peggygee
02-25-2009, 05:12 PM
A poster on another forum asked this question, here is my response:
As regards aesthetics, labiaplasty (labia reduction & beautification),
vaginoplasty (rejuvenation or tightening of the vagina) and clitoral
unhooding (hoodectomy), are a few of the cosmetic surgical
techniques utilized by both trans and natal females to improve the
appearance of their vaginas.
Labiaplasty is for women who have a problem with large labia, and
or asymmetrical labia. Labiaplasty permits the reduction of large labia
(labia minora and labia majora) to reduce their outward appearance
and correct misshapenness or irregularities.
Vaginoplasty, often called vaginal rejuvenation—is another surgical
procedure that can help women by offering a surgical remedy to tighten
and enhance the sensitivity of the vagina.
For a transwoman who has insufficient depth after the penile inversion
technique of GRS, she may opt for a second surgery and utilize the
sigmoid colon technique. This will give her greater depth, and will
provide a fully lubricating vagina.
Clitoral unhooding (hoodectomy), offers women new heightened
sensation, arousal and increased personal satisfaction in their sex lives.
I will have to peruse Pubmed for journal citations for better estimates on
poor surgical outcomes. However the number of procedures in each of
the surgical areas (labiaplasty, vaginoplasty, clitoral unhooding) has been
dramatically increasing. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)
only recently began collecting information on vaginal rejuvenation
(vaginoplasty) in 2005—exclusively from their membership—but the
growth in this area alone was shown to increase almost thirty percent
(29.9%), from 2006.
In summation I would be remiss in not pointing out that it is critical to
seek the most competent and experienced surgeon that your surgical
dollar can buy, for if nerve, circulatory, or tissue damage occurs, this
may produce a surgical outcome that cannot be corrected.
As regards aesthetics, labiaplasty (labia reduction & beautification),
vaginoplasty (rejuvenation or tightening of the vagina) and clitoral
unhooding (hoodectomy), are a few of the cosmetic surgical
techniques utilized by both trans and natal females to improve the
appearance of their vaginas.
Labiaplasty is for women who have a problem with large labia, and
or asymmetrical labia. Labiaplasty permits the reduction of large labia
(labia minora and labia majora) to reduce their outward appearance
and correct misshapenness or irregularities.
Vaginoplasty, often called vaginal rejuvenation—is another surgical
procedure that can help women by offering a surgical remedy to tighten
and enhance the sensitivity of the vagina.
For a transwoman who has insufficient depth after the penile inversion
technique of GRS, she may opt for a second surgery and utilize the
sigmoid colon technique. This will give her greater depth, and will
provide a fully lubricating vagina.
Clitoral unhooding (hoodectomy), offers women new heightened
sensation, arousal and increased personal satisfaction in their sex lives.
I will have to peruse Pubmed for journal citations for better estimates on
poor surgical outcomes. However the number of procedures in each of
the surgical areas (labiaplasty, vaginoplasty, clitoral unhooding) has been
dramatically increasing. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS)
only recently began collecting information on vaginal rejuvenation
(vaginoplasty) in 2005—exclusively from their membership—but the
growth in this area alone was shown to increase almost thirty percent
(29.9%), from 2006.
In summation I would be remiss in not pointing out that it is critical to
seek the most competent and experienced surgeon that your surgical
dollar can buy, for if nerve, circulatory, or tissue damage occurs, this
may produce a surgical outcome that cannot be corrected.