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Update - Post Surgery 2 Years
Hello!! So I re-read my review and realized I may have been a bit harsh and exaggerated a bit at times from being disappointed so I wanted to correct a few things about my experience to hopefully help some other women :)
It has now been closer to 3 years since they did the second surgery and I have to say the overall difference is HUGE. I may have had some unrealistic goals going in considering $9000.00 is ALOT of money and when someone spends that much in my mind something better come out perfect. I have NO more discomfort which was the main reason for doing the surgery. I still find one side is a little bit un-even, but it is not noticeable unless I play around and pull etc. So really not that bad. I will also say that going in twice and having Laser removal on time and knife the other there seemed to be advantages and disadvantages of both. MUCH less bleeding with Laser(for obvious reasons lol) where as the second time around I bled a lot more, which more so scared me than anything. I think the healing time was also far easier the second time as it much less area that was worked on and it was further forward(rather than closer to bum). Obviously you are going to swell and bleed etc I think everyone just hopes for the easiest recovery possible with any surgery let alone your most sensitive area.
Today I am 99% happy with my new Lips! I struggled for along time with feeling ugly because of it(before sex) even in swim suits etc... And the rubbing and discomfort that comes from being born with larger labia is hard to deal with. When I did finally have sex with my boyfriend it honestly wasn't enjoyable for me. When we broke up and I dated my next boyfriend I thought maybe it would be different but it wasn't. I am now with my 3rd boyfriend and the one who was with me through the second procedure (SO amazing and caring during that time) and for the first time in my life I actually was able to enjoy sex. No rubbing, no worrying he was staring at my *ugly* vagina. Most importantly.. I had my first ever Orgasm! I know that isn't appropriate however it is true and I couldn't believe I had never had one until I was 24 lol.
I would also recommend my doctor even though I seem to have acted like I didn't like him, Mistakes happen and paperwork got lost, that's not his fault! He did a great job physically. IT was however disappointed that I never received one follow up phone call from them to see how I was doing. Not to this date have I received a call or anything to see how it went or even to take an after picture/checkup.. I had better after care service when I got my wisdom teeth out to be honest. I went to The Allan Center for Women in Calgary, AB.
My biggest piece of advice is seriously get a plastic bottle(even just a Aquafina bottle) and poke some holes in the lid. When you are recovering and swollen this will be your best friend! fill it with nice warm water and if you want add a tiny amount of Epsom salt to help clean and sooth. I used it after I went to the washroom and even just if I felt I wanted to clean lol. The ice Packs they give you are great too but WAY easier and better when they are only half frozen.. Then they aren't stiff and heavier. When I could actually lay mine down and have it fall into place it felt much better than a block of ice(if that makes sense)
I Hope this helps to make it known that I am in fact VERY happy with my decision and can't imagine if I never got it done. It's quite shocking how much happier you can become when you aren't worrying or stressing about stuff that only you can see and feel.
Good luck to anyone who decides to get this done
It has now been closer to 3 years since they did the second surgery and I have to say the overall difference is HUGE. I may have had some unrealistic goals going in considering $9000.00 is ALOT of money and when someone spends that much in my mind something better come out perfect. I have NO more discomfort which was the main reason for doing the surgery. I still find one side is a little bit un-even, but it is not noticeable unless I play around and pull etc. So really not that bad. I will also say that going in twice and having Laser removal on time and knife the other there seemed to be advantages and disadvantages of both. MUCH less bleeding with Laser(for obvious reasons lol) where as the second time around I bled a lot more, which more so scared me than anything. I think the healing time was also far easier the second time as it much less area that was worked on and it was further forward(rather than closer to bum). Obviously you are going to swell and bleed etc I think everyone just hopes for the easiest recovery possible with any surgery let alone your most sensitive area.
