clitoral reduction
Clitoral reduction is a procedure for reducing size and area of clitoris in order to improve aesthetics of vulva giving smooth, tight yet functional clitoris. Clitoral enlargement can be either present by birth or acquired later in life. This usually is not cause of concern unless patient begin to feel:
- Swelling that doesn’t go away within few days.
- Pain, redness, feeling of heat,
- Unusual vaginal discharge.
- Blisters on genitals.
- Itching
- Pain during urination.
- Reduced sexual pleasure.
- Procedure is most commonly done along with labioplasty,
Clitoral reduction is usually done under either local anesthesia with oral sedation or under general anesthesia.
The excess tissue is marked according to individual anatomy and excisions performed. There is risk of bleeding, hematoma(collection of blood), infection, under-resection or over-resection.
Patient will be discharged home on second postoperative day, return to daily activities at least after 10 days following procedure.
The patient will fell pain, discomfort and may require pain medications. Sexual intercourse cannot be engaged until forty-five days following the procedure.
Patient has higher satisfaction rate of over 90 percent, and usually no need of revision surgery.