About Labiaplasty Surgery with Dr. L. Scott Ennis

Consistently listed among the best plastic surgeons in Florida, Dr. Ennis is an expert at both the trim and wedge labiaplasty surgery technique.

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Childbirth, aging and gravity can have devastating effects to your body and your female genitalia. This includes the labia minora and majora, clitoral hood and perineum. All of these areas work together to make you feel feminine and confident. If you’ve got changes to this area, it can be a real problem.

To learn more about labiaplasty, please read the guide below or contact Ennis Plastic Surgery at 561-475-3845 to book an online or in-office consultation. We are here to help you get the look you desire.

Some changes you may notice are:

Stretching and laxity of the vaginal wall
Laxity and stretching of the labia minora (the inner lips)
Sagging of the Labia Majora (the outer lips)
A sagging of the mons pubis (the soft area in front of the pubic bone)

Understanding Your Body
Your labia is the described as the minora labia (inner lips) and majora labia (outer lips). The labia minora are the thin, smooth tissue that surround the vagina. The labia majora are the full, fleshy tissue that surround the labia minora, typically the area that is covered in hair.

Symptoms that may indicate a labiaplasty would help you
If you have long labia minora it can negatively impact intimate situations and even exercise, causing you to feel embarrassed or insecure. Long labia can also hurt during exercise or intercourse. In addition, elongated labia minora can limit a woman’s ability to wear certain bathing suits and leggings, creating an unwanted bulge.

Labiaplasty is a surgical procedure that is meant to change the size or shape of the labia minora, usually making them smaller or correcting for any asymmetry and correcting issues causing embarrassment and pain. It is designed to sculpt the external vaginal anatomy by correcting for long or uneven labia. Labiaplasty can also be performed on the labia majora, the outer fleshy lips surrounding the vagina.

More about the Types of Labiaplasty
The trim method:
With the trim method, your surgeon “trims off” a long strip of the labial edge, removing the darkened, lengthy and unwanted tissue. The newly cut edge is then sutured for prompt healing. This trim method achieves labial reduction, removing the thick and darkened region of tissue with a smaller and more youthful edge. It also removes the length of the labia minora so that it is positioned more appealingly in the natural folds of the labia majora. If you have uneven or discolored edges, this is a great option for you.

[tip] Good to know. If you’re having a clitoral hood reduction, it’s best to do them at the same time. That way, you’ll only need one incision for all of your procedures.

The Posterior Wedge method:
The Wedge or “V” technique reduces the size and length of the labia minora by removing a “V” shaped wedge of unwanted tissue. The surgeon creates an incision and removes a wedge-shaped section of labial tissue from the middle or back third of the labia. Then, the top and bottom sections of the labia are sutured back together. This technique preserves the appearance of the labial edge, giving a more natural appearance and better preserves the sensation. This more commonly used procedure is for women who want to maintain the appearance of the labial edge and youthful appearance, but who have asymmetry or excessive labial tissue.

There are also options for labia majora labiaplasty, including reduction or augmentation. Due to today’s culture of shaving the hair away from the vaginal area, many more women are concerned about the labia majora than in years past.