Today I am 99% happy with my new Lips! I struggled for along time with feeling ugly because of it(before sex) even in swim suits etc... And the rubbing and discomfort that comes from being born with larger labia is hard to deal with. When I did finally have sex with my boyfriend it honestly wasn't enjoyable for me. When we broke up and I dated my next boyfriend I thought maybe it would be different but it wasn't. I am now with my 3rd boyfriend and the one who was with me through the second procedure (SO amazing and caring during that time) and for the first time in my life I actually was able to enjoy sex. No rubbing, no worrying he was staring at my *ugly* vagina. Most importantly.. I had my first ever Orgasm! I know that isn't appropriate however it is true and I couldn't believe I had never had one until I was 24 lol.
I would also recommend my doctor even though I seem to have acted like I didn't like him, Mistakes happen and paperwork got lost, that's not his fault! He did a great job physically. IT was however disappointed that I never received one follow up phone call from them to see how I was doing. Not to this date have I received a call or anything to see how it went or even to take an after picture/checkup.. I had better after care service when I got my wisdom teeth out to be honest. I went to The Allan Center for Women in Calgary, AB.
My biggest piece of advice is seriously get a plastic bottle(even just a Aquafina bottle) and poke some holes in the lid. When you are recovering and swollen this will be your best friend! fill it with nice warm water and if you want add a tiny amount of Epsom salt to help clean and sooth. I used it after I went to the washroom and even just if I felt I wanted to clean lol. The ice Packs they give you are great too but WAY easier and better when they are only half frozen.. Then they aren't stiff and heavier. When I could actually lay mine down and have it fall into place it felt much better than a block of ice(if that makes sense)
I Hope this helps to make it known that I am in fact VERY happy with my decision and can't imagine if I never got it done. It's quite shocking how much happier you can become when you aren't worrying or stressing about stuff that only you can see and feel.
Good luck to anyone who decides to get this done
I had always been embarassed about my inner Labia...
I had always been embarassed about my inner Labia as they were much longer then I knew they should be. It wasn't only the embarassment but also the discomfort. No man or even Women can understand this procedure unless they have went through the discomfort in an extremely sensitive area. When I was 22 I finally decided I was going to do. I could not believe the Cost of the surgery but it was something I wanted for so long so I agreed and booked my appointment for consultation. I drove 3 hours to see this guy. The consultation went great! the staff was extremely friendly and caring, the Doctor let me hold a mirror the entire time so I could see exactly what he was talking about. We decided I was going to get both my inner labia trimmed down and my hood(extra cost) to even it all out. I was so excited when I left that I made the payment arrangments and booked my Surgery date.
When I first arrived they told me it would take approx 45 minutes and they only used local anestheic which freaked me out a little at first. I normally don't mind needles at all but the small pinch they inform you about.... not such a small pinch. I could feel the needle moving in and out everytime he would move it forward and back in the skin. When he froze the hood I almost cried (glad the nurse held my hand lol) after I was thankful that was the end of the pain. He used laser treatment so all of a sudden I got handed these goggles to put on, and they taped a vacuum to my inner thigh to keep the smoke and stuff away. it was extremely SCARY since none of this was mentioned to me. After they got all set up he informed me that through out the procedure he would have to place a cold wet cloth on my inner thighs constantly to avoid any burning from the heat of the laser. He started and it wasn't bad at all. I was sweating to the point I couldn't grip anything. I couldn't listen to music or anything as I had to be able to let him know how it felt etc. The first time he through soaking wet freezing cloth on my thighs my legs wanted close it was so uncomfortable. I felt like I kept wetting myself. At the end of the procedure he stitched me up and by them I felt the *dissolvable* stitches going in, tugging and being tied off. He gave me extra freezing before I left so I could make it home without too much pain. Once he was done all that he grabbed a cold wet cloth and without saying anything he started roughly wiping me down. It was awekward and embarassing to be honest. I felt like a baby and he was cleaning my bum and everywhere. Glad he did just could have been more gentle/professionsal about it. When he gave me the mirror to look I was horrified!!! lol for some reason I just didnt expect it to be so swollen and bloody and stitchy haha my fault. He gave me a thick pad for my underwear, extra gauze, a gel cooling pack and some Percs for the pain and I was on my way home. I thought really that wasn't that bad and was glad to be done. about half way home the freezing wore off.. I was in soo much pain I couldn't sit l couldn't lay, didn't know how to get comfy in a car. It felt as though someone had a blow torch down there at that moment! I took a Perc and used my Ice bad and tried to sleep till we got home. no dice. I found my recovery quite painful and they don't tell you how swollen you *can* get. I couldn't close my legs I wasn't given anything to help wash myself while I was as swollen as a grapefuit down there. It was tough to wipe when going to the washroom. the first 4 days were horrible. No sleep could barely walk, and