I would give every worldly possession I own to go back in time and not do this surgery

I hate that I have to write this review but feel that sharing my experience is necessary so other women can make informed choices. I went to Doctor Allan because of his experience level and felt that I would be safe and have a great outcome, unfortunately that isn’t the case.
I am more than 3 months post op and have had nothing but issues after this procedure. I’m going to stick with the facts of my surgery and how it has impacted my life.
My labia have been completely removed which I was assured by Doctor Allan that they never remove it all. I have had various pain since the surgery. I currently experience pain on my left side after sitting and after activity. Most evenings I either have to take a long bath for comfort and pain relief or sit with an ice pack on my vulva. I have a cut on my clitoral hood where a stitch cut through and never fully healed, this now cannot be touched or I am in pain for multiple days. My whole vulva is extremely sensitive and cannot be stimulated at all. I recently had intercourse and now there is no labia as a buffer. Around my vaginal opening has scarring and causes my partner irritation during penetration to the point of friction burn. I also get stabbing pains on the left side incision out of the blue.
I no longer feel arousal. Even typing it out here is causing me to break down. I have researched a lot since this surgery and have learned that labia are erectile tissue and part of arousal. I no longer feel the “tingle” you get when you are getting turned on and I only produce a small amount of lubrication and it’s not all the time. This is extremely distressing, as I was extremely sexual before this surgery and feel that it has been taken from me.
This surgery has negatively impacted my life in ways I can’t begin to describe on a review. There has not been a day that I haven’t cried. I have been extremely depressed and truly feel like I ruined my life. I now pay for a sex therapist and pelvic physio for pain. I’m fighting to get to a baseline of minimal daily function which is sad. Hiking is my passion and I have not been able to do this since surgery. I also cannot wear jeans or any tight clothing without clitoral pain. I was told this surgery had minimal risks and that simply isn’t the case. What has been taken from me cannot be given back and the damage can’t be undone. I was happy and healthy before this surgery. I am now a shell of myself, my job is suffering, my relationships are suffering and my mental health has suffered immensely. For a whole month I woke up vomiting every morning from anxiety and panic after having nightmares all night. I could go on and on.
I would give every worldly possession I own to go back in time and not do this surgery. Please think long and hard before you do this. Even with an experienced surgery apparently things can go very wrong. Long labia aren’t a curse like I thought, I’ve learned the hard way. I hope no one else goes through this.

I’ve been experiencing pain now in my left labia majora after sitting, walking or sexual activity. Its deep under the majora. It’s very disheartening how many issues I continue to have when this surgery is advertised as safe and painless with minimal risks. I have no idea what is happening to my body. Anyone out there that has experienced majora pain post labiaplasty? Would love any advice.

It’s been over 6 months now and I’m sad to report that things have not improved. I still have daily pain in all the areas mentioned previous and my quality of life has suffered. I have given up on sex at this point, as it is it extremely upsetting that my arousal and pleasure is non-existent.
I wanted to follow up on some questions that I’ve received. I did NOT go back to doctor Allan with my issues. I was, and still am extremely upset with how reckless I believe he was with my body and how he treated me through the process of my surgery. He was very condescending to me on multiple occasions and I truly felt like he would be no help. I highly doubt he would admit to any fault. I also discussed it with my therapist and they felt that it would be re-traumatizing due to how upset I was about seeing him. My family doctor agreed and ended up referring me to a gynaecologist that prioritized getting me in right away. When this new gynaecologist examined me, they were shocked and confirmed that my labia was indeed fully removed. They also examined around my vaginal opening where it was scratching my partner and determined it was scarring as I didn’t know what was going on previously. I was prescribed estrogen cream to try to help with the overall healing and sensitivity.
I have done a lot of research since my surgery and any Google search about labiaplasty safety will yield results from multiple medical studies. In these studies, many of the main risks are caused from over removal of the labia. Nerve density studies of the labia also show that labiaplasty is only safe in preserving enough nerve endings when a sufficient amount of labia is left. A widely suggested MINIMUM length of labia to remain is 1cm. I do not even have a millimetre remaining. So I’m left with the question of why Dr. Allan is performing such extreme removals when this information is readily available. The patient is not supposed to be the expert, he is. He should know the importance of labia and should be being conservative with his removals. When I started having issues I remember my friend saying “but he’s done 1000s, there’s no way he would have done something so wrong”? Wow do I wish that sentiment was true.
Perhaps I’ll add some photos soon so people can see for themselves and see if he still stands by his work. I actually sent a patient of his a photo and her exact words were “I don’t understand how you got so mangled”.
I’m done sugar coating my experience. I only get one life and one body. I’m a good person, I didn’t deserve what happened to me.