Can I get a clitoral hood reduction without getting labiaplasty? (Photos)

Question

I want the extra skin on the side and top of my clit gone but it's attached to my labia so is there a way y'all can cut the extra skin off the side of the labia but leave the rest ?

Gary J. Alter, MD · Answer

Your clitoral hood is long, thick, wide, and protuberant. It can be decreased somewhat by reducing the sides. I pioneered a clitoropexy with clitoral hood reduction in which the clitoris is pushed closer to the pubic bone and the width, thickness, length, and protuberance of the clitoral hood can be decreased. With this procedure, I lift up the clitoral hood skin, move the clitoris closer to the pubic bone, thin the tissues under the clitoral hood skin, and then remove a large amount of excess skin. This results in a dramatic decrease in the length, thickness, and protuberance of the clitoral hood, so that the hood is now within the labia majora when the woman stands. It can be done without a labia reduction but some of the upper sides of the labia need to be reduced to eliminate the dog-ears from the hood skin reduction. I have performed this procedure over 400 times with outstanding results. I have not published this technique, so no one does it like me.

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS · Answer

Absolutely, you can get a selective Clitoral Hood Reduction to remove excess skin along the most anterior parts of the labia minora and clitoral hood. This is a great option and can be performed under local anesthesia in our Los Angeles office.

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Burcak Tok, MD · Answer

Hello, of course . When performed with the correct technique, only hoodoplasty can be performed without labiaplasty or touching the inner lips.

Leila Kasrai, MD, FRCSC · Answer

It is possible to only remove the excess tissue of the clitoral hood and leave the rest untouched. Please discuss this with your surgeon.

Mark N. Scheinberg, MD · Answer

Thank you for your questionyes. What you are referring to is called PREPUCE which includes the hood. It may be reduced without reducing the labia.

Nelson Castillo, MD · Answer

Thank you for sharing your question and photographs.  Yes it is possible to only pursue a clitoral hood reduction but an in-person examination is required in order to make sure that a reduction will still leave the remaining tissues in proportion with one another.

Ozgur Kartal, MD · Answer

Only the skin folds on the side of the clitoris can be corrected without labiaplasty. You don't need labiaplasty because your labia look short.

Michael P. Goodman, MD, FACOG · Answer

Unequivocally, you can. Thanks for the great pics. Our price here in Davis, CA for hood reduction alone is US$3500 out the door, including surgery, anesthesia, facility and all followup and materials. While I am retired from routine procedures, my Fellow, Dr. Michael Reed has performed at least 50 hood reductions, is a skilled and kind individul. Please go to his website, DrMichaelReed. Dr. Reed is the tall individual pictured on my home page along with our office staff. Regards, Michael P Goodman MD, Davis, CA, USA