the swelling did not go down at all. I felt so dirty too. I read online some women used a plastic bottle and poked holes in it and then used warm water and squeezed it just to clean it up a bit. I tried this with a tiny bit of epsom salts.... AMAZING!!! felt relief instantly. I was told to sit in epsom salt baths to help with the healing. I was too swollen to do this until about 8 days after surgery. At this time I had a bath every night and lightly rubbed around the wounds to clean it. about 14 days after I could finally see some results and a ton of stitches lol. I was informed the stitches would dissolve anywhere from 8-15 days. I continued to have baths and the more the swelling went down I realized one side was still longer then other and my hood looked the same. Well I got a phone call from the PS that night telling me how sorry he was because he forgot to trim the hood and only realized once reviewing my file. So I mentioned the discomfort I was still having and that my stitches hadn't dissolved at all and that i was pretty un even. He told me I could come back and he would do the hood and fix the sides and refund me the money for the hood as I had to go back. I told him I would let him know. I was so upset about this because the process, the entire thing was such a HORRIBLE experience for me that I didn't want to go through the pain, the awekwardness, the time off work again. I waited another 2 weeks and the stitches still hadn't dissolved and it was very painful at this point because they got exremely dry and hard so they could pull and catch and.. just very bad experience. Went to a local doctor in town to have them removed. It took her 30 minutes of cutting and pulling to pull out about 26-27 stitches. This HURT and was uncomfortable because I didn't know this doctor (mine was on holidays). About 2 more weeks past and I called my surgeon in Calgary and told him I was very unhappy with the results and that I wanted to come back to discuss my options in person. He agreed and we made an appointment. I showed up about amonth later to talk to him and he asked me to get undresed, put on my robe and get on the table so he could take a look. So we went over my options, and all of a sudden he pulls out the big needle!!! I instantly started sweating and got quite angry as I had spoken to his staff the day before to confirm that I was coming in just to discuss what we could do and if I even wanted to go through with it. I had no time booked off work, nothing. He seemed irritated I wasted his time but also seemed sorry mine was wasted. He thought I wanted it done then so I wouldn't have to make another trip. I re-booked to have the correction done. When I went in I was mostly dreading the freezing as it had hurt soo bad the first time around. It hurt twice as bad this time, So I assume he didn't do it all last time as he wasn't doing any work there, well this time as soon as he put that needle right on my most sensitive part I let out a bit of a grunt and instantly my eyes were watering. nothing I could do about it. This time around he informed me he would be using a knife instead of the laser for more natural results... This procedure took no more then 20 minutes - half hour. Same clean up etc except no goody bag of pads or anything. When I sat up after he left the room to get dressed all I could see was blood. Everywhere, when I stood up it started gushing down my legs and I freaked out, panicked and yelled for the nurse to come in. She sat me down helped me clean myself up and went to leave again. I got very angry at this point and was like WAIT! what's wrong, did he not stitch me up properly or is this normal can I have an effin pad or something for my underwear??? So she told me it's all normal it's just that he didn't *wipe* me good enough, gave me one pad (thinner then before) and left. I threw it on and wabbled out as quickly as possible. My boyfriend was waiting for me outside to go home. about ten minutes later (not even out of calgary yet) we stopped to get gas and I felt very wet... I looked down and had completely bled through the pad, my jeans, all over his new car seat. I was MORTIFIED!!!!!! I started crying and when came back he asked what was wrong. I told him we had to stop so I could buy some stuff and clean myself up and apologized for his seat. The gas bar didn't have a shoop was just a cardlock. We google mapped the closest shoppers. I had to go in because he would have no idea' what I needed plus I had to put it on and clean up. He let me use his jacket around my waste and helped me hobble around to find what I needed. It was very obvious what was happening(well i'm sure she thought something else haha) and so the lady at shoppers let me use their bathroom. We left and headed and home and all I could do was sob lightly. My recovery was no different except the swelling was more in the front not the back so I could sit better and lay better. More pain but was walking much faster and better after only 3 days. was excited now after the pain to see my results and hoped the stitches actually dissolved this time. 4 weeks passed (skip ahead as i've rambled enough) still not one stitch dissolved and I had baths every night! So again returned to Doctor to get them removed. Had some other problems but won't get into those. It has been a year and 2 months since and not one follow up phone call to see how I am doing, or for a check up.. nothing. The difference is amazing! No more discomfort as before, however i'm still not happy with the look. one side is still longer and it's very disappointing after $9000 two surgieries and two terrible experiences I feel like I should have something close a hollywood vagina. (not actually but you know what I mean) After all that I am definately happier now then I was before. My boyfriend LOVES my new Vag but I would still like to get it fixed so that I love it too!
