Should I get labiaplasty with my clitoral hood reduction for best looking results? (Photos)

Thank you for your questionThe answer to you initial question is totally dependent on your self perception. Qualitatively your labia are well within average but if you are uncomfortable either physically or selfconsciously then you can have a procedure done but be very careful as it is easy for too much to be removed and you can wind up worse off. View the video below and do your homework. Check out different surgeons and ask what they will do , how they will do it. look at several before and after photos and see their reviews. It's better to get it right the first time.

Isolated clitoral hoodoplasty can be performed, but correct labioplasty and shrinking the skin around the clitoris will give you a much more desirable look. Inner lips do not hang in a correct operation. I wish you healty days

Your labia minora and clitoral hood can be reduced to improve the appearance. A labiaplasty with a clitoral hood reduction can reduce your hood size. However, it must be performed by a surgeon with experience. One of the two most common labiaplasty techniques is the central wedge technique, which I invented in 1995 and published in the plastic surgery textbooks. It is also known as the "V" or wedge technique. Gynecologists and most plastic surgeons perform a labiaplasty very differently. They essentially trim the labia minora (inner vaginal lips) and leave a long suture line instead of the normal labial edge. Their technique is the same whether a scalpel or a laser is used. In contrast, the central wedge removes triangles of tissue and bring the normal edges together. Thus, the normal labial edges, normal color, and normal anatomy are preserved, but the darkest labial tissue is usually removed. There is rarely a sign that the woman has had surgery.

Since you have extra tissue on your clitoral hood, it can be reduced at the same time. Your clitoral hood is long 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. I have performed this procedure over 400 times with outstanding results. I have not published this technique, so no one does it like me.​

No matter the technique, an inexperienced or unskilled surgeon can lead to a high rate of complications, chronic scar discomfort, labial deformities, and further surgery.​​ Approximately 40% of the female genital surgeries that I perform are reconstructions of other women's botched labiaplasties and hood reductions.

Gary J. Alter, M.D.

Beverly Hills, CA - Manhattan, NYC