Intimate surgery: when indicated, care and potential risks
Plastic surgery on the genital area is known as intimate plastic surgery, and may be indicated to treat health problems, such as a drooping bladder, or to improve the appearance of the genitals, reducing small vaginal lips, for example.
- This type of plastic surgery can only be performed from the age of 18.
- After the complete development of the genitals.
- In addition.
- Female genitalia can undergo major changes during pregnancy and menopause.
- So there is no more suitable time for women to resort to this type of cosmetic treatment.
- As this choice is very personal.
It is important to note that in most cases of intimate female surgery, the goal is to make the area more ‘beautiful’, but it is also very subjective and personal, and therefore before making a radical decision to perform vaginal rejuvenation surgery, the woman thinks about it for a few months, talk to her partner and her trusted doctor.
Many women seek this type of surgery to feel better with their own body, and thus feel more comfortable during intimate contact, which can lead to a decrease in pain during sex and an increase in libido, thus increasing sexual pleasure.
Learn about the main issues that can affect intimate contact
Plastic surgery in the female intimate area can be used to:
Aesthetic or emotional reasons:
Medical reasons
Plastic surgery of the male genital area is usually used to:
Cuts during surgery are small, usually unnoticed, but it is normal for the area to be swollen and violet for up to 4 weeks, making sexual contact impossible at this stage.
Intimate plastic surgery is performed in approximately 2 hours, under local or general anesthesia and the patient is free to return home the next day and return to work within 2 days of surgery, if the work does not involve intense physical exertion.
The most suitable doctor to perform these types of procedures is a gynecologist specializing in plastic surgery. There is no single standard for the type of procedure that is best for each case, letting the doctor decide what type of procedure will be performed in each surgery.
Complications of intimate plastic surgery are related to the general complications of any surgery, such as in situ infections, bleeding, and reactions to anesthesia. Therefore, whenever there are signs of alarm such as fever, severe redness, severe pain or pus secretion, it is recommended to go to the emergency room.
It is always possible that the person is not satisfied with the outcome of the surgery, as he may suffer psychological problems such as anxiety from an imaginary defect or excessive anxiety for a minimal defect. Therefore, it is recommended that the person who will perform this type of surgery be evaluated by a psychologist before and after the procedure.
After performing this type of surgery, you should take certain precautions such as:
The precautions to be taken after intimate plastic surgery are related to swelling of the area that disappears in about 4 weeks.