#What is Labiaplasty

[dubaiblogs]

Labiaplasty is a cosmetic gynecology surgical procedure that reshapes the inner labia minora, the smaller folds of skin that lie within the vaginal opening.

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[eva1casmoclinic]

Although you might be familiar with the name labiaplasty, you might not know what it means or which body part is involved. Labiaplasty is a surgical technique to change the size of your labia. Let’s go deeper into what is labiaplasty and why you need it in this blog.

[kittyit]

This is a long and loaded ask so feel free to delete but it's completely earnest

I've been a radfem for about 3-4 years now (radfemhagen but I got termed) and honestly I still struggle w genuine dysphoria. All the reading, critical thinking, talking w detrans women is definitely eye opening and helped me but it hasn't healed me of my ~gender feels~ if you know what I mean. I remember trying to get tips from other blogs but all I remember was something about doing physical labor with other women or just being around other women but that isn't helping either, I'm so disgusted by my female body and how I'm seen (especially by men and especially as a lesbian) and it's just getting worse. I've been thinking about going on a low dose of T even but I know there's other options to coping, like there HAS to be SOMETHING. I can't just will it out anymore.

Help a gyn out

this and it's probably better saved for an essay but i felt moved to respond to you straight up. i'm going to explain three really important parts of my journey to a place where i almost never experience the intense and life-disrupting distress around my sex (diagnosed as dysphoria) except in times of extreme stress, and even then it's fleeting.

one essential thing i did was stop thinking of transition as an option for myself. this is something i see a lot of detrans/desisted women struggle with. i think this is a mental trap. "if i don't feel better in x amount of time or when i do x, i'll transition" removes the urgency and necessary nature of working through the distress around your sex. i've written in a few pieces about when my girlfriend max asked me to not do it 3 days before my first t shot, it genuinely felt like the last light in a dark harbor going out. i felt utterly hopeless. i felt like my last solution had been taken from me and i would never feel better.

i came to my decision to never pursue transitional medicine first through listening from my girlfriend and other detrans women. to take seriously the pain & trauma detrans women go through. to listen when they said this did not help me, this was not help, it did not fix these feelings of distress. to listen to detrans women is to understand that transitional medicine is an unethical practice being done by unethical practitioners. it's also to understand that this solution is not what it's presented as. taking these women's experiences and analysis seriously meant ruling it out as a coping mechanism for myself, ever. but there are so many reasons to make the decision not to participate in transition medicine - political & practical. not giving money to surgeons who traffic in literal female flesh. not wanting to risk all of the under-studied, ignored negative long-term health effects. not wanting to signal to the women around you that there is no way to survive as a woman like you without transitional medicine. defiance of new patriarchal expectations for women like you. defiance of the pressures that tell you that this is the thing that will make you feel better - like makeup, like labiaplasty, like breast implants, like an elective double mastectomy. defiance in general.

so the first thing was to stop thinking of transitioning as an option. i said no. the second thing was to stop thinking of my distress as dysphoria. to un-diagnose myself with this word that means i need to take T and get a mastectomy and undergo phalloplasty to have a chance of ever being happy. you mention disgust for your body, you mention disgust for how you're seen by men and as a lesbian. disgust for yourself on these points is anger at patriarchy, lesbian-hating society & men turned inward on yourself instead of the people who deserve it. it's an impulse of someone dealing with oppression to blame one's self for it and think there are things we can do to escape it. it's no different than a woman trapped in domestic violence obsessing over what she could have done differently to not set him off this time - the right dinner, place setting, clothing & tone. the idea that woman- and lesbian-hating can be escaped as easily as transitional medicine claims it can is simply not true. the experiece of a woman who passes as a man is another exerperience of womanhood, still under the bell jar of misogyny.

what helped me with these feelings of distress was pinpointing exactly where they came from and what they meant. i know this isn't helpful for everyone. but it's almost like going deeper and deeper on the feeling make it more and more clear what needed to be addressed. here's one spiral to the center: i want to chop off my tits → why? → i hate my breasts → why? → they feel ugly and disgusting → why? → i got them so young, they're so large and people stare → why does that bother you? → i feel so ugly and out of place → why does that bother you? → i feel so alone and worthless → how do you feel? → i feel lonely → what do you need? → i need connection.

