What is Genital Aesthetics?
Genital aesthetics is a plastic surgery treatment preferred by people of all genders, ages and walks of life, mostly women. It allows patients to improve the parts of their sexual organs that they want to change or are uncomfortable with their appearance. Genital aesthetics also improves patients’ quality of life and helps make sexual experiences more satisfying.
What Procedures Are Applied in Genital Aesthetics?
In women, especially with advancing age, problems may occur in the structures in the genital area. Factors such as childbirth and estrogen deficiency due to menopause play a role in the occurrence of these conditions. The patient’s skin structure and elasticity are also factors that affect the change in the genital organs.
The most common procedures performed by genital aesthetic specialists on women are:
Labioplasty
Clitoral Hudoplasty
It can be listed as vaginoplasty.
The area called the labium consists of lip-like structures located around the vaginal opening. For this reason, labia are also known as lips among the public. Labioplasty involves reducing the size of the inner labia, or inner lips, surrounding the vaginal entrance. Labioplasty can be applied for different reasons. The patient may be uncomfortable because the lip on one side is larger or smaller than the lip on the other side. Large size of the inner lips may cause the skin in the relevant area to stretch during activities such as sexual intercourse and exercise, causing pain. To solve all these situations, labiaplasty treatment can be used.
Clitoral hudoplasty is usually performed together with labiaplasty. The clitoris is one of the areas where nervous stimulation is felt most intensely in women. In clitoral clitoplasty, it enables the sheath-like structure covering the clitoris to be reduced in size. With this procedure, the clitoris can be stimulated more during sexual intercourse and thus the woman can experience more pleasure.
Vaginoplasty is a procedure called vaginal tightening or rejuvenation. Especially women who give birth normally may encounter vaginal enlargement problems in later ages. To correct this situation, vaginoplasty, also known as vaginal tightening and tightening, is performed.
There are also different genital aesthetic applications for men. The most preferred of these applications is penis enlargement. In this procedure, the ligaments that connect the penis root to the lower abdomen are cut in order to lengthen the penis. With this cutting process, the penis root allows the penis to move more independently and as a result, some lengthening of the penis length can be achieved. To increase penis thickness, fat tissue taken from certain parts of the body, such as the abdomen, is injected into the penis. Thus, an increase in penis size is achieved. Another genital aesthetic procedure performed in men is scorroplasty. The scrotum is the bag-like structure in which the testicles reside. Scrotoplasty can be performed to correct conditions such as the size difference between the right and left scrotum, both congenital and post-morbid.
How is Genital Aesthetics Done?
Genital aesthetic procedures can be applied with different techniques. Labioplasty is a surgical procedure usually performed under general or local (regional) anesthesia. Labiaplasty surgery usually takes 1-2 hours. Clitoral hoodoplasty is often performed simultaneously during labiaplasty surgery. Vaginoplasty can be performed with noninvasive methods such as laser. However, vaginoplasty is mostly performed by surgical methods. Therefore, vaginoplasty surgery is performed under anesthesia.
Surgical interventions can also be used for penis enlargement in men. Scrotoplasty is also a genital aesthetic procedure performed surgically.
What is the Healing Process of Genital Aesthetic Procedures?
Genital plastic surgeries are relatively short surgeries. These plastic surgeries usually take 1-2 hours. After the surgery, the patient is discharged on the same day. It is normal for the patient to feel swelling, redness, pain and tenderness in the relevant areas in the days following the procedure. To alleviate these complaints, the doctor may prescribe painkillers to be used after surgery.
The healing process varies depending on many different parameters, from the patient’s health condition to the procedure applied to the patient. However, patients can generally start to recover from the 2nd week. It may take up to 6 weeks for the healing process to be completed. It is very important for patients to keep the surgical area dry and clean during the healing process to prevent infection in the relevant area. Again, loose, cotton underwear should be preferred so that it does not compress or irritate the genital area. Patients must avoid sexual intercourse for at least 6 weeks after surgery. Again, heavy exercise should not be done for 6-12 weeks. It is also important to pay attention to nutrition so that the healing process progresses faster. The doctor performing the surgery should be consulted for additional advice regarding the healing process.
What are the Risks of Genital Aesthetic Surgeries?
As with every surgical procedure, there are some risks in genital aesthetic surgeries. Most of these risks are related to the anesthesia rather than the procedure itself.
Genital aesthetic procedures;
Bleeding
Infection
Scar
There may be risks such as pain.
Although rare, effects such as allergic reaction to the anesthetic substance and breathing difficulties may be observed.
An experienced doctor should evaluate whether the person is a suitable patient for plastic surgery, whether he or she can bear the risks associated with the surgery, and whether a successful result can be achieved with the surgery. An appointment is made for surgery for patients who meet the necessary conditions, and the procedure is performed when the time comes. The patient may be asked to come for a follow-up check after the surgery. You can consult a doctor who is an expert in the field to get detailed information about genital plastic surgeries.
