Labiaplasty Nightmare

Hi all. I had labiaplasty 12/30/08. That was one week ago today. I thought I'd start the new year with a new look so to speak.

However, my results were not as I expected. The first few days I felt great and thought everything was going well. I am happy with the way the area looks and am pretty sure my doc did not remove my entire labia minora. I am now in quite a good amount of pain. I went to the doctor yesterday who is my OBGYN and she removed some of the stitches because I was in so much pain. I have never screamed in a doctor's office before, but with every stitch she removed I had to muffle a scream and cried. Lord, it was horrible.

I feel ok when I'm sitting down, but an unexpected movement can cause a significant amount of pain. Walking is weird. I look like a duck and waddle so as not to touch or rub something wrong.

Peeing is the ultimate pain. I dam near puke every time I do so. The burning is awful. Diluting it with water doesn't help either. I'm praying God forgives me for changing what he gave me and that I won't be in pain forever.

Unfortunately, i didn't see these posts before my operation. I kept wanting to change my mind before but thought I was just being a chicken. I wish I'd have gone with my gut.

For now, I just hope my sex life will be as good as it was before, which is why I did all this or so I thought. Right now, I'm just gonna keep taking the vicadin and although I might still be in pain, the vicadin just makes it so I don't care...

I'll post again in a week...Love to hear more from peeps who hurt at first and then got better!

IMPORTANT. I had a severely botched labia plasty. I have had two revisions by Dr. Gary Alter. The man is a genius. If you have any concerns - save the money, see him in NY or California and have him fix you. Do not have the doctor who botched you touch you again. The is critical information. You may be able to have an improvement but he is the ONLY one who has the expertise to do this.

People need to be more aware of the risks of the surgery. I can't believe how nieve i was, listening to the doctor. It sounded like it was going to be simple. Because large labia was knocking my confidence, and causing discomfort i decided to have the operation. It's all completely messed up. I didnt' think it would be possible to feel worse about my labia but i do. I wouldn't recommend the surgery to anyone. The trouble is, you don't realise until it's too late. I'm 15, i really think someone should have tried talking me out of it.

I was with a MILF a couple weeks ago. She had large labia and it was awesome. I could feel it gripping my penis.

I am so, so sorry for your unfortunate experience through the operation. I'm almost positive you'll completely heal and your life will get back to normal in all aspects. Just remember to love WHO and WHAT you are in every way. That is all that matters.

Hello to all...

I am an American journalist, and I'm writing a piece on vaginal cosmetic surgery. Would anyone in this forum be willing to discuss their experience (either positive or negative) with me? It can be done over phone or email, and can be kept anonymous, if you like.

I can be reached at johannagogo@gmail.com.

Thanks for your help!
Jo

Wow, I feel horrible for you guys. What a trauma you have all gone through! It seems sad because big lips drive me CRAZY! I absolutely love them! How horrible that so many would want to reduce something so beautiful! I know lots of lesbians and men who love big inner labia--even ones that hang past the outer labia.

I hope you all get better! I would definitely pursue litigation if at all possible.

Thank you so much for posting this, it has made me think twice about getting labiaplasty. i really don't know what to do, i have really really large labia, and it's extremely embarrassing and makes me really upset, i am 18, and had major self confidence issues for years. i was too scared to have sex or to wear a bikini because i didn't anyone to find out. I used to cry every night thinking that no one would ever want to have sex with me after they saw my vagina. I am happier with myself now, but it is still something that gets me down, and i hate having sex with even the dimmest light on. i am so sick of guys i'm sleeping with commenting and asking if it's "normal". My ex boyfriend even stretched it me out full when he saw me, saying, "holy F*** thats huge" I think i am extremely large, way more than most, and hate it so much. For two years i have been dead set on the idea of labiaplasty, but i'm a uni student, i don't have a job, and theres no way i can even let my parents know something's wrong. It's to the point where i'm thinking of doing a bit of prostitution, because as damaging and painfull that will be emotionally, i am starting to think i will be happier for it.
Thank you so much if anyone has been bothered to read this huge novel, and Please, Please, help me, i need some advice and i really don't know what to do.

wow, i had labiaplasty done 2 days ago and it looks terrible right now. i was going online to find out if it was supposed to or not and how long until it looks/feels better ? ? i really hope it doesnt look mangled up after it is healed :S

I am so sorry to hear of all the 'labiaplasties gone wrong.' I am in the same boat with all of you. My right labia has been longer than my left since puberty. I have always hated how it hangs out of my outer labia (though only slightly) and how it was darker and 'uglier' than its mate. My partner loved my vagina and now I feel that I should have loved it, too, for I am dealing with great pain, discomfort, and multiple surgeries to fix it. I had a wedge labiaplasty done on 3/17/09 and all was fine until the stitches were taken out 8 days later. The day after they were removed, my vagina looked like a rotting piece of meat. The entire wound opened up and the wedge separated, leaving the inside of my skin to be raw and tender (nothing to say disgusting to look at!). I went back to the drs and was told I needed to wait one week for the inflammation to go down before she could restitch. The second procedure was done in her office (as opposed to the OR where it was initially done) and I was given numbing medication. She sewed the inner skin and then the wedge back together. Once the numbing meds wore off, I thought I was going to die. I could not walk, could not sit, and could not believe how much I hurt. Waves of pain flooded my vagina and I was one hour away from pain meds. It was incredible torture. I can't even tell you. The next night as I sat down, I felt a terrible 'ping' and pain raced through my vagina. I knew I had popped a stitch. I went to bed, laid there for two days doing nothing so I wouldn't pop any more stitches, but by the time I saw the dr two days later, the wound was open again. I just went last week back to the OR to have my labia wound sewn back up again. I thought that the procedure was a success. I iced the area, stayed in bed for about 4 days, did NOTHING..........and yet I am busted open again. I have been unable to work during this entire time. I am starting to get upset that I am not healing and I'm hoping that something can be done so that I can have a normal looking vagina. This is far from normal. I miss my old, long labia and regret having ever decided to do this. There is immense pain near my clitoris and I feel like this will affect something later on. It has been just one big disaster. We all have our preferences and all probably hate things about ourselves. I know that for every one surgery that goes wrong, there are a million that go right. I just wanted to share my story to help others who may be contemplating doing this. It is your body, but be sure to research doctors and ask questions. Mylonger lip caused no pain and was only 'ugly' to me. I am now worried whether intimacy will be affected, orgasm, and all of that good stuff. I can't even imagine wanting to be touched after I heal. I'm so scared that I will be in pain. Good luck to everyone who goes through with this, and my empathy to those who have had a bad experience.