Comments on: The new plastic surgery procedure women are having on their genitals.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:21:33 +0000

I was in a hurry one day trimming down here with some big scissors, and my husband realized something was wrong when I suddenly stopping chatting away. I had sliced a whole section off my inner labia…. It was still on the scissors. About 2 cm long and 2 mm wide. Scared the crap out of me more than anything, so I guess I gave myself a barbie. Otherwise, I have a “clamshell” and I’m happy with what I’ve got down there. Don’t see why I’d pay anyone to cut it off.
I think people are comparing this to FGM because at some point, if it becomes super common, people will feel like it is necessary, just like so many girls feel like they need to have breast implants.

By: Sally

Sally — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:19:58 +0000

Not in a million year. I share your sentiments – stop the world, I want to get off. This gave me shivers, followed by nausea. I also feel like labia might actually serve a purpose? Like, is it comparative to pulling out your eyelashes and then getting stuff in your eyes all the time? I don’t know, I’m just wondering?

By: Kardie

Kardie — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 04:14:19 +0000

I agree, keep the clamouflage!

By: Paula

Paula — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:07:22 +0000

Funny you should mention that, millions of girls in ‘developing’ countries have been stripping girls of their labia (as well as their clitoris) for thousands of years. At least first world women are making a ‘choice’. Having said that if enough of these jobs go wrong maybe people will start getting upset about the issue of forced genital mutilation happening to children. Consensual labiaplasty (especially in the West) seems to get a lot more press and upset more people, especially women, than forced excision of little girls.

By: LK

LK — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 04:40:57 +0000

I think if you’re palming this off as purely a first world problem you’re missing the point somewhat. I’m sure you’ve heard of genital mutilation, which occurs in third world countries. The trend the above article refers to is a different but interrelated phenomenon. Each of these practices, while done under entirely different circumstances, still says a lot about what is expected of women and the pressures that are felt to be acceptable. The current runs much, much deeper.

By: gail

gail — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:24:36 +0000

okay

By: taramx

taramx — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:17:38 +0000

I agree, gail. By normal, I mean every woman’s bits are normal, whether their lips are large or small, hidden or more exposed, and it makes me sad to think that some women feel that their natural labia are abnormal or ugly.

I’ve heard of women whose labia have been large and caused them discomfort, so they’ve had them altered. I also had one good friend get a breast reduction mainly because she hated the way they looked in clothes and less to do with her health. Everyone’s different.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 08:56:57 +0000

I’m just wondering if this kind of procedure would affect childbirth? I’m a weeks away from having my second baby. Isn’t the female vulva designed that way partly to allow for stretching during birth? Wouldn’t the scar tissue in that area mean more likelihood of tearing or episiotomy? Just wondering.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 08:56:07 +0000

I’m just wondering if this kind of procedure would affect childbirth? I’m a weeks away from having my second baby. Isn’t the female vulva designed that way partly to allow for stretching during birth? Wouldn’t the scary tissue in that area mean more likelihood of tearing or episiotomy? Just wondering.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 07:38:51 +0000

Another freakin first world problem. Do you think anyone else in other developing countries even have a second to think about these things. People need to get their priorities right. What a sad society we are becoming.