24-year-old Acquiring Labiaplasty to Reduce Both Discomfort and Self-Judgment

So 5 weeks I was still tender around the incision area. I masturbated for the first time around this time via clitoral stimulation and it felt great. I was so concerned that I would experience a lack of stimulation and pleasure, but luckily this was not the case. It was hard trying to be mindful of the incision areas, while accessing my clitoris, but worth it in my opinion. I also got easily wet all around the outside of my vagina and normally this was difficult to achieve with longer labia. It made things a bit more tender though afterwards and I thought that maybe I should have waited. It also took only 1 week to bounce back to my normal workout pace and routine. I feel great to be able to be physically active with no limitations.

Week 6, I'm doing great. I penetrated myself with my fingers during masturbation and it went in with ease. I am still slightly tender, but it's minimal. As for looks, it's still asymmetrical and top-heavy, but I would still consider it an improvement from how it looked pre-op. Plus, the confidence boost I'm having is phenomenal. I feel more confident walking around in my underwear and considering multiple sexual partners (nothing my fiancee isn't aware of). I wouldn't say I feel comfortable having sex just yet, despite it being the 6-week mark, but maybe soon, in like 1-2 weeks. Also, this bush is getting out of control, the doc said I should be good to shave it next week and that couldn't come fast enough. Overall, I would say the surgery is worth it, looks wise I am not so sure that it achieved the look I wanted (although it can take a few months to be finished changing in appearance), but confidence and daily functioning wise, it achieved exactly what I was going for. No regrets 6 weeks out.

I've been feeling great lately, only tender if I really touch the area. In the beginning of last week, I noticed that some of the stitches were poking my clitoris and I was worried about potential damage or loss in sensitivity, but I think I am good. I had my one month post-op doctor appointment and since it was 4 weeks, the doctor removed a lot of my stitches. This has left me feeling a little bit of a stinging pain for about 24 hours (not unlike the stinging sensation I was feeling before, but definitely more mild). I feel a little more tender from the stitch removal so it may physically feel like step backward but I know stitches being removed is a good thing. I was told to clean more aggressively now (basically to not hold back because I'm looking good). He said that I can resume working out (finally!), and today I ran 2 miles. It's awful how 1 month of no physical activity can really set you back in terms of fitness capabilities. I normally run a 5k, I felt like I was dying at a quarter of a mile and pushed myself to do 2. My lungs just didn't have the capacity to get me through. But all in all it did feel good to run and I didn't get irritated down there at all! Definitely progress in my book! My next appointment with the doctor is in 3 months so he said at 6 weeks post op I can resume all activities including the sex and that I'm not limited in anyway. The only exception is that he said not to save for another 2-3 weeks from now, which would be 6-7 weeks post-op. I likely will wait until week 7 just to be on the safe side, but God do I want to shave! I'm still a bit tender about 36 hours after my doctor appointment, but I am not experiencing anymore stinging and after working out today, this is great news!

So it's been 3 weeks and a day. I can take large strides without it being bothersome. I can also sit up for long periods of time. Something that has been annoying for about this whole week is that I'm getting itchy, but it feels like it's coming from my clitoris and so I notice myself rubbing my clitoris a lot to relieve the itching sensation. In reality, the part that is actually itching is the incisions between my two labia minor (not on the outside this time), and it's potentially a stitch that is hitting my clitoris as well. Rubbing my clitoris does relieve the sensation a bit, but I notice I've been doing it so much that my clitoris is actually starting to hurt and get itchy and I'm worried I damaged something. The itching sensation is so bad that I still wake up in the early hours of the morning to do it. The hair is getting really annoying and I wish I could shave it. I can bend down enough to shave my legs so I will also do that this week. I'm getting my period tomorrow, so I bought pads to wear since I can't wear tampons. I have gained a bit of weight which is frustrating since my wedding dress arrived and I'll be getting fitted for it in a couple weeks. Before the surgery, the doc said I can resume light walking as an exercise so tomorrow I'm going to walk around the track at my school's gym. Still having a bit of discharge/light spotting, but it's definitely slowing. A problem that I had that I assumed would go away with the surgery is toilet paper residue building up under my clitoral hood, nothing has changed there unfortunately. All in all I'm good, the pain is more of a tenderness pain now and any harsher pain is coming directly from applying pressure on my incisions in between my inner labia.