Ready for Labiaplasty! Unsure of Surgeon - Washington, DC

I've wanted labiaplasty for 20 years and am finally doing it. I've consulted with two surgeons but am conflicted on who to go with. My first consult went very well - I felt very comfortable with the surgeon and his staff. He said he's performed a moderate amount of labiaplasties, the first was 20 years ago. I feel he would be very competent to perform the surgery. I did find a legal issue within the last ten years and that does bother me a bit. The surgeon did have some stiff penalties resulting from the issues, but I don't feel the previous issues would impact his performing the surgery. I like that this surgeon is accessible. He even emailed me before I had my consultation and provides patients with his cellphone number after surgery so we can easily contact him with questions/concerns after the surgery. I forgot to ask to see photos at the consultation and only one is available on his website, but I've emailed asking if I can view additional photos. The second consult went well also. This time it was a female surgeon. She was definitely more clinical and less personable than the first. She admitted she doesn't do a lot of labiaplasties, but the photos she provided we're just flawless (trim method - I want wedge). So, I feel both surgeons would do a good job, but I just don't know who to go with. The legal issue with the first one just keeps sticking in my head, but it seems he had the most experience between the two. The second surgeon has 30 years experience and seeing her examples (albeit a different version than I'm looking for), I feel like she would go a good job. I'm conflicted as this is a very sensitive area of the body! Thoughts from anyone on who I should go with? I have a third consult scheduled but it's not until the week I would like to have the surgery done. I really need to get it done after Thanksgiving and before Christmas. That will give me more time to heal and away from work. Ready to do this but I overanalyze everything.

I finally had my surgery yesterday. I had the wedge under local anesthesia. I thought I would be very nervous the day of surgery but I was just excited and had no nerves. I used the numbing cream before leaving home and again right before surgery. I drove myself to and from the office and did not take any antianxiety meds. Thanks to the cream, I barely felt the needles for the local anesthesia. It was very minor - I've had more pain from stubbing my toe. There was one point when the doc cut and I could feel it a bit, but it was very minor and he gave me more local. After that I only felt tugging and pulling. Honestly, the most uncomfortable part of the procedure for me was being in stirrups for over an hour. My legs were shaking even though I wasn't nervous, so that was annoying. And then, despite having gone twice before the surgery, I had to go to the bathroom. Bad. Thankfully, the doc let me go after finishing one side because I knew couldn't make it. So keep that in mind - don't overdo it on water before surgery! Lol. Thankfully the bathroom was close. After emptying my very full bladder, he finished up the second side which went quicker than the first. Doc said I should be nearly symmetrical after I heal. My surgery was scheduled at 1230 and we started a little late and I was home by 230. I rested all day and iced off and on. I began Tylenol around 330 when the local began to wear off and I was hurting pretty good (about a 6 on the pain scale). Pain level went to a 4 with the Tylenol. I was bleeding some and the swelling was minimal. I was a little uncomfortable when walking to the bathroom or getting up for a drink or food. So I really tried to lay down as much as possible all day.

Today went very well. Doc said I should alternate between ibuprofen and Tylenol (I declined stronger drugs). I only took one Advil and one Tylenol today, the last of which was 13 hours ago. I've stayed off my feet most of the day and have had minimal pain. Most of the time when laying down I feel no pain at all. I have had some swelling, but I'm still icing off and on. I am still bleeding. But then I realized its because I got my period, not because of the surgery. Now that I've had the surgery, the blood flows more freely than before with my big labia. Tmi, but that's the truth. I'm a little more swollen today than yesterday an I noticed one part that seems to protrude out a bit. I'm not stressing because I know I'm only one day out and it will take awhile for things to settle. I'm very happy with the result so far.