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Don’t Get a Labiaplasty - and if You’re Considering It - Please Read This!
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Labiaplasty Regret. I Thought I Would Share my Experience.
I thought I would share my labiaplasty experience… this review will probably be kinda long!
October 2021 I decided to go ahead and look into finding a labiaplasty surgeon. It was something I wanted for many years as I had always disliked the way my vulva looked at the time even tho my labias weren’t very big. I thought it was the perfect time to do my surgery as I had the money and time off to heal. No one had ever said anything bad about them and in fact my Bf said he loved the way it looked and was against me getting it done, however I still personally disliked the appearance. Upon research the procedure was made out to be a very simple ‘in office’ procedure with very high satisfaction rate & low risk. (It is definitely NOT simple). Women said the surgery was life changing. I immediately got excited and looked into surgeons near me,I found a general plastic surgeon who performed these, and after my consult with him I was convinced that he was good enough to perform the procedure. He said all of his patients were very happy and that the surgery has very minimal risk. So after the consult I scheduled my surgery for 10 days later. Immediately after surgery, I knew something didn’t look right. My labias were completely gone. I only wanted a conservative trim, I didn’t want tiny labias or the ‘barbie look’. I kept reassuring myself and saying it’s swelling and to give it time. He said he will leave at least 1cm labia and that he will do it natural.. so I told myself he couldn’t have possibly amputated me. I was very wrong. A week after my surgery, it was becoming clear… that I had made the biggest mistake in my life. I started panicking and crying, I couldn’t believe I had done this to myself, I looked mutilated. I became extremely depressed and I can’t even explain how much regret I felt. I would do anything to get my old labias back. I felt so stupid, for even considering this surgery. I was mentally destroyed. Sensation was weird, I enjoyed the feeling of my labias, they added to the pleasure, but now they were completely gone. The whole area below my clitoris was numb. It didn’t feel real, I couldn’t sleep at night and I would wake up several times in a state of panic when I would remembered what had happened to my body. I felt so hopeless. After the surgery, I researched deeply into the procedure (stupid of me as I should’ve done this before I did it) and found that many women were in my position. A lot of surgeons who offer this are uneducated on the female anatomy and believe this surgery is easy to perform. It’s actually very difficult and definitely one of the hardest to revise. I would’ve been happy if my surgeon removed less.. idk why he removed so much. Once the labia is gone.. it’s gone. I’m now almost 3 months out, and I’m still dealing with regret daily. I’m looking into getting a reconstruction, I don’t have much tissue left as I had a very aggressive removal everywhere, but hopefully I can get some labia reconstructed using the remaining tissue on the clitoral hood. I am considering going to Dr Gress in Germany as I have seen another girl on here who had her revision done with him and her results look amazing. I don’t know if revision will be possible for me but If I do decide to go ahead and get the revision done I will be documenting my results & healing to help all other women in the same situation as me. If you’re considering getting this surgery done please please go to a top surgeon who has done many of these cases & is very educated in female anatomy!
October 2021 I decided to go ahead and look into finding a labiaplasty surgeon. It was something I wanted for many years as I had always disliked the way my vulva looked at the time even tho my labias weren’t very big. I thought it was the perfect time to do my surgery as I had the money and time off to heal. No one had ever said anything bad about them and in fact my Bf said he loved the way it looked and was against me getting it done, however I still personally disliked the appearance. Upon research the procedure was made out to be a very simple ‘in office’ procedure with very high satisfaction rate & low risk. (It is definitely NOT simple). Women said the surgery was life changing. I immediately got excited and looked into surgeons near me,I found a general plastic surgeon who performed these, and after my consult with him I was convinced that he was good enough to perform the procedure. He said all of his patients were very happy and that the surgery has very minimal risk. So after the consult I scheduled my surgery for 10 days later. Immediately after surgery, I knew something didn’t look right. My labias were completely gone. I only wanted a conservative trim, I didn’t want tiny labias or the ‘barbie look’. I kept reassuring myself and saying it’s swelling and to give it time. He said he will leave at least 1cm labia and that he will do it natural.. so I told myself he couldn’t have possibly amputated me. I was very wrong. A week after my surgery, it was becoming clear… that I had made the biggest mistake in my life. I started panicking and crying, I couldn’t believe I had done this to myself, I looked mutilated. I became extremely depressed and I can’t even explain how much regret I felt. I would do anything to get my old labias back. I felt so stupid, for even considering this surgery. I was mentally destroyed. Sensation was weird, I enjoyed the feeling of my labias, they added to the pleasure, but now they were completely gone. The whole area below my clitoris was numb. It didn’t feel real, I couldn’t sleep at night and I would wake up several times in a state of panic when I would remembered what had happened to my body. I felt so hopeless. After the surgery, I researched deeply into the procedure (stupid of me as I should’ve done this before I did it) and found that many women were in my position. A lot of surgeons who offer this are uneducated on the female anatomy and believe this surgery is easy to perform. It’s actually very difficult and definitely one of the hardest to revise. I would’ve been happy if my surgeon removed less.. idk why he removed so much. Once the labia is gone.. it’s gone. I’m now almost 3 months out, and I’m still dealing with regret daily. I’m looking into getting a reconstruction, I don’t have much tissue left as I had a very aggressive removal everywhere, but hopefully I can get some labia reconstructed using the remaining tissue on the clitoral hood. I am considering going to Dr Gress in Germany as I have seen another girl on here who had her revision done with him and her results look amazing. I don’t know if revision will be possible for me but If I do decide to go ahead and get the revision done I will be documenting my results & healing to help all other women in the same situation as me. If you’re considering getting this surgery done please please go to a top surgeon who has done many of these cases & is very educated in female anatomy!