"i want to chop off my tits" is not a coherent feeling - every human alive has complex reasons for the things they say, think and do. if you can get to the bottom of where these sensations and feelings and disturbances diangosed as dysphoria are coming from, you can figure out how to address them. what is the feeling at the bottom, what is going unaddressed? and quite honestly a lot of the time it's not an easy answer. sometimes the answers are super hard to grapple with. sometimes the need cannot be fulfilled or are very difficult to fulfill. but once you've decided that transition is not on the table, the quest to find those answers becomes a lot more essential.

this isn't something anyone is really meant to do alone. when i hear you say you hate being seen as a lesbian and how men treat you, i hear an inherent isolation in that. i could be wrong, i know a lot of people can still feel lonely when they have a strong support system, but i would say the majority of women do not have the kind of friend group and number of connections they need to be socially supported. so another big part of this is breaking out of isolation and being around other women who "get it" - whether virutally or in real life. humans are a pack animal and this is an isolating age.

so that's my three parter to your question

1. say no to transitional medicine

2. undiagnose yourself with dysphoria and instead figure out why you're feeling what you're feeling

3. seek out friendship, community, and ways of thought that can help you address those feelings

[vouam]

another thing i’ve noticed is how only men are allowed to look like humans. realizing that male CEOs all over the globe wake up in the morning, maybe shower, and then simply go to work is infuriating to me. if a female CEO didn’t put in her makeup, curl her hair, have her nails done etc etc etc (and don’t forget the stupid insane heels) she’d be considered unprofessional—UNLESS she has clear skin, is thin, and has no signs of age. women are looking less and less like humans. what is with the acrylic nails that make your hands useless?? the eyelash extensions that make you look insane? eyebrow filler? constant shaving? “keeping up” with the blonde hair (no seriously why is every white woman trying to be blonde)??? makeup makeup makeup?? “working on” the tan (and don’t get me started on self tanning. what the hell are you talking about)?? AND let’s not forget the ridiculous plastic surgeries—the nose jobs, the botox, the tummy tucks, the BBLs, the labiaplasties, etc etc etc. we’re not even human. we don’t look human. where is our humanity? it’s being taken away. it’s being stolen. we can’t even look like humans anymore.

Aghh this is worded so well anon, I couldn’t agree more.

Along the same lines, I also think a lot about how men are allowed to age. I never see people point out fine lines, wrinkles, sun spots on men. So many male celebrities are even praised for ageing like fine wine and I’m yet to hear this being said about a woman. The advertising of products to us and the fear mongering about ageing is so insane. Random names given to types of wrinkles such as ‘tech neck’, ‘crows feet’ literally being introduced to children on tiktok. Crazy pillows and devises so we don’t ‘age while we sleep’ by sleeping on our sides. Like can we just live? Can we just enjoy life without constantly thinking about our appearance? Because young girls literally grow up thinking their main accomplishment is to look good, it’s fucking dystopian!!!

[heathenpoetry]

i remember being a kid and seeing internet men be like "VAGINAS ARE GROSS THEY'RE DISGUSTING EWWWW!!!!" and being like wow i guess they are? huh. and now im an adult and realize they all were either pedophilic labiaplasty fans or literally barbarically tasteless and stupid. first of all youre talking about the vulva or labia most likely, not the actual vagina, and second of all you are wrong she is beautiful every single time without fail no exceptions no matter what.

[getluckylana]

What cosmetic procedures have u had done besides the illegal butt injections?? You look a lot more natural lately! <3

Nose, boobs, and my butt! Last week a labiaplasty for fun. I don’t have filler in my face besides my lips, however I think it looks chuegy and I’d like to get a corner lift done at some point.

[marzipanandminutiae]

May I vent re: toxic beauty standards? The concept of (strictly cosmetic) labiaplasty makes me want to put my fist through a wall. It’s ridiculous: people have hang-ups b/c it’s “too big” or “asymmetrical” & comparing it to other’s, somehow. I’m like, “So what? Nobody can see it. You can't even SEE it. Are you that worried that your lover (who finds you otherwise perfect) will suddenly leave in disgust once they see that one (comparatively rarely seen) part is naturally asymmetrical? Seriously?”

Vulvar beauty standards absolutely appall me.

Here you have a body part meant solely to protect certain internal organs and to give the owner pleasure. As you say, it's almost never on view except (ideally) to a doctor or someone who wants to aid giving in the aforementioned pleasure. Who cares what it looks like?

