I need to know facts about Labia reduction surgery

Ive had very similar problems and hav seen a solicitor, i wud like to contact u if possible to see how things hav progressed and if u hav taken this any further.

IM 15 AND I ALSO HAVE A LARGE LABIA (I THINK THATS HOW YOU SPELL IT) AND ITS HARD BECAUSE PEOPLE DONT NO WHAT YOU GO THROUGH LOOKING AT YOUR SELF WEN YOU BATH AND STUFF I CRY ALOT BECAUSE I FEELL THAT THERE WILL BE PPL THAT WILL ALWAYS HAVE SOME THING TO SAY I WANNA GT THE REDUCTION CAUSE I FEEL THAT THE EARLIER THE BETTER FOR ME ANY ADVICE

I think my labia get in the way during intercourse. it is difficult for some partners to find my clit because of the excess. I find it hard to get aroused. I am 19 years old i have never orgasmed before i am wondering if it is me or if they get in the way too much

hi,
I agree that women should try and love their individuality, but I have suffered extreme discomfort from my enlarged labia minora for many years. I don't mind how they look, neither does my boyfriend, but it makes sex and exercise very uncomfortable.

Does anyone know of anywhere in Derbyshire that the NHS would fund the procedure?

thanks from a 26year old who has had enough

hey there! j :-D us wonderin wot u had to do to get to that stage ? i mean my doctor is rubbish an wouldnt listen to me evan if i did ask wot do u think i shud do? thanks !!!!

Hello,
I have rather large labia.
I have been thinking about getting surgery done sometime
but when ever I bring it up with my boyfriend he gets really mad
because he says that surgery makes vagina look "fake".
Honestly I would love to have very small labia.
And I think that girls who are born with small labia are god damn lucky.
sometimes my labia gets caught inbetween my underwear and it kind of hurts.
or sometimes when I sit, I sit wrong and I end up getting hurt too.
I'm also kind of embarassed to talk about it with my mom.
and when I'm with my boyfriend I feel very uncomfy and I tell him not to touch
and I try to hide them with my fingers and he tells me to move my hands
and I say no and then the sexy time gets wrecked.

Im 15 andd have about 3 times actually sat in my room and attemptedd to cut them off but it hurt too muchh x ive criedd alot about them, and have said no to many boys recently coz of the way they'd act with it. 2 guys ive knownn sayd to me 'oh i hope you dont have it, its soooo disturbing' and im like welll..? your out the question. im really self concious these days, and it hurts and sometimes is really uncomfortable, but i have no idea what to do? i dare not talk to my friends, neither my mum.. but i cant help the way i feel.. im too embarrased to go to my GP because number 1. im underage to do it... but i feel so alone because all my friends are 'perfect' .
What do i do..?

how much..???

i had it done wen i was 17, great experience. but i only got it done on one side now the other side is starting to bother me, but i feel like of i go back they'll think im doing it for cosmetic reasons which is untrue

Hey girls..
I have just had my Labia reduced done both sides,
When i was 14 i noticed my labia was big, i throught i was strange and abnormal, it took me so many years to tell me mum, i couldent tell anybody because it was so embarressing! Once i turnt 17 i felt i needed to tell sombody, like this was getting me down, i felt nobody understood where i was coming from. Around my friends we would giggle about things and the girls would all say it was normal (not telling them about me and how i felt). One day i told my mum, she said she knew because i always hide my body and had no confidence and it reminded me of her when she was younge.. it made me feel so much better!! i told her not to tell anybody else, she stuck by me with every decision i made. I made an appointment with my GP who took a look and said it was normal, i said to her i dont think she understands how this gets me down, how annoying it is to be there, how dirty i feel with it being there, still being a virgin i told her i feel once i stand infront of a boy he would laugh at me, i have no confidance within myself and feel if i get this done it will make me myself again. She agreed to write to the NHS for me but said it wouldent be certain i would get an appointment.
A Month later i got an Appointment with my local NHS, it took me two appointments and two surgents to take a look, one saying she will write to the surgences who do this and ask for permission and she will try her best to get me that opperration. She did go through everything with me saying there may be a little scar and it will be painfull for a wile and i may lose feeling if worse comes to worse, i dident care i just wanted it done!
Another month later i got a Appointment! i was so pleased! i couldent belive it. told me i will be having a opperation in a months time and 7:30am. I Was so excited but scared. Once getting there everybody was lovely, i met the man who was going the opperation for me, he took a look and explained what he was going to do, i was first in at 8:30 and i was out by 9:30. it dident take long, after i couldent feel a thing because of the anasstentic (sorry can't spell) i also fainted because i had low blood pressure, i went home and stayed in bed for two days then got up on the 3rd day starting to move about, i tryed to put nickers on but it was so painfull, stiches are used and some stick out but i got told they will desolve after a week or 2, they give you antibiotics to help heal and painkillers for the pain, i dident feel hungry for 2 days because i was in pain, the painkillers made me feel sick so i stuck to paracetamol. I am now at near a week scince i had it and feel ok, i am still in pain and find it hard to sit down properly, i can only wear nickers if i have a pad on as the stiches rub against the fabric, at night i sleep with nothing on as i was told it will help heal better. The thing you have to make sure you do is wash twice a day and dont get it infected. I belive i made the right choice as i feel better already, it is painfull and i get sick of the pain, i have to wait 6 weeks before i do anything i want to do but for now its taking it easy which is fine by me :-)
If you belive you will benefit from having Labia reduction then i say go for it because i understand how you feel and it really got me down, but mine also stoped me from doing things like bike riding, wearing certain nickers, when i was on my period i felt dirty and had to wash so many times a day. I understand where some of you dont agree with this and dont think this should be changed but if you feel like its stopping you from doing things then i belive whatever that person feels is right then they should do it. I dont regret it atall and i have to thank my mum as she stood by me every step of the way. my family and friends still dont know about me having this done as i belive it was a decision i made by myself and i have to deal with it myself.
I Hope you all find this helpful and gives you an idear of what you may go throught if you get this done :-)

