Labia in Medical News

Plastic Surgery Journal Shows New Groundbreaking Genital Cosmetic Procedure for Women to be Successful

... medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). labia minora (inner lip) reduction or labioplasty is the most common female ... appearance with virtually no scars. "If a woman considers her labia enlarged or 'deformed,' she may have diminished self-esteem and be ...

Bronx Jury Awards 60 Million Dollars to Woman in Medical Malpractice Case

... Alison Hugh went to Dr. Ofodile for a thigh lift procedure. As a result of the procedure, Ms. Hugh sustained significant injury and deformity to the labia of her vagina which is permanent and cannot be surgically corrected. Dr. Ofodile failed to inform and provide Ms. Hugh with informed consent ...

Most patients who have male-to-female sex-change surgery are happy, despite complications

... unhappy and five per cent made no comment. All the patients studied had had their penis surgically removed, their urethra repositioned and female labia constructed. 93 per cent had a clitoris constructed using a section of the glans of their penis and 91 per cent had a skin-lined vagina. The ...

Cosmetic Genital Surgery may Be Fuelling Womens Insecurity About Their Bodies

... vulvas to be flat with no protrusion beyond the labia majora, even though there is nothing unusual about protrusion of the labia minora or clitoris beyond the labia majora, say the authors. Some women brought along ...

Female Circumcision Rampant in Africa

... the clitoris is removed. Type two - where the clitoris and surrounding labia are removed. Type three - where the clitoris and labia are removed. “By medicalising it, we will be endorsing this practice, this ...

WHO Warns, Female Mutilation Is Risky And Cruel

... the clitoris is removed), type 2 FGM (where the clitoris and surrounding labia are removed) or type 3 FGM (where the clitoris and labia are removed), he calls it as a cruel and regrettable act. ...

Eritrea Bans Female Circumcision

... · The removal of the tip of the clitoris; · Total removal of the clitoris and surrounding labia; · The removal of the clitoris and labia and the sewing up of the vagina, leaving only a small opening for urine and menstrual blood - a process known as infibulation. So drastic is the ...

Artificial Urethral Sphincters can Help the Elderly

... components are filled with fluid (e.g., saline). The cuff is connected to the pump, which is surgically implanted in the scrotum (in men) or the labia (in women). The pump is activated by squeezing or pressing a button. The fluid in the cuff empties into the reservoir, the urethra opens, and the ...

Girls Who Undergo Genital Mutilation Can Become Infertile

... infertility. They found that infertile women had a significantly higher risk of having undergone the most extensive form of FGM, involving the labia majora (female external genitalia), than controls. The incidence of sexually transmitted infections was low in both groups. The researchers ...

A crude custom

... of circumcision are:- The removal of the tip of the clitoris; Total removal of the clitoris and surrounding labia; The removal of the clitoris and labia and the sewing up of the vagina, leaving only a small opening for urine and menstrual blood - a process known as infibulation. The aim of the ...