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Semin Plast Surg 2011; 25(2): 130-141
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1281482
© Thieme Medical Publishers

Aesthetic Surgery of the Female Genitalia

Julie M.L.C.L. Dobbeleir1 , Koenraad Van Landuyt2 , Stan J. Monstrey2
  • 1Department of General Surgery, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
  • 2Department of Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Gent, Gent, Belgium
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21. Juli 2011 (online)

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ABSTRACT

Aesthetic genital surgery seems to have become a fashionable issue nowadays. Many procedures and techniques have been described these last years, but very few long-term results or follow up studies are available. The novelty of this aspect of plastic surgery and the lack of evidence-based interventions, have led to a comparison with female genital mutilation. In this article, the authors provide an overview of the possible surgical procedures as well as the general principles of aesthetic surgery of the female genitalia.

KEYWORDS

Genital surgery - genital cutting - labioplasty - vaginal tightening

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Stan J MonstreyM.D. Ph.D. 

Department of Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Gent

De Pintelaan 185, 2K12C, B-9000 Gent, Belgium

eMail: Stan.Monstrey@UGent.be