• Labia Minora is the inner lip of the vaginal opening . Some patients may find their labia minora very large, physically uncomfortable and aesthetically displeasing. Labiaplasty is a surgical procedure in which the labia minora are reshaped to the appropriate size to make it look better.

• It can cause discomfort while wearing undergarments and fitted jeans
• Maybe difficult to maintain hygiene during menstruation
• May cause pain during and after intercourse
• The two labia maybe very different and cause embarrassment

• This surgery is done under general anaesthesia as a daycase. Surgery involves careful trimming of the excess skin and suturing back with absorbable sutures. Patients can be discharged the same day or the next day.

• Patients may experience mild swelling and bruising of the area. The swelling may reduce by lying down and elevating the pelvis by placing a pillow underneath the pelvis. This swelling will reduce by 2 to 3 weeks. Ice packs over that area may give some comfort after the operation.

• Depending upon the work done, some women go back to work by 2 days and some go back to work within a week.

• The patient can have intercourse 6 weeks after the operation. At this time the swelling and bruising is expected to have settled.