hia i found yours very useful i had mine done 2 days ago, it's so painfull and im just lying in bed all the time. its black and blue and looks horrible at the mo. it looks really big around the top by the clitoris im hopeing it goes down. has your swelling gone down much?? does it even out cos at the mo it looks wanky and un even.
thanks

Im 17 years old and i have a large labia I have had sex and it hurts my labia as they go in and out of my vaginal hole. I can't wear underwear for to long as it rubs up against the underwear and chafes it. Could this be covered by medicare? No guy has ever complained its not about cosmetic purposes.

Hi,

I always read reviews but have never responded when I've gone ahead and taken some advice so thought I would this time. I've felt pretty depressed about the size of my labia for years - sport / physical appearence / the usual. It was actually when I watched Embarrassing Bodies and saw a girl on there looking for labial reduction surgery and thought 'she's got nothing to worry to about compared to me' that I finally decided to do something about it.

I spent a lot of time looking around at different options, what was involved in the surgery, risks, cost etc. First thing I'd recommend is having a look at the NHS website - they have lots of good information about what to look for in a surgeon, even down to a list of questions on things like how many procedures they've done, how many revisions (re-work basically) and whether they're BAAPS registered.

I came across the Clare Park Hospital and Spire Healthcare. Their website is pretty good so you can review the cvs of the surgeons and what procedures each one does. The sales team give you an estimated price for your surgery by email and that's as far as you get until you've met your surgeon. Although I was a bit worried about having to pay to just meet with the surgeon, the overall price seemed very reasonable compared to other places at £1570 for the procedure plus £150 for the consultation. I met the surgeon at Farnham NHS hospital but had the procedure at their private clinic.

Their waiting list is quick - they could have done the procedure 2 weeks after the consultation but I left it a few months while I waited to see if I could get an NHS referral (I couldn't).

On the day it's all pretty business-like. You spend a couple of hours waiting in a private room and see your surgeon again, anaethestist and various nurses who take your blood pressure, urine sample and your food order (you gotta love private healthcare!!). When it's time, you walk down to the theatre prep room in the lovely backless gown and your dressing gown so a bit more dignified, hop onto the bed and that's pretty much it. My op took 45 mins - apparently it's usually more like 20 mins but my labia were thick and I had some varicose veins that had to be sutured. I ended up with 30 stitches and was sick from the anaesthetic so had to stay in hospital overnight. I didn't sleep much as I was sick everytime I tried to eat or drink and they had this really annoying call system for patients which rang down the corridor so although you're in a private room you're woken with these alarms every hour or so.

Anyway, I went home the following morning. You'll need someone to take and collect you as you can't drive for 24hours after an aneasthetic. I took 1.5weeks off work and felt sick for a few days from the op, painkillers and anti-biotics, after that just really sleepy and sore.

I'm now 10 days post op and feel fine. Still swollen but all healing well. The only thing that I hadn't thought about was the practicality of sitting on a swollen area covered in stitches. I do a desk job and this has been quite problematic as like other girls on here I've not had knickers on since the op. Not really for the soreness but just because the stitches drag on clothing which is toe-curlingly horrid!

Think that's pretty much it so hope this was useful info. Totally agree with the idea that we're all perfect in our different ways however if you're struggling to convince yourself after you've really, really tried I'd certainly recommend looking into this procedure with a reputable surgeon / company. I was paranoid to the point of avoiding routine smear tests and couldn't even bear to go for a bikini wax - think I'm going to try a Holliwood when all the swelling's gone!! :-D

Labia is different, just like our faces are different, just like breasts are different. I too have larger labia, and have considered surgery. But since i have spoken to my boyfriend about it i feel much better. If someone was to make a comment, say if you were wearing a bikini or tight shorts, you just say, well i think it's better that way. Think about it, there's more to play with. The only reason i would say valid to have surgery would be because of severe discomfort. I have the odd itch now and again, and the bulge sometimes obviously shows, but so what. you only live once and you should be proud of your body. Its good to have varying labia sizes. if everyone was the same how boring would that be! Please don't worry. People who decide to make stupid comments such as 'i wonly like a designer vagina' need to grow up and face the facts that variety exsists! Some people only say it to fit in with the crowd anyway. On the inside, it may actually excite them when they see larger labia! :-) Chin up girlies, lifes too short to worry about things like this xx

hi,
im 14 years old and ihave noticed that my vaginal are isnt how it should be :/ i want surgery to get rid of them but im to embarassed to talk to anyone about it, i know that everyone else in my year desnt have this problem. no body knows aout my situation and i just dont kow what to do, i feel ugly and not normal. im afraid of being in a relationship becuase of this and it upsets me because i just want to be normal! i wuold do anyting for surgery but i dont think my family has the money, and im never going to be happy with the look of it. does anyomne know what i should do? ireally ned help :-(