She Changed my Life

Let me preface this review by telling you a little about me. I’m a 32 year old British woman who now lives in NY, I’m a lawyer and therefore a ferocious researcher by nature. I’m also an incredible anxious person. I’d been insecure and unhappy about the appearance of my vagina for as long as I can remember. I’d looked into plastic surgery when I lived in England but never took the plunge. My fiancé had never mentioned the appearance of my vulva, to be honest I don’t think he even noticed (I promise you ladies, most men don’t) however I knew it was hindering sex for me. Don’t get me wrong, our sex life was amazing, but I couldn’t help but feel I wasn’t fully letting go. How could I be when I was constantly ensuring he never saw me with my legs open?! Oral sex was out of the question too (due to my level of insecurity), I felt like I wasn’t able to be as close to him as I wanted. Underwear was SO uncomfortable, and I was convinced everyone was looking at my camel toe at the pool every summer!I’d been toying with the idea more and more, when in January 2018 I went to a new OBGYN. He made a comment to about how my labia and clitoral hood were “quite large, especially for my size” (I’m a size 0-2 and yes I agreed, they WERE large). It struck a nerve with me for a “professional” to point out the appearance of my vagina. In fact, his exact words were, “I see a lot of vagina’s, I never remember a woman’s vagina, but I’ll remember yours”. Wow ok. I then went on to learn he was beginning to do labiaplasty surgery himself, so obviously attempting to close a sale. I’m a smart woman though and knew better than to go to an OB-GYN over a plastic surgeon. As a side note, PLEASE don’t ever go to one for vaginal surgery. They are trained so differently to plastic surgeons!After months of research and going on a few consultations I found Dr Reinblatt. When I met her I instantly knew she was going to be my surgeon (and I really do mean instantly). Her staff made the most amazing first impression. I mainly dealt with Nora who is the sweetest most professional receptionist. During my free consultation Dr Reinblatt spent 2 hours talking to me about my wants, needs, desires and essentially my vision of “my ideal vagina”. She thoroughly explained the surgery, the different methods that can be used, as well as the pro’s and cons. What I loved the most about her was how comfortable I felt around her. It was always such an embarrassing insecurity of mine, to the point NO ONE knew I wanted surgery or that I had an “ugly vagina”. I was too embarrassed to even tell my close family and friends. I felt like I could open up to her and that she didn’t have a judgmental bone in her body, that she’d seen it all before. I walked away 100% sure she was the surgeon for me. Her vast knowledge and perfectionist skill set were evident. She knows her stuff! She in-fact teaches and trains other surgeons. What I also loved about her was that she never once lied to me or tried to please me just to obtain me as a patient. This was a breath of fresh air. Other surgeons I’d spoken to seemed all too eager to get me to go with them, promising me “oh yes, absolutely we can make you look like this”. Dr Reinblatt however was very honest and set my expectations to a realistic level. She’d say, we can do this and this, I can try do this but you’ll never look this because of your anatomy.”There was no pushing me to make a decision as to if I wanted her to do the surgery. With other surgeons I felt very pressured. That screams to me that they are ‘desperate’ for patients. I see red flags, and I run in the other direction.I think I had my consultation in May 2019. I wanted to be able to enjoy the summer with vacations, the pool and the beach (not be held up in bed all swollen and sore), so I waited until after summer for surgery. My surgery date was the end of September. I ended up having reduction of the labia minora, majora and clitoral hood. I wanted as much off as humanly possible. Dr Reinblatt reiterated on the day of surgery that she would be as aggressive as she could be without compromising my health or sexual function (no one wants an exposed clitoris). The hospital staff and anesthesiologist were incredible. I have a needle phobia and HATE hospitals, as you can imagine I was a nervous wreck. They helped me enormously. I am so grateful for how they made me feel the morning of my surgery. You’ll be in great hands, trust me. Dr Reinblatt gives her patients her cell number and you are encouraged to contact her ANYTIME you have a query, worry or question. Being the anxious worrier I am, I was always texting her. She was AMAZING!! I will be eternally grateful to her, she went above and beyond her duty of care. She would answer calls on a weekend when I could hear that she’s with her kids and would HAPPILY help me/chase prescriptions for me. Never once making me feel bad for bothering her, never once making me feel like a hypochondriac. I know for a fact any other surgeon would have been unwilling to help me outside of office hours, that they would have told me (or suggested) that I was being silly with my queries. The difference is quite simple… Dr Reinblatt truly cares about her patients!! She’s a woman’s woman, but most importantly she’s an incredibly talented surgeon and someone I now class as a friend.It’s been 4 months since my surgery and as dramatic as it sounds, she has changed my life!!! I feel so sexy, so confident, I’m no longer uncomfortable in underwear or self-conscious in a bikini. I also now have the confidence to really ‘let go’ with sex. I know Dr Reinblatt does so many revision surgeries, constantly correcting another surgeon’s poor work. The reason for this ridiculously long review is, not only does she deserve to be screamed about from the roof tops, but if I can help prevent even ONE woman going to the wrong surgeon and being disappointed, then my job here is done. I can’t imagine being unhappy with my surgery. I wouldn’t wish that on anyone. After going through this whole process (I’d not had surgery before so wasn’t prepared for the recovery) I can’t comprehend why anyone would try and save a bit of money and go to someone less skilled. I cannot recommend Dr Reinblatt enough. I owe so much to her.