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2013 in Plastic Surgery: Year of the Butt and Labiaplasty?

Friday, February 28th, 2014

Last year was the Year of the Butt.

According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, there was a 58% increase in buttock enhancement surgery in 2013 compared to the year before. This operation had the largest gains of all cosmetic procedures for the year.

So why are so many Americans undergoing surgery to enhance their derrieres?

I believe the answer lies with the media, both broadcast and social. Plastic surgeons are seeing more and more women who want the backsides of various stars. While I don’t hear Jennifer Lopez’s name much anymore, other stars with ample behinds have taken her place.

Ratings for her reality show may be declining, but Kim Kardashian is still the poster child for a large and shapely backside. In fact, a recent butt selfie (also known as a “belfie”) on Instagram went viral with over 1 million admirers “liking” it. Beyonce’s skimpy outfit at the Grammy Awards this year displayed her well-rounded tush for all to see and admire. And Internet sensation Jen Selter’s nearly impossibly round and smooth bottom is quickly becoming the most requested rear end of all. In fact, one of my patients even dubbed it the “Eighth Wonder Of The World.”

It’s not easy to get curves like theirs. The most common type of buttock enhancement, called the “Brazilian Butt Lift,” involves liposuctioning fat from the thighs or hips, purifying it, and then re-injecting it into the buttocks.

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Anthony Weiner’s Ex-Sexting Partner Auctions Her Labia On eBay

Monday, January 6th, 2014

This is a truly bizarre story.  Former New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner’s ex-sexting partner, Sydney Leathers, has just placed her actual labia for auction on eBay, with bids starting at $1000.   Leathers recently underwent labiaplasty surgery by a Los Angeles plastic surgeon, and by the sounds of it, requested that she keep her labia to sell.  Gross!

If you are interested in getting a “piece of history,” you can check out her auction at eBay HERE.  Warning: the auction photo shows the snipped off skin in a specimen cup.

I occasionally have patients ask to keep their breast implants that I’ve taken out of them.  One patient even sold her old implants at auction for over $20,000.  That said, I’ve never had a patient request to take actual tissue home with her or him.  That would just be too strange for me.  Reminds me of the Governor in the Walking Dead.

Photo credit: prphotos.com

 

Gynecologists Alarmed By Female Genital Plastic Surgery

Monday, August 27th, 2012

There is an interesting article on Yahoo News about the current trend in female genital plastic surgery.  From the article:

Female genital cosmetic surgery is a small segment of the U.S. plastic surgery market, but it is growing, with thousands of women estimated to undergo such procedures every year. That growth comes despite a warning from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), in a 2007 notice to member physicians, that strongly questioned the medical validity and safety of female genital cosmetic surgery. Earlier this year the group debated the trend at its annual meeting in San Diego.

“None of these procedures have proven effectiveness, and there is potential for harm,” Dr. Cheryl Iglesia, a Washington, D.C., gynecologist and former ACOG committee member, wrote in an editorial published in the June issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology. “Women are being misled or are confused about what is normal,” she wrote — and about what constitutes a condition that can actually be helped through treatment.

Critics say the trend is the latest service aimed at women pursuing an impossible ideal of physical perfection, hyped by Internet pornography and advertising by surgeons who may not explain all the risks, such as infections, scarring, pain and the loss of the very sensations some patients seek to enhance.

More than 2,140 U.S. women underwent “vaginal rejuvenation” last year, according to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. The International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons put the U.S. total at nearly 5,200 in 2010. Experts note such figures do not include the many procedures done by gynecologists.

ACOG not only points to the risks of genital surgery but also emphasizes that female sexual response is driven by psychological factors rather than genital appearance. The group has asked its members to be aware of how they might unwittingly influence a patient to consider surgery.

In practices across the country, doctors say more women, from teenagers to those in their late 70s, want to discuss the procedures, which can cost between $2,500 and $12,000 and are usually not covered by insurance.

There are many types of female genital surgery, and because of the sensitive nature of the topic, most news shows don’t readily discuss it.  The most common procedure, labiaplasty, entails removing excess labia minora skin.  This can help people who have rubbing, chaffing, or problems with the skin getting pinched in the vagina during intercourse.  It’s an established procedure that is becoming more and more mainstream.

Other female genital procedures are more controversial.  Vaginal rejuvenation (or tightening of the vagina), is performed either by removing the excess vaginal wall or using a laser to cause it to contract.

G spot amplification is another controversial procedure that has gotten a good amount of press (I spoke about it on Fox News at one point), but no large scale scientific studies have validated its effectiveness.

Hymen reconstruction is performed in women who want (need) to appear to be a virgin, typically on their wedding night.  I’ve never done this procedure, but it’s supposedly more common in certain Middle Eastern cultures.

If you are considering any of these procedures, I encourage you to do your homework.  There are some very reputable board-certified plastic surgeons who do this (like Dr. Gary Alter from Dr. 90210), but a lot more doctors who are just dabbling in it.

But don’t call me for female genital plastic surgery.

I have absolutely no desire to take a scalpel to a woman’s genitals.

I’d rather just take the day off and play some hoop.