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Don’t Get a Labiaplasty - and if You’re Considering It - Please Read This!
Don’t do this procedure for cosmetic purposes. Please. Unless you’re experiencing daily pain and discomfort and your labia are extremely large, then do not do this procedure. It’s not worth it, I promise you, I was also fooled into it by reading a few positive reviews& women praising the procedure.I thought ‘wow, simple surgery, quick recovery, and I will get a pretty pussy? Win win!’ Don’t say I didn’t warn you. The risks include loss of sensation, labial amputation, chronic nerve pain (pudental neuralgia). Then of course the other risks such as infection, haematomas. Most surgeons will never tell you risks like ‘loss of sensation’ or ‘nerve damage’ because yes, they’re low, but they’re not low enough. My surgeon said loss of sensation isn’t possible, and the chance is 0%. They don’t want to scare you away and this is a business for them. It could be YOU. I also thought the same, ‘well I don’t think anything will go wrong, what are the chances, I’m going to be so happy after this procedure’. I’ve lost sensation, and my labias have been amputated. My surgeon before the procedure said ‘don’t worry, I hate it when surgeons remove too much, i always leave a good amount of labia’… yet he amputated me. The tissue swells up during the procedure, so it’s easy to accidentally remove more. I miss my old labias so much, and I’m truly sorry I took them for granted, I’d do anything to get them back. And if… only if… you really really do want this procedure, then please go to a top surgeon. Ask as many questions, do your research. Don’t price shop, I promise you, you will regret it. Your body and health is priceless, don’t neglect it and go to a cheap surgeon. If you can’t afford to go to an experienced surgeon, then wait. Also, wedge technique is much much better than trim. This is my advice for you. I hope anyone thinking about undergoing this procedure reads this. Labiaplasty can ruin lives. I wish I knew this before.
P.s. a lot of men prefer big labia, don’t believe what social media and surgeons say. Ask the men you know and you will be pleasantly surprised to find out most men like bigger lips. Bigger labia feel better for men both during sex and oral.
& I’m sorry to all the women who are victims of botched labiaplastys, it’s one of the worst things to go through. I’m here for any questions/ support.
P.s. a lot of men prefer big labia, don’t believe what social media and surgeons say. Ask the men you know and you will be pleasantly surprised to find out most men like bigger lips. Bigger labia feel better for men both during sex and oral.
& I’m sorry to all the women who are victims of botched labiaplastys, it’s one of the worst things to go through. I’m here for any questions/ support.
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I love everything yo said and I'm so sorry for your experience. I wish I knew all this too before doing it
I think to prevent taking too much labia away, my surgeon marked what to take off prior to putting the local anaesthetic in. Not sure why most surgeons don't do this? Also the trim method actually has less risks and is a preferred method as the wedge technique usually ends up splitting in pieces as the stitches don't hold due to the moisture inside where u get stitched. Sorry for your experience tho I hope you can get a revision or something to help! Maybe fat injections into your labia majora to act as labia minora? It might prevent dryness and other problems associated with amputated labia.
Yes I was marked out before the injections aswell, but I don’t believe my surgeon followed what he marked out and probably just ‘free handed’ it. He trimmed the labia, then trimmed it again, probably thought he didn’t take off enough because of swelling. Both methods have advantages and disadvantages, but I believe generally a properly performed wedge looks much more natural opposed to a cut straight down. It maintains the natural labial curve & sensation. But of course both methods has its pro’s and cons, just my personal opinion!
Yes I can get fat injections to ‘Hide’ the fact I have no labias. But it will give me a camel toe look and I feel like I’ll look undeveloped and ‘childish’ . I’ve taken a look at your photos and you look great! I’m sure will look amazing once healed.
