WASHINGTON, DC — The American College Of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the largest national organization of medical doctors specializing in women’s health, released a statement last week opposing many cosmetic surgeries referred to as “designer vagina” surgeries, including labiaplasty, vaginal “rejuvenation” surgeries, G-spot sensitivity enhancing surgery, and “revirginization” surgeries.The ACOG opposes the many risks that these surgeries impose on women, such as permanent scarring, infection, and loss of clitoral and vaginal sensitivity. Additionally, the surgeries occasionally don’t work at all. The organization recommends a complete ban on the surgeries.
Women in the United States had an estimated $2.3 million dollars worth of these types of operations last year and the American Society Of Plastic Surgeons also opposes the operations, even though it is members of its own profession that perform the majority of the procedures.
Procedures often involve injecting collagen into vaginal walls as “rejuvenation,” trimming the labia back, or restoring the hymen in a fashion.
“It’s like getting a tummy tuck instead of going to the gym,” said Gail Wyatt, a certified sex therapist and clinical psychologist at the University of California, Los Angeles of the surgeries. Wyatt recommends Kegel exercises for women’s most common reason for seeking the surgical solution — loose vaginal muscles. Kegel exercises increase the strength of vaginal muscles and the pelvic floor when done regularly.
As for having a pussy that looks like the ones on the 19-year-olds in a Red Light District DVD, the ACOG said, “Patients who are anxious or insecure about their genital appearance may be further traumatized by undergoing an unproven surgical procedure with obvious risks.”
The surgeries can cost up to $5,500 for a G-spot revamp and according to ACOG, there are no studies detailing that the surgeries actually work.
Richard D’Amico, president-elect of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, echoed ACOG’s sentiments on that. He said potential positives of the operations, such as women experiencing newly-bought sexual confidence, wouldn’t justify operating until the safety of these surgeries has been properly studied.
“I do all kinds of aesthetic plastic surgery,” D’Amico said in a statement. “I don’t do these procedures.”
