What are the symptoms of protruding labia minora?

Protruding labia minora is also called labia minora hypertrophy. The width in the middle of a normal female labia minora is within 2 cm, and the curve is beautiful and pink inside. There will be no discomfort during sexual intercourse. However, some women's labia minora are very prominent, enlarged, overdeveloped, and beyond the normal range. Some patients experience pain in the genitals when walking and discomfort during sexual intercourse.

Clinical manifestations of labia minora protrusion

Some people with labia minora hypertrophy have no symptoms, but some people often experience some local discomfort.

For example: when walking, the enlarged labia minora rubs against the underwear, causing pain in the genitals. When riding a bicycle, the squeezing and friction can also cause pain. 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 of Labia Minor Protrusion

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.

Treatment of labia minora protrusion

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.