Unfortunately there are inexperienced surgeons out there and many women are victims of them.
Omg that is so unprofessional of him! Had he not done many labiaplastys before?
I agree if the wedge holds then once it's healed it looks very natural. Until having a consultation with another cosmetic surgeon, she explained all about the wedge technique as I opted for this method because of all the positives with it! I was just unaware of how often the labia would split which is why I now prefer the trim. So I'm glad I had the trim technique as I'd be too paranoid about the labia splitting in 3 on each side especially when I don't really want to look there this early on in the first place.
There's a doctor on here in US who actually remakes the labia but I don't know how he does it maybe from the labia majora or the inside thigh or something because the labia is more of a white than a pink/red. I'll have a look see if I can find him for you then send the name through.
Ive never had to be worried before, but now I don't know how I'm going to feel with having a camel toe lol. Maybe I won't have one but at the minute it's looking that way. Better than a bulge anyway! Thank you! I'm still nervous it's going to be too much taken away but I trust my surgeon and made it clear I didn't want that so hopefully not too much swelling left! Yes it's awful how many surgeons are leaving women mutilated and in pain! My heart goes out to you and everyone else who's suffered/suffering x
If you're interested his name is Gary J Alter in California.
I don’t know if he had done many before, but I just assumed he was experienced. At the consultation he seemed like he knew what he was doing and had good bedside manner. I should’ve really done more research into it I guess. A lot of plastic surgeons offer this procedure on the side and don’t know much about the genital anatomy. Also I wanted a conservative trim, actually my biggest concern was having tiny labias, as I didn’t want too much removed. I told him this.. yet he still managed to amputate it. Lack of experience I guess.. but he shouldn’t be performing this procedure and ruining women’s lives if he doesn’t know what he’s doing. Yes I understand why the wedge splitting would be a concern, but tbh it’s easier to repair then labial amputation. I’ve seen Gary Alter, he uses the remaining tissue from the clitoral hood to remake the labia, but he charges a crazy amount for it (around 25k). And tbh I don’t know if it’ll ever look natural. I just want to look normal and not surgically altered. And if you don’t have enough tissue left on your clitoral hood then you’re pretty much screwed. I don’t think your results will have too much taken away, it’s usually apparent from the beginning, I know swelling masks the final results but take it from me, from what I’ve seen (mine, other botched photos) yours looks good so far!
I was going to go with a woman who sounds similar to your Dr. She was apparently a specialist in this surgery yet I couldn't find one single review on her anywhere online. I just had a uneasy feeling about it. I learned research is so important. Experience matters.
Did it look like too much was taken away straight after surgery? Yes you are right but I was also advised that my labia didn't have the the "triangles" to be able to do it according to one Dr as you apparently can only get a good result is if you have "pointed" labia. So I was basically only given one option. Even though I don't see how it matters if you have pointed labia or not because you're still doing the same thing, cutting a V edge out. Wow that is an unbelievable amount! They say money can't buy happiness but if you can't live with what you have now then that could be your only option. Maybe you could have a video consultation with him to ask for his advice and see if there's another way or what expectations you can expect if you had a revision with him. It depends if you want to put yourself through any more trauma. I hope one day you can get the outcome you are happy with and then can move on from all of this. Thank you for putting my mind at ease. I'm trying not to overthink it all as it's still early days but I should see the swelling go down loads within the next 6 days now which is nerve wracking
Yes it costs a lot, but I’m young and I will definitely want a reconstruction, because I know I can’t live like this & I will never be confident within myself if I don’t do it. I just want to look normal tbh I don’t even care what it looks like anymore as long as it just looks like a normal vulva and not botched. Tbh I didn’t see many reviews for my surgeon either, and only 2 of them were from labiaplastys. I was stupid to go with him but it was saying everywhere online that the procedure is really simple and quick so I thought it didn’t take a genius to do.
And yes, I knew too much was removed pretty much from the moment I got off the surgery table. My labias even though swollen, practically nothing was there, and the stitches were inwards to my vaginal skin, because he didn’t leave any labias to stitch. But I kept lying to myself and said maybe it’ll improve. It only got worse. Don’t overthink your results!! You’ll be fine. Especially when reading bad stories on here it can make you feel 10x worse.
And yes, I knew too much was removed pretty much from the moment I got off the surgery table. My labias even though swollen, practically nothing was there, and the stitches were inwards to my vaginal skin, because he didn’t leave any labias to stitch. But I kept lying to myself and said maybe it’ll improve. It only got worse. Don’t overthink your results!! You’ll be fine. Especially when reading bad stories on here it can make you feel 10x worse.
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