy intimate life not stained by shame" — that's what all of this is for. So grateful you let yourself have it. ~ Dr. Hailparn