Labiaplasty in Cleveland

Whether you have always felt dissatisfied with your vulva or noticed changes in your anatomy after pregnancy, a labiaplasty can bring relief.

A labiaplasty in Cleveland helps many patients experiencing:

• Pain or discomfort when wearing tight clothing or bathing suits
• Large labia lips that catch on certain types of clothing
• Pain during exercise or sexual intercourse
• Labia that diminish comfort in the bedroom

If the size or protrusion of your labia has negative repercussions for your life, you might benefit from a labiaplasty in Cleveland.

Along with your aesthetic and health concerns, your provider also considers your medical history when evaluating your candidacy.

Our surgeons might not recommend this procedure if you:

• Regularly smoke cigarettes or other tobacco products
• Have a preexisting medical condition that adds risk to surgery
• Are experiencing an active or untreated infection in/around your genitals
• Have unrealistic expectations for surgery
• Do not react well to anesthesia

Your provider will walk through any potential contraindications prior to advising surgery to confirm that a labiaplasty best serves your needs—and your lasting wellness.

Our providers are trained to deliver expert care, carefully reshaping your labia tissue to minimize scarring after surgery.

While it is theoretically possible, our providers understand how to properly perform your labiaplasty in Cleveland so it will not affect your sensitivity.

Following your labiaplasty in Cleveland, your surgeon will outline the after-care instructions unique to your procedure. Typically, we recommend patients avoid sexual intercourse for at least 6 weeks after surgery.

This allows adequate time for your incisions to fully heal and reduces the risk of wound separation, bleeding, or infection. Any of these variables can add time and additional intervention to your recovery.

Your healing timeline will vary slightly depending on the extent of the procedure and your body’s healing response, so at your postoperative visits in the weeks after surgery, your provider confirms when you are clear to engage in sexual activity again.

At Advanced Women’s Health & Surgery, our highly skilled surgeons can use the trim procedure or the wedge procedure to address excess labial tissue.

Trim Procedure

During a trim procedure, your surgeon removes the unwanted tissue from the outer edge of the labia minora until the folds are even with (or just inside) the borders of the labia majora. This method might appeal to patients with thick, rough, or pigmented labial edges.

Once your surgeon achieves the desired size of your inner folds, they carefully close the tissue with dissolvable sutures. This approach gives the labia a smoother, straightened appearance.

Wedge Procedure

To perform a wedge procedure, your surgeon precisely removes a wedge or triangle-shaped piece of tissue from the interior of the labia minora. By targeting tissue higher up within your delicate folds, your surgeon can preserve the edge of your labia for a natural-looking finish. When they stitch together the remaining tissue, it gently pulls the labia upwards to achieve a reduced, symmetrical look.

During your labiaplasty in Cleveland, your surgeon can also address protruding labia majora (outer lips) in a similar manner, if desired.

Both surgical approaches typically take less than 2 hours, during which you are under sedation with local or general anesthesia.