It's not a part of anyone's aesthetic self-expression, even. It's purely functional. I have never wasted one second considering whether I or a potential partner have "attractive" vulvas, and I'm not going to start now.

[rhulksdiscordkitten]

Why were you looking up labiaplasty what’s wrong with your pussylips

Lol

[carpathxanridge]

what’s also so fucked up about going to the dermatologist, and i’m sure it’s not like this for most men, is that my dermatological concerns are assumed immediately to be cosmetic and not medical. like i’ve been to two dermatologists in my life, both have been very flippant about moles/marks that i’ve been worried about, and both have instead offered me treatment for my acne and scarring on my back, including injecting an acne scar with a steroid. and when i told one of them that i didn’t want to take an oral medicine, and that i’m skeptical of a lot of skincare treatments, that i’ve used benzoyl peroxide religiously to no effect, and that i wasn’t sure i wanted to use clindamycin every day because of all the side effects, and that i’m not so sure my acne has bacterial causes/is caused by bad hygiene rather than hormonal and dietary causes... he said “well then what do you expect. what do you want me to do about it.” um, examine my moles, like i said i was here for? the abundance of which i know statistically puts me at higher risk of skin cancer? and it’s like, got it, you think my acne is unsightly, and you don’t know how to react to a female patient who really doesn’t care much about that and instead just wants to make sure that her skin issues don’t indicate more serious underlying health issues.

and so even with my health anxiety, the two doctors i’m most avoidant of are the dermatologist and the gynecologist. and i know that i need to persevere and try to find female doctors in my network who will listen to my concerns. but instead all the gynecologist offices around her are now advertising labiaplasty and all kinds of cosmetic procedures and elective fertility treatments that are more profitable for them than making sure women are hormonally healthy, have access to whatever birth control methods they desire, and figuring out and treating the causes of unexplained pain… and dermatologists care more about selling you an elaborate skincare routine than making sure you’re cancer free, especially if you’re a woman. and as a feminist i know how super super important it is to go to the gynecologist and get screened and all that, but my first experience was so uncomfortable and humiliating that i haven’t been able to bring myself to go back.

i think that especially because the fields of dermatology and gynecology are becoming increasingly image-focused, it is absolutely a feminist issue that there should be greater separation of cosmetic and medical care in these offices, because i know i’m not the only woman who avoids them for this reason (and other doctors, dentistry is another example i can think of where image/having straight white teeth is becoming prioritized, although i think that is less sex-specific in its impacts), and it upsets me that i am avoiding important cancer screening because my experiences in these offices have been so hostile, but i really can’t bring myself to make these appointments. truly, i should not have to be inundated with suggestions to mutilate my genitals in the waiting room of a doctor that i am going to to make sure that my pelvic pain isn’t cause for medical concern. i should not be treated like an unsightly ogre whose skin issues must be due to uncleanliness and personal failing, even though scientific studies now point to acne being genetic and hormonal above all else, when i’ve stated that the reason i’m in the office is because of a completely unrelated skin concern. i should be able to say no to being advertised cosmetic treatments when i’m seeking medical help. the assumption shouldn’t be that, because i’m a woman, i’m more concerned about my appearance than my health.

[eva1casmoclinic]

What is labiaplasty and its surgical procedures

Although you might be familiar with the name labiaplasty, you might not know what it means or which body part is involved. Labiaplasty is a surgical technique to change the size of your labia. Let’s go deeper into what is labiaplasty and why you need it in this blog.

[cuntisbeta]

whenever i see women with that "perfect" short, nearly non-existent labia in porn....like i know some people are genuinely shaped like that, but bc of the shaming of long lab and the fact that i do know some ppl get labiaplasty for their careers in porn, my gut reaction is always....what did you do to her....you took her vulva away......

more bush and more lab. its only right

[shesay]

"Porn doesn't impact young women self esteem" according to the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 164,667 labiaplasties were reported in 2020, a 73% increase from 2015. u never ask yourself why don't males cut up their penises 2 look like that of a young boy bc manhood is respected and admired while women strive 2 stay girls 2 the point they cut their genitalia why would a part of ur body which is entirely covered up at all time in public make u insecure and that what bugged me abt the lana rhoades idiotic statement of "do whatever u want" it's horrific I can't stand the thought of it such a cruel procedure what an awful idea even

