19 Years Old, Unilateral Labiaplasty, Virgin, Alone - New York, NY

Ever since I was seven, my left labia has always been a bit bigger than the right side, and to be honest, I was going to perform labiaplasty on myself because it bothered me too much. And I didn't even know that this existed until I spontaneously search for other women with the same problem. I was hesitant on paying $2K+ on this surgery because I am only 19, full-time college student, and working part-time at a cafe, and I didn't have time to allow healing. But with the many other things I have done that included a healing process I went for it. I went to one plastic surgeon for a consultation, everyone was really nice there but the price was a bit higher than the other reviews I read, $2900; other women had gotten a bilateral procedure for $2000 but that was in Texas; I reside in NYC so I do assume everything is raised. This was back in March 2016. I waited until the end of my semester to decide and ended up going to another surgeon for a consultation, Dr. Richard Wellington Swift, after Memorial Day, and now, a week after, I done it. I'm not sure if this is worth it yet because it is quite early to tell.

Additionally, I done this procedure in secret without my family whom I lived with or my close friends knowing. I know my mother wouldn't allow me to receive such procedure and reason that everyone's vagina is the same. My friends probably wouldn't think otherwise but maybe in the future I would tell tell them I had plastic surgery. So I paid everything with my own savings, and went to the office, back home, and the pharmacy on my own. It wasn't so bad as long as you don't take the bus on a bumpy road; and hide your medications from your family.

After the procedure, I went to CVS to purchase some Aquaphor and then took the bus from the upper east side down to Chinatown to pick up my medications. The back of the bus's seats were very high so it was too uncomfortable to sit on as were the desks in my class because as soon as I got up there was a sharp pain. I picked up my medications and headed to the train station, this was about maybe 7 blocks, and usually I walk pretty fast but I had to waddle my way there because it was just painful. I got home and attempted to sit in a chair but just ended up plopping myself onto the seat and getting up was hard because you have to use your arms to stand up. Afterwards, I went to class which meant walking up flights of stairs at the train station and at school. It was the same but it wasn't terrible pain it was like little pinches but if you move too much it's sharp. I came home, ate dinner and my medications. I was told not to take a shower, but I can't sleep unless I do so I interpreted as "I just can't get the area wet" so I wiped myself clean and washed my hair in the sink. My pelvic area is still "unclean" but I already changed my pad about three times. (I also have my period but since the surgery involved a lot of blood, it didn't matter, although I was told first to use a tampon, but I wouldn't know how to take it out through the swollenness.

Anyways, this is day 1, hopefully all goes well and it'll heal fine.

I got a full night of sleep, which was nice considering the fact that I felt unclean because of my sponge bath. I checked my pad, it was normal with blood but not too much, similar to the period spotting. I reapplied my Aquaphor and checked up with the doctor on the phone. It was still difficult to sit down, I had to raise one leg onto my chair to prop my pelvic area up, but it gotten easier throughout the day. Although I was instructed to stay home and rest for 3-4 days, I actually went out and travelled 8 miles to hangout with a friend. I live in NYC so I have a lot of errands to run. It was easier to walk now but I was worried every time I walked too fast or walked with my legs to closely. I travelled about 15 blocks today, went to my friend's house, and went to class. Throughout the whole day there wasn't a lot of pain, just sensitivity if I accidentally brushed the area.

I returned home after class, and took a shower. I was advised to take a sitz bath but i only soaked my butt for about a minute when I saw no results of "debris". I was also advised to clean off the dried blood but I didn't want to touch the area just yet, and it still looked awful. I attempted to shower without having too much of the water pressure on me. I just allowed the water to trickle down instead. I put on another pad with Aquaphor and finished off the day.

Day 2.

It's day 3 since my procedure. I woke up feeling normal, with just the urgency to urinate. I dabbed afterwards instead of wipe like I had been. There was no pain which was unexpected because usually with all the other things I had done to my body, there were always after pain. My labia and my clitoral hood is less puffy-looking but it hasn't subsidized all the way yet. It is still sensitive to the touch especially when I use toilet paper. It is still hard to sit because the labia is still "big" and I have to position in a way so that there wouldn't be pressure on it. This also goes for walking, I had to raise my butt up more so that my legs don't crush my labias together. I got up and did my usual house routine and went to class again. I took the stairs and everything pretty well but slowly.

After class, I came back and took another sitz bath and that's pretty much it. I can't tell if there are much results but I can feel that it is still swollen it hurts when it touches the pad on my underwear. It is less puffy than day 1, I would say. And I only took one painkiller in the morning just in case.