Labia Reduction ... Ouch! - Providence, RI

Alllllllll the stitches are gone!! :) so happy about that ! Maybe 2 days after my 4 week review I attempted sexual activity... it was alright, no major pain but we waited another week after that to do it again and by now at 8 weeks everything is moderately back to the way it was before surgery just tiny hints of pinching here and there that are easily ignored ;) Success !!
The stitches have been completely gone for about a full week and all normalcy has returned to vagina related life ! I can wash in the shower, run, basically do a split without even noticing my vagina at all lol
Even though i cant feel it anymore, I can still see all the suture lines & areas that have scar tissue. Personally and honestly... I could care less. I have a working vag that doesn't hurt me anymore, I couldn't be happier :D
To all my ladies going through the same process, hopefully my experience can act as some sort of light at the end of the tunnel, it IS possible to live comfortably with your labia. Goodluck !! :)

Exactly 4 weeks post-op as of today, most of the stitches have fallen out but there are some left as well as a small amount of sensitivity still. My period just ended and I used tampons against my surgeons advice .... I had to, I tried not to but I just CANT do it, everything was fine and they didn't bother me at all. I'm at the point where I can almost forget I even had surgery exceeeeept when I think about having sex. I still haven't tried obviously and I'm kind of scared to because there's a few stitches left so... boyfriend has to keep waiting lol. I'm going to continue using Polysporin until they are allllll gone & then I'll attempt sex. As far as my pre-op issues go... GONE. No more pinching, awkward, embarrassing pain :D yay!

I got my procedure done about 2 1/2 weeks ago. The surgeon said to take one week off work and I still haven't gone back yet. I'm going back tomorrow since I can finally walk with minimal discomfort but the past 2 weeks has been anything but easy. I had the wedge procedure .. I strongly suggest this over the trimming since it has a faster (&less painful) healing process. 
I was basically bed ridden for the first week. Swollen and in terrible pain whenever I had to get up or even move just a little. Whenever I was forced to look at the area I was terrified something was wrong and my surgery was botched. (It wasn't) My daily included 3 sitz baths with warm water & pain meds when needed.
During week 2 I asked my surgeon about additional treatments or remedies I could do to help since I was still extremely uncomfortable and the healing was very slow. I started using sea salt to put in sitz bath, witch hazel on the maxi pad for pain (GODSEND!!) And Polysporin for antibacterial & anti scarring purposes. Let me tell you .... SO MUCH BETTER ! I wish i had been using these things since day 1. Sea salt sitz baths and Polysporin put my healing process into hyperdrive ! 
On day 18 I can finally walk, sit and move around normally. My labia look great except for little ends of stitches poking out. I'm just looking forward to resuming sexual activity since my poor bf is going ballistic lol 
I just want to say I'm finally happy I went through with this because my labia caused me constant pain prior to this. I do not suggest anyone puts themselves through the hell of a labia reduction for cosmetic reasons .... the risks and the pain just aren't worth it if they don't cause you pain already. I have a blog about my daily dealings with my recovery ( the good, bad and seriously ugly experiences ) if anyone is interested, I have no problem answering any questions honestly. I had a hard time finding anything when I was researching so I think everyone should be as educated as possible. :)