How to treat labia majora on labia majora?

The labia is the female external genitalia, which is divided into labia majora and labia minora. The labia of unmarried women are pink in color, while the labia of married women are black in color and have curves. They tend to become larger and fatter with age. In addition, sometimes the labia minora will be overdeveloped and even larger than the labia majora, making it look like the labia minora are growing on the labia majora. In fact, the labia minora is larger than the labia majora, which is also called labia minora hypertrophy.

Hypertrophy of the labia minora

Clinical manifestations

Some people with labia minora hypertrophy have no symptoms, but some people often experience some local discomfort. For example, the enlarged labia minora rubs against underwear when walking, causing genital pain. Riding a bicycle can also cause pain due to squeezing and friction. During sexual intercourse, the penis is pulled into the vagina when inserted, causing inconvenience. Some people also experience severe pain due to squeezing during sexual intercourse, which is very painful. In addition, the enlarged labia minora appear dark brown, curled and ugly, and the shape is also unpleasant.

Diagnosis and Differentiation

If the labia minora are thickened or enlarged, and are obviously exposed, exceeding the labia majora by more than 1.0 cm, causing discomfort when walking due to friction between the labia minora, affecting urine flow or the direction of urine flow, and even affecting sexual life, labia reduction surgery may be considered.

When labia minora hypertrophy affects normal life, surgical treatment should be performed. However, for some reasons, most patients are ashamed to see a doctor, thinking that it is a shameful disease and endure the pain in silence. This is a very wrong idea. After labia minora hypertrophy surgery, the newly formed labia minora regains its natural color, is of moderate size, and has a beautiful appearance. There are no local scars and no surgical complications.

Surgical treatment

According to relevant experts, when enlarged labia minora causes a certain burden on life and psychology, it can be corrected through labiaplasty, and surgery is also the only way to treat enlarged labia minora. Labia minora reduction surgery should be performed away from menstruation and pregnancy. Generally, a longitudinal fusiform excision is performed on the outer side of the labia minora. Before the operation, it is necessary to pay attention to cleaning the vulva. The surgery is performed in the lithotomy position and local infiltration anesthesia is used. Generally, a longitudinal fusiform incision about 2.5 cm long is made on the outer side of the labia minora. After removing the skin and pushing the soft tissue inward, strict hemostasis is performed and the incision is sutured with fine silk thread.

If the labia minora is significantly enlarged, the enlarged part will be removed to form a new standard labia minora. After the operation, the newly formed labia minora will regain natural color, be of moderate size, and have a beautiful appearance. There will be no local scars and no postoperative sequelae. The operation is performed under local anesthesia, takes a short time, and you can go home immediately after the operation. The stitches will be removed after one week.

Precautions before and after surgery

Precautions before surgery:

1. It is best to perform labia minora shaping surgery 3 to 14 days after menstruation.

2. Stop taking any medications, vitamins, and other nutritional supplements before labia minora surgery to prevent affecting wound healing and increasing bleeding during surgery;

3. Stop smoking for one week before labia minora shaping surgery. Smoking reduces the concentration of oxygen in the blood and affects wound healing.

4. Stop drinking alcohol within 24 hours before labiaplasty, as drinking alcohol accelerates blood circulation and increases intraoperative bleeding.