This blog will discuss labiaplasty revision, the options that Dr. Alter offers, how he performs the procedure, and why patients can benefit from revising their first labiaplasty.
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When Labiaplasty Goes Wrong
Labiaplasty has the potential to significantly improve a woman’s confidence, physical comfort, and quality of life. However, it’s also a delicate procedure that not many plastic surgeons or gynecologists specialize in but still perform. As a result, countless labiaplasty patients end up with a botched or undesirable result and wish they’d never gone under the knife. A secondary labiaplasty or labiaplasty revision is a crucial procedure that can give women the aesthetic and comfort they deserve the first time.
Why Is My Labiaplasty Botched?
While an unsatisfactory result can be caused by poor healing during the labiaplasty recovery process, the most common reasons for a botched labiaplasty are lack of surgical expertise on the part of the surgeon or improper technique. Physicians commonly perform this procedure who are unqualified to do so and use outdated techniques, often resulting in overexcision of the tissue.
The trim method of labiaplasty involves surgically excising or “trimming” the edge of the labia minora to make it shorter. The problem with this technique is it has a tendency to result in overexcision and painful scars, primary issues with botched results.
How Does Labiaplasty Revision Work?
Labiaplasty revision is a secondary procedure that is performed on a patient after an initial labiaplasty proves itself to be unsatisfactory or unsuccessful. As even initial labiaplasties are delicate procedures, labiaplasty revisions are even more so. Dr. Gary Alter is the premier labiaplasty and labiaplasty revision expert, garnering national recognition as the inventor of the Alter wedge method (a departure from the trim method) and pioneer of cutting-edge techniques for both procedures.
Some symptoms of a botched labiaplasty include:
- Large, painful scars
- Scalloped labial edges
- Abnormally colored labial edges
- Asymmetrical labia minora
- Absent or gaps in labia minora
Labiaplasty revision aims to reverse these issues to achieve a more pleasing labial aesthetic.
What Are My Options for Labiaplasty Revision?
Patients with botched labiaplasties often feel discouraged and disillusioned about their results and the possibilities for revision—especially those whose labia minora are all but absent after overexcision. How to repair something that isn’t there? Well, Dr. Alter can. With decades of experience, Dr. Alter routinely reverses botched results through the following techniques:
- Absent or deformed labia minora: Dr. Alter can use the clitoral hood (the flap of skin covering the clitoris) or the remaining labial tissue to reconstruct a new labia minora.
- A gap in an overly removed labium: Dr. Alter cuts out the gap and brings the edges together, similar to wedge excisions.
- Scarred or scalloped labium: He will remove the scar tissue and re-suture the area for a more comfortable and aesthetic result.
- Minor deformities: This can be improved by injecting autologous fat into the labia.
What Are the Benefits of Labiaplasty Revision?
It can be scary undergoing a secondary procedure after the trauma and disappointment of the first experience. But labiaplasty revision gives you the chance to feel comfortable again, physically and mentally. Many patients express relief and feeling whole after their successful labiaplasty revision with Dr. Alter, as their labia are repaired and functionally and aesthetically normal.
Labiaplasty revision can reduce pain associated with a botched result, restore a typical aesthetic, and greatly increase your self-confidence.
Want to Learn More About Labiaplasty Revision in NYC?
Dr. Gary Alter can help you regain confidence and attain the labiaplasty result you deserve. Call today at (212) 321-0749 or fill out the contact form to get started.