Labial Surgery and Medical Ethics

While we agree that people should be able to change their bodies if wish to, it is right to dig deeper into the practice of vaginal/labial functional and aesthetic surgery. Is genital reconstruction tantamount ethically to rhinoplasty (nose jobs)? Are the genitalia off limits" to change and repair? Look at the conclusions of a round-table disussion regarding the issue one year ago:



Vulvar plastic surgery may be warranted only after counseling if it is still the patient's preference, provided that it is conducted in a safe manner and not solely for the purpose of performing surgery. Goodman MP, Bachmann G, Johnson C, Fourcroy JL, Goldstein A, Goldstein G, and Sklar S. Is elective vulvar plastic surgery ever warranted, and what screening should be done preoperatively? J Sex Med 2007;4:269–276.