When I first arrived they told me it would take approx 45 minutes and they only used local anestheic which freaked me out a little at first. I normally don't mind needles at all but the small pinch they inform you about.... not such a small pinch. I could feel the needle moving in and out everytime he would move it forward and back in the skin. When he froze the hood I almost cried (glad the nurse held my hand lol) after I was thankful that was the end of the pain. He used laser treatment so all of a sudden I got handed these goggles to put on, and they taped a vacuum to my inner thigh to keep the smoke and stuff away. it was extremely SCARY since none of this was mentioned to me. After they got all set up he informed me that through out the procedure he would have to place a cold wet cloth on my inner thighs constantly to avoid any burning from the heat of the laser. He started and it wasn't bad at all. I was sweating to the point I couldn't grip anything. I couldn't listen to music or anything as I had to be able to let him know how it felt etc. The first time he through soaking wet freezing cloth on my thighs my legs wanted close it was so uncomfortable. I felt like I kept wetting myself. At the end of the procedure he stitched me up and by them I felt the *dissolvable* stitches going in, tugging and being tied off. He gave me extra freezing before I left so I could make it home without too much pain. Once he was done all that he grabbed a cold wet cloth and without saying anything he started roughly wiping me down. It was awekward and embarassing to be honest. I felt like a baby and he was cleaning my bum and everywhere. Glad he did just could have been more gentle/professionsal about it. When he gave me the mirror to look I was horrified!!! lol for some reason I just didnt expect it to be so swollen and bloody and stitchy haha my fault. He gave me a thick pad for my underwear, extra gauze, a gel cooling pack and some Percs for the pain and I was on my way home. I thought really that wasn't that bad and was glad to be done. about half way home the freezing wore off.. I was in soo much pain I couldn't sit l couldn't lay, didn't know how to get comfy in a car. It felt as though someone had a blow torch down there at that moment! I took a Perc and used my Ice bad and tried to sleep till we got home. no dice. I found my recovery quite painful and they don't tell you how swollen you *can* get. I couldn't close my legs I wasn't given anything to help wash myself while I was as swollen as a grapefuit down there. It was tough to wipe when going to the washroom. the first 4 days were horrible. No sleep could barely walk, and the swelling did not go down at all. I felt so dirty too. I read online some women used a plastic bottle and poked holes in it and then used warm water and squeezed it just to clean it up a bit. I tried this with a tiny bit of epsom salts.... AMAZING!!! felt relief instantly. I was told to sit in epsom salt baths to help with the healing. I was too swollen to do this until about 8 days after surgery. At this time I had a bath every night and lightly rubbed around the wounds to clean it. about 14 days after I could finally see some results and a ton of stitches lol. I was informed the stitches would dissolve anywhere from 8-15 days. I continued to have baths and the more the swelling went down I realized one side was still longer then other and my hood looked the same. Well I got a phone call from the PS that night telling me how sorry he was because he forgot to trim the hood and only realized once reviewing my file. So I mentioned the discomfort I was still having and that my stitches hadn't dissolved at all and that i was pretty un even. He told me I could come back and he would do the hood and fix the sides and refund me the money for the hood as I had to go back. I told him I would let him know. I was so upset about this because the process, the entire thing was such a HORRIBLE experience for me that I didn't want to go through the pain, the awekwardness, the time off work again. I waited another 2 weeks and the stitches still hadn't dissolved and it was very painful at this point because they got exremely dry and hard so they could pull and catch and.. just very bad experience. Went to a local doctor in town to have them