Surgical Procedures
- General
As with every paired structure of the human body, the labia minora are not perfectly symmetrical, and, although the size discrepancy usually is subtle, women often present one labium minus (minor lip) considerably greater (longer, wider, thicker) than its pair; thus, only the oversized lip undergoes tissue resection (cutting and removal). In the woman who presents greatly oversized labia minora, wherein one labium is considerably larger than its pair, only the oversized lip is resected for symmetry with the smaller lip. In the case of the woman who also presents redundant folding — unilateral webbing or bilateral webbing — between the labia majora and the labia minora, said condition of excess tissues can also be resolved by means of labioplasty.
In corrective praxis, the labial reduction can be performed upon a patient under local anaesthesia, conscious sedation, or general anaesthesia, either as a discrete, single surgery, or in conjunction with a gynecologic surgery procedure, or with a cosmetic surgery procedure. The resection proper is facilitated with the administration of an anaesthetic solution (lidocaine + epinephrine in saline solution) that is infiltrated to the labia minora in order to achieve the tumescence (swelling) of the tissues and the constriction of the pertinent labial circulatory system, the hemostasis that limits bleeding.
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