Cosmetic gynaecology articles

Comparison

Labiaplasty vs Vaginoplasty: What Is the Difference?

Labiaplasty vs vaginoplasty: what each operation treats, how recovery compares, where vaginal rejuvenation fits in, and how to tell which one you need.

12 min read

Can You Have a Tummy Tuck and Labiaplasty at the Same Time?

Can you have a tummy tuck and labiaplasty at the same time? The risks and benefits of combining, mummy makeover with labiaplasty, and when staging is safer.

11 min read

What Does It Feel Like After Vaginoplasty? Results, Reviews and Sex After Surgery

What vaginoplasty reviews and studies say: how vaginal tightening feels in recovery and once healed, sex and sensation afterwards, and is it worth it.

11 min read

Should You Wait Until You Are Done Having Children to Get a Vaginoplasty?

Should you wait until your family is complete before vaginoplasty? Pregnancy and birth after vaginal tightening, how long to wait after a baby and options.

10 min read

Cost guide

How Much Does Labiaplasty Cost in the UK? 2026 London Prices

How much is a labiaplasty in the UK? See 2026 London prices for labia minora, labia majora and clitoral hood reduction, what's included and finance options.

17 min read

How Soon Can I Have Sex After Labiaplasty?

How soon can you have sex after labiaplasty? Why we advise six weeks, what counts as sex in recovery, the first time after, and how labiaplasty affects sex.

12 min read

Non-Surgical Labiaplasty: Can You Reduce Labia Without Surgery?

Can you reduce labia without surgery? What non-surgical labiaplasty, laser and radiofrequency can and cannot do, and when surgery is the only option.

13 min read

Is Labiaplasty Painful? Pain During and After Labia Reduction

Is labiaplasty painful? What