Don't Burn your Pussy !‘vaginal rejuvenation’ another new con.

This summer, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned several companies to stop marketing laser devices for procedures referred to as ‘vaginal rejuvenation’. In recent years, manufacturers have been heavily promoting the lasers for symptoms related to the menopause, in particular for the sexual wellbeing symptoms that World Menopause Day aims to highlight.

Some treatments involve the destruction of vaginal tissue which the manufacturers say can solve some issues such as vaginal dryness and other ailments. The FDA disagrees, despite originally approving the devices. The complete picture of the risks that these laser procedures present is still unknown, but the agency has found cases of vaginal burns, scarring, and constant pain in patients who have had the treatment.

Female genital plastic/cosmetic surgery (FGPS), aka female cosmetic genital surgery (FCGS), vulvovaginal aesthetic surgery (VVAS), aesthetic (vulvo)vaginal surgery (AVS), or cosmeto‐plastic gynecology (CPG), has mounted the stage of twentieth‐century cosmesis. Adding in the promise of improvement in sexual function makes for an intriguing debut.

"A women has the opportunity to request alteration of  her vulva and/or vagina for a variety of reasons. Clinicians in the office hear of cosmetic and self‐esteem rationale, as well as functional complaints. Regarding the vulva, distress with the appearance of “flaps” or “elephant ears” or other protrusions beyond the labia majora; self‐consciousness; and distress over potential prominence or slippage of hypertrophic labia from beyond the confines of thong‐type undergarments or swimwear predominate on websites, blogs, and office commentary. Discomfort (“chafing”) with sports, sexual, and other activities; discomfort with tight clothing; necessity to “re‐arrange” the labia for sexual intimacy; and hygienic difficulties predominate functional complaints heard in the office. Redundant labia majora are described as “droopy,” or the patient dismays over the appearance of “camel toe.” Sexual issues dominate pelvic floor complaints in women inquiring about a vaginal tightening procedure. They describe a “sensation of wide/smooth vagina” (a term popularized by Jack Pardo S. from Chile and Adam Ostrzenski from the United States) with secondary diminishment of friction, less sensation, and greater difficulty achieving orgasm, at times concomitant with displeasure regarding the visual appearance of the introitus. Size‐reducing labia minoraplasty and/or majoraplasty (LP‐m; LP‐M), size reduction of redundant clitoral hood folds (RCH), posterior colporrhaphy/perineoplasty (PP), and anterior colporrhaphy/vaginoplasty (VP), the latter two colloquially termed “vaginal rejuvenation” (VRJ), are increasingly common women’s cosmetic genital surgical procedures and have been subject to scrutiny both in the press and by investigators and editorialists. Another genital plastic procedure, hymenoplasty (HP), is usually performed for religious and cultural reasons, although occasionally requested as a “gift” for one’s sexual partner"

Female genital plastic and cosmetic surgery

Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley

2016

very interesting  words indeed 

"And last, but certainly not least, I wish to thank my patients. These intrepid and trusting (!!) souls, women on a mission, wonderfully weave through this text, which would not exist without them."