Vaginal Surgery: Vaginal Rejuvenation, Labiaplasty, Hymenorrhaphy, Neovaginoplasty, Colovaginoplasty

One of the latest plastic surgery procedures gaining popularity in recent years is vaginal surgery. This procedure can refer to a number of things, all aimed to either enhance, fix, rejuvenate, even create, vaginas. Vaginal plastic surgery is quickly becoming popular, especially to older women who are critical about the appearance and feel of their vaginal area.

Vaginal cosmetic surgery is used to restore “rejuvenate” the vaginal tone and appearance. This is done either by removing excess tissue, tightening the supportive structures, or both. It can be done in many ways, either by normal surgery, or by the use of lasers. Although not all plastic surgeons can do the procedures, it is not difficult to find the specialists that can. Most of the major plastic surgery clinics in the country offer vaginal surgery procedures, and have the doctors and equipment to do so.

An example of the procedures that can be done is labiaplasty, or labioplasty. It is an operation which aims to reduce the external folds of skin of the vagina that surround the vulva to make it look younger. While the reasons could be purely cosmetic, for some it is a perfectly practical operation, because larger labia can actually be painful. More importantly for those with cosmetic concerns, however, is the fact that the labia is often the most noticeable object in the vaginal area.

Another vaginal plastic surgery procedure is called Hymenorrhaphy, which is the surgical reconstruction of the hymen. While it is not as common as labiaplasty, hymenorrhaphy is done so that a woman who had her hymen broken, whether through sexual intercourse or rigorous physical activity, will have an artificial one. Normally, this is done so that during sexual intercourse after weddings, bleeding will occur, which is then considered in some cultures as a proof of virginity.

A practical application of vaginal surgery is what’s known as neovaginoplasty, an operation that either creates or reconstructs a vaginal canal and mucous membrane for women with birth defects, or congenital diseases. This is also done for trauma or cancer victims that have their vaginal canals damaged, and for males undergoing sex changes. For natural women, this allows not just sexual intercourse, but also menstruation, and even fertilization. And in some of the best cases, even childbirth through the constructed vagina.

Another practical vaginal surgery procedure is what’s known as colovaginoplasty, a procedure that involves cutting away a section of what’s known as the sigmoid colon and to use it to create a vaginal lining for women. This is mostly considered a last resort for females with a variety of complications, such as androgen insensitivity syndrome, vaginal agenesis, or other intersexed conditions. This is also used on male to female transsexual operations to create an artificial vagina.