removed. It took her 30 minutes of cutting and pulling to pull out about 26-27 stitches. This HURT and was uncomfortable because I didn't know this doctor (mine was on holidays). About 2 more weeks past and I called my surgeon in Calgary and told him I was very unhappy with the results and that I wanted to come back to discuss my options in person. He agreed and we made an appointment. I showed up about amonth later to talk to him and he asked me to get undresed, put on my robe and get on the table so he could take a look. So we went over my options, and all of a sudden he pulls out the big needle!!! I instantly started sweating and got quite angry as I had spoken to his staff the day before to confirm that I was coming in just to discuss what we could do and if I even wanted to go through with it. I had no time booked off work, nothing. He seemed irritated I wasted his time but also seemed sorry mine was wasted. He thought I wanted it done then so I wouldn't have to make another trip. I re-booked to have the correction done. When I went in I was mostly dreading the freezing as it had hurt soo bad the first time around. It hurt twice as bad this time, So I assume he didn't do it all last time as he wasn't doing any work there, well this time as soon as he put that needle right on my most sensitive part I let out a bit of a grunt and instantly my eyes were watering. nothing I could do about it. This time around he informed me he would be using a knife instead of the laser for more natural results... This procedure took no more then 20 minutes - half hour. Same clean up etc except no goody bag of pads or anything. When I sat up after he left the room to get dressed all I could see was blood. Everywhere, when I stood up it started gushing down my legs and I freaked out, panicked and yelled for the nurse to come in. She sat me down helped me clean myself up and went to leave again. I got very angry at this point and was like WAIT! what's wrong, did he not stitch me up properly or is this normal can I have an effin pad or something for my underwear??? So she told me it's all normal it's just that he didn't *wipe* me good enough, gave me one pad (thinner then before) and left. I threw it on and wabbled out as quickly as possible. My boyfriend was waiting for me outside to go home. about ten minutes later (not even out of calgary yet) we stopped to get gas and I felt very wet... I looked down and had completely bled through the pad, my jeans, all over his new car seat. I was MORTIFIED!!!!!! I started crying and when came back he asked what was wrong. I told him we had to stop so I could buy some stuff and clean myself up and apologized for his seat. The gas bar didn't have a shoop was just a cardlock. We google mapped the closest shoppers. I had to go in because he would have no idea' what I needed plus I had to put it on and clean up. He let me use his jacket around my waste and helped me hobble around to find what I needed. It was very obvious what was happening(well i'm sure she thought something else haha) and so the lady at shoppers let me use their bathroom. We left and headed and home and all I could do was sob lightly. My recovery was no different except the swelling was more in the front not the back so I could sit better and lay better. More pain but was walking much faster and better after only 3 days. was excited now after the pain to see my results and hoped the stitches actually dissolved this time. 4 weeks passed (skip ahead as i've rambled enough) still not one stitch dissolved and I had baths every night! So again returned to Doctor to get them removed. Had some other problems but won't get into those. It has been a year and 2 months since and not one follow up phone call to see how I am doing, or for a check up.. nothing. The difference is amazing! No more discomfort as before, however i'm still not happy with the look. one side is still longer and it's very disappointing after $9000 two surgieries and two terrible experiences I feel like I should have something close a hollywood vagina. (not actually but you know what I mean) After all that I am definately happier now then I was before. My boyfriend LOVES my new Vag but I would still like to get it fixed so that I love it too!
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