Labiaplasty: What's All The Buzz Really About?

OWINGS MILLS, Md., March 20, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Some may be surprised to hear that labiaplasty can be life-changing, but Karen Elizabeth Boyle, MD, a Baltimore-based urologist, sexual health expert and surgeon at Chesapeake Aesthetic Surgery can attest to the fact that labiaplasty helps restore lost confidence and sexual function in many of her female patients.

"Through the media, we are bombarded with images of what 'normal' women's bodies should look like. But normal is certainly subjective when it comes to a woman's self-perception," explains Dr. Boyle. "Many women who have enlarged labia feel embarrassed, self-conscious and even shy away from intimacy. Labiaplasty has proven to be life-changing for so many women, helping them to regain sexual function as well as confidence in their appearance and sexuality."

What is an Enlarged Labia?

Some women are born with enlarged or abnormally shaped labia, which become apparent during puberty. With labial enlargement, the tissue can hang down a few inches outside the labia majora or outer labia causing women to feel self-conscious and uncomfortable, and can cause problems with intercourse and intimacy. Weight loss or weight gain as well as pregnancy and childbirthcan cause changes to the labia and pubic area which can make it difficult for women to exercise, wear tight fitting clothing and have pleasurable intercourse.

Labiaplasty (also called labia minora reduction, labia reduction or inner lip reduction) is a surgical procedure to reshape or reduce the size of the skin which surrounds the vaginal opening. Labiaplasty is an outpatient procedure performed under sedation and local anesthesia. Recovery time is often minimal and results are excellent.

[Watch Dr. Boyle talk about labiaplasty here.]

"Labiaplasty is something women do for themselves to improve their confidence and feel good about the most personal part of their bodies," says Dr. Boyle. "And while enlargement of the labia is actually normal anatomy, just like a large nose or small breasts, my patients all share one thing in common they want to look good and feel better about their bodies."

"As a woman, I can understand and appreciate how my patients feel, and as a surgeon who has performed countless labiaplasty procedures, I'm happy to be able to help my patients look and feel their best," adds Dr. Boyle.

Dr. Karen Boyle is an experienced microsurgeon and a female urologist with Chesapeake Urology Associates who specializes in reproductive medicine as well as male and female sexual health and aesthetic surgery procedures such as labiaplasty. She is available to speak to the media about the facts surrounding aesthetic surgery. Please contact Patricia Schnably for media interviews at 443-738-8107 or pschnably@cua.md . Visit Chesapeake Aesthetic Surgery on the web at http://www.chesapeakeaestheticsurgery.com for more information.

CONTACT: Patricia Schnably, Chesapeake Urology Associates 443-738-8107; pschnably@cua.md; ChesapeakeUrology.com

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Labiaplasty: What's All The Buzz Really About?