[bath0ryacid]

literally feeling nauseous every time i see (especially young) girls talking about and hoping to get labiaplasty. whose definition could it possibly be of what a "pretty vulva" looks like that isnt an outside influence imposing absurd standards on you. we get beauty standards from somewhere. where did you get that one from

[femme-enby]

You've been lied to. The full clitoral structure wasn't even mapped till 2015 and women still routinely have major nerves burned out by ignorant professionals during LEEP procedures and in labiaplasty. Most people have no clue what a urethral sponge is, its role in protection from UTIs, and pleasure. A vulva is an incredibly complex body part. You can't recreate muscular walls from skin, nor Skenes glands, nor a clitoral network. All the things that make it fun are missing

No, because trans women still orgasm and I suggest looking into some and interacting respectfully to learn more.

They are made a clit and it works just the same as a cisgender woman’s clit (should she have one)

Yes, the human body is WILDLY complex, but science has come a long way and continues to improve.

[ms-hells-bells]

What is your opinion on Jessica Ann Pin?

the lady who teaches against labiaplasties and fgm? as far as i've seen, she seems like she's doing good work. even if she isn't the most up to date with certain feminist ideas and exact political correctness (i remember her presuming that a certain african culture practiced fgm when they didn't, she misremembered them for another african country), her intent is extremely good, important, and beneficial. apart from trans peaking from harassment, and labia surgery criticism, she's largely a normie milquetoast liberal from what i've seen. like how women of colour are campaigning in their own countries and countries of immigration against cultural fgm, she is doing similar things for pseudo/neo-fgm in the west, ie labiaplasties. she also does give an informational platform FOR women campaigning against cultural fgm, often dueting with them and such.

so, net positive.

[intersex-support]

I found out about 10 years back that I had some kind of I surgery on my genitals as a child (when I was 1), but I didn't really think much about it at the time. I've since become more curious about what the surgery might have been for. It was listed as a 'labia separation', but as far as I can tell they don't normally perform that kind of surgery unless there is an urgent medical need (usually if the child isn't able to pee properly). I asked my mum for some more details (1/?)

(cont) She told me that the doctors said it was because they "didn't think my hole was big enough" and that my grandma (on my father's side) had a similar problem as a child also. I'm trying to find out more information as to why they would do this to a 1 year old, especially as this doesn't sound like a labia separation at all. Does this sound like the kind of surgery that might be performed on an intersex individual? 2/2

TW: detailed surgery talk

Hi anon,

It is definitely possible that this is a surgery that might be performed on an intersex person. Generally, surgeries that happen on intersex children at birth/early childhood include surgeries like vaginoplasty, clitoral reduction, gonadectomy, hypospadias repair, labiaplasty and some other outdated surgical techniques. This can actually include labia separation-some intersex variations like Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia sometimes cause labial fusion, although they don't always and aren't the only cause of labial fusion.

The fact that the doctor said the reason was that the vagina wasn't big enough makes me think it's even more likely that it could have been some sort of procedure like vaginoplasty. In intersex kids who get vaginoplasty but still have a uterus, cervix and upper vagina, the procedure usually involves separating the fused labia and then creating a wider vagina. (source-tw for photos and explicit medical language). Of course, we can't confirm anything 100% over the internet-but a lot of the things you're describing, as well as the vague way that doctors talked about it, are things that are really common in a lot of intersex people's experiences with surgery. It's possible it could have just been labial fusion surgery to allow for urination, but the doctor's comment is really sticking out to me as something that a lot of doctors say in intersex surgeries.

If you ever had follow up surgeries, felt like you visited an OB/GYN or endocrinologist a lot more than average growing up, had frequent UTIs, pain during sex, or had other unexplained things in your medical record, those could all also be signs that would point towards intersex being more likely.

I know that thinking about the possibility of being intersex and learning that you might have undergone intersex surgery as a child can be a really overwhelming experience, so please feel to reach back out for as much support as you need. Whatever emotions you might be feeling about the possibility are valid. It can be a really big shock to think about being intersex, even if you've known about the surgery for years, and you don't need to go through that alone. We have a resources page and I can also direct you towards support groups if you're interested.

Sending love and solidarity your way anon, and please feel free to reach back out with any follow up questions.

💜💜💜

-Mod E