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Labiaplasty in Destin, FL with Dr. L. Scott Ennis

Increase Confidence and Comfort with Labiaplasty

Were you born with large vaginal lips? Have you experienced changes to your vulvar appearance due to aging or childbirth? If either of these sound familiar, you may feel self-conscious or find yourself avoiding intimacy because you are too embarrassed to be seen by your partner. Perhaps you are not wearing bikini bottoms or yoga pants because you’re afraid that your labia will show through the material. These problems can be addressed by a surgical procedure called labiaplasty. Labiaplasty reduces the size of the inner or outer labia and reshapes them for a more pleasing, comfortable appearance.

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Dr. Ennis Discusses the Labiaplasty Procedure

An International Reputation for Beautiful Labiaplasty Results

At Ennis Plastic Surgery, Dr. Scott Ennis treats women from all corners of the globe, using his advanced training and surgical skills to perform a careful and precise labiaplasty procedure. This procedure is tailored to each individual woman and her personal needs and goals, whether it is to relieve physical discomfort, enhance her physical appearance or a mixture of the two. Because of his expert and meticulous care, Dr. Ennis achieves beautiful results time and again with a surgical technique that minimizes scarring and results in a more pleasingly feminine, natural-looking vulvar appearance. These results have earned Dr. Ennis an international reputation that draws hundreds of women from all backgrounds and parts of the world to Destin and Miami to be treated by him.

Dr. Ennis’ Special Surgical Technique

Other surgeons performing labiaplasty may only trim the labia, or use other techniques that can result in misshapen vaginal lips or worse: loss of sensation or pain. By contrast, Dr. Ennis’ surgical technique employs state-of-the-art surgical methodology to remove small flaps from the labia tissue, reducing the size of the labia minora (the inner lips) and greatly improving the vaginal appearance while at the same time preserving vaginal sensation. The most common technique used by Dr. Ennis is the Posterior Wedge Approach, which not only maintains the sensation but typically has a pleasing cosmetic result as well. Dr. Ennis may recommend a hoodectomy at the time of your consultation as this often adds to the cosmetic improvement but may also significantly improve intercourse and enhance orgasms as it exposes the clitoral node.

Find Out if You Are a Good Candidate for Labiaplasty

If you’re interested in a labiaplasty procedure to address the problems related with large labia, you can find out if you’re a good surgical candidate by meeting with Dr. Ennis in a one-on-one consultation. However, as a start, here are some general characteristics of a good candidate:

Is at least 18 years old
Is generally healthy, with no medical conditions
Is self-conscious about enlarged, uneven and/or stretched vaginal lips
Has chafing when wearing tight clothing over the vaginal area

What to Expect During Your Consultation

During your consultation, you will first speak to Dr. Ennis’s nurse and express any concerns you may have. Dr. Ennis will then go over the generalities of the procedure with you, showing you before-and-after photos of typical results seen from a labiaplasty procedure. Only after you have had this conversation with Dr. Ennis will his nurse have you change and you can show him your exact concerns and he will discuss a specialized treatment plan tailored just for you and your specific concerns.

What Happens During a Labiaplasty Procedure?

The entire labiaplasty procedure is performed on an outpatient basis and is typically completed in about an hour. The patient is placed under a light general anesthesia so that there is no discomfort. Excess skin and tissue is trimmed from the inner or outer labia in a manner tailored to each individual patient, and the incisions are then closed with dissolvable sutures. Patients are advised to make plans to have someone drive them home from surgery and stay with them for the first 24 hours.

What Can You Expect During Recovery?

Patients can expect some swelling and bruising of the labia and vaginal area for the few days following surgery. There may also be some numbness, which generally lasts a couple of weeks but can last longer for some patients. Dr. Ennis prescribes pain medication to relieve any physical discomfort during the recovery period. It is important to be up and walking the next day.

Patients should refrain from having sex and wearing tampons for at least six weeks. Light exercise, including light lifting, can be resumed as soon as two to three weeks after surgery. Most patients can return to work within a week. Dr. Ennis will schedule a follow-up appointment to ensure that the healing process is progressing properly.

Genital Cosmetic Surgeries Often Combined with Labiaplasty

Many women who are interested in having a labiaplasty procedure also want to enhance the appearance of their vagina by combining it with one or more of the following genital cosmetic procedures:

Pubic-area rejuvenation, which removes saggy skin and excess fat
Liposuction of the mons pubis, which can remove the excess fat and fullness from the pubic region
Vaginal rejuvenation, which tightens the vagina and surrounding tissues
Hoodectomy, which eliminates excess skin in the area around the clitoris.
Lipoinfiltration of the outer labia, which involves injections of your own fat for a fuller, plumper, more youthful external vaginal appearance

Labiaplasty, hoodectomy and lipoinfiltration can also be performed as one component of the mommy makeover, a combination procedure offered by Dr. Ennis that provides a more comprehensive full body rejuvenation following pregnancy and childbirth.

Talk to Dr. Ennis about Labiaplasty

If you’re dissatisfied with the appearance of your vagina, or if the size or shape of your vaginal lips is causing problems with friction or hygiene, then a labiaplasty procedure may help you. Call Dr. Ennis today to schedule a personal consultation with him, where you can confidentially ask any questions you may have and comfortably discuss with him how you can achieve your surgery goals.

Labiaplasty and Other Genital Cosmetic Surgery FAQs

Problems with the vaginal area can cause a woman to be too embarrassed to talk to anyone, even close friends, about it. If you have questions about labiaplasty and other female genital cosmetic surgeries of the external vagina provided by Dr. Ennis, here are some answers for you.
What causes enlarged labia, and how can I fix this problem?

Often, labia can become enlarged, misshapen and/or stretched out due to hormones, the aging process or childbirth, but most often it is simply genetic. Labiaplasty is a surgery that fixes this problem by tailoring the excess skin and fat off the inner or outer labia and then reshaping the remaining skin to a more pleasing and comfortable shape.

Will having labiaplasty enhance my sensitivity during sexual intercourse?

Women who have labiaplasty to remove their excess labia skin often find that intercourse is more pleasurable because their labia no longer impedes vaginal and clitoral stimulation, especially when combined with a hoodectomy.

Does the labiaplasty procedure hurt?

A light general anesthesia is used during the procedure so the patient will experience no pain. During the first few days post-surgery, there will be mild discomfort which can be addressed through the use of doctor-prescribed pain medication.

Will labiaplasty leave visible scars?

Since the incisions used in this procedure are minimal and Dr. Ennis is careful to hide them within the natural creases of your vaginal skin, any resulting scars won’t be noticeable and will eventually fade over time.

I want to enhance my sexual experience. Which genital procedure will I need?

Both vaginal rejuvenation (vaginoplasty) and hoodectomy are designed to enhance a woman’s sexual experience. In a vaginal rejuvenation procedure, the vaginal opening is reshaped by the removal of excess vaginal tissue and the tightening of the remaining tissue and muscles. This increases friction during intercourse, which heightens sexual arousal for both partners. In a hoodectomy, excess tissue on the clitoral hood is removed, exposing the clitoral node so that it can be more directly accessed during intercourse, increasing a woman’s sexual satisfaction. Many women say their orgasms are significantly enhanced following a hoodectomy.

Though increased sensitivity during intercourse is often a byproduct of the labiaplasty procedure, the vaginal rejuvenation and hoodectomy procedures are more specifically designed to meet this goal.