How long after a labiaplasty can I get pregnant safely? Concerned about possible labia tearing at birth.

Your surgeon is correct. Your chance of ripping your labiaplasty will not be increased 9 months from surgery. Vaginal tears are common at vaginal delivery whether you have a labiaplasty or not. Some of these tears can extend into the labia. It.s just the nature of vaginal delivery. However, the risk will not be higher simply because you had a labiaplasty 9 months ago.

Hello and thank you for your question.
It is usually safe to have intercourse 6 weeks after labiaplasty procedure, and 9 months afterwards should be enough time for the majority of wound healing to take place to safely give vaginal birth.
I hope this helps.Best regards, Dr. Karanetz
Dr. Irena KaranetzFellowship-TrainedBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon

Although possible, it's unlikely to have tearing of the labia during childbirth. I don’t believe it is any more likely to have a tear of the labia during childbirth after a labiaplasty. The most common place that I have seen tears in the labia from a vaginal delivery is at the clitoral frenulum. This is the point where the clitoris attaches to the labia minora. The bigger issue with labiaplasty and healing has to do with intercourse. We recommend that patients wait six weeks before resuming sexual intercourse following labiaplasty such that everything has been healed completely.

I usually instruct my patients not to have sexual intercourse until 6 weeks after the labiaplasty. If you were to conceive after 6 weeks, it will be safe to have a vaginal delivery at the time of your due date. The labiaplasty does not increase the risk of tearing after a vaginal delivery.

Thank you for your question Ten months after the labiaplasty procedure healing is completed. Whether you will tear or not will not change by waiting longer

Hello Nicole,
Your surgeon is correct, you may get pregnant soon after your labiaplasty. A vaginal delivery is fine as well.

When you only have labiaplasty, the chance of tearing at birth is very low. It is a situation to be feared more in vaginoplasty operations. Even if we think that there will be birth 10 months after the operation, the wound will be completely healed. You will not have a problem at birth

I recommend that labiaplasty patients wait until at least 6 weeks postop for sexual activity. That would be a safe time to try getting pregnant. Of course if you need a revision then again wait until 6 weeks postop to start trying to conceive. Good luck!