More Ladies Now Go For 'DESIGNER VAGINA' Surgery Just To Look Good In Yoga Pants & Bikinis
A desire to look good in yoga pants and swim wear is fuelling a huge rise in the number of women opting to have 'designer vagina' surgery, plastic surgeons have revealed.
From girls as young as 16, to women in their 70s, more women than ever are choosing to undergo cosmetic surgery to alter the appearance of their genitals. The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) has recorded a significant increase in the number of tissue removal and re-structuring operations - a staggering 49 per cent rise in one year, from 2013 to 2014.
Labiaplasty is an operation performed on the labia, or 'lips' surrounding the vagina. Surgery can be performed on the labia major - the outer, larger vaginal lips - or the labia minor - the smaller, internal vaginal lips. The procedure can change the size or shape of a woman's labia. Typically the surgery is performed to make the labia smaller, or to correct asymmetry.
Meanwhile, vaginoplasty is a procedure that aims to 'tighten up' a vagina that has become slack, often the result of childbirth or ageing.
Dr Jennifer Walden, an aesthetic plastic surgeon and spokeswoman for the ASAPS, based in Austin, Texas, said labiaplasty is 'one of the most popular cosmetic procedures in women'. Over the last few years, she has noted a huge rise in the number of patients requesting the procedure. 'It is one of the fastest rising procedures, in terms of popularity,' she told Daily Mail Online.
'It can prove life-changing for so many patients.'
Typically Dr Walden performs two to three labiaplasty operations a week. And, she said, her practice also sees another two to three women each week for a non-invasive procedure, Thermiva, which aims to tighten the vagina using radio frequency.
'Over the last three to four years, I have seen a large rise in procedures for feminine issues,' she said.
And the trend for women to have all their pubic hair removed, in Brazilian and Hollywood waxes and laser hair removal, has, in part, driven this trend. Furthermore, a rise in access to pornographic images and those of scantily-clad women online, has also had a resounding impact on women, Dr Walden said. And as a result, women are more self-conscious of their genital area when wearing swim wear, tight jeans and yoga pants.
'There has been a rise in women going bare, down there, having Brazilian waxes and laser hair removal,' she told Daily Mail Online. 'It has become fashionable and as a result women have, all of a sudden, started to see things they may not have taken notice of before.' But, the rise in requests for labiaplasty is not merely a vain one, Dr Walden said.
'The majority of consultations I perform are on women who do have enlarged labia,' she said.
'This is not a made up problem. It can have serious consequences.'
Enlarged labia can impact on a woman's hygiene, and can cause severe discomfort during sex as well as when wearing tight clothing. 'Some women have a real issue with contouring when wearing tight jeans and yoga pants,' Dr Walden said. 'They want to look and appear sleeker in that area. And enlarged labia can have a real impact on a woman's sex life. 'In mechanical terms the labia can be tugged on constantly, which can cause repeated pressure during sex, which leads to severe discomfort.'
But, rather than suffer in silence, due to a rise in awareness of 'designer vagina' surgery, Dr Walden said women are now aware they have options. Labiaplasty operations can cost between $6,000 to $8,000, while non-invasive Thermiva procedures cost $3,000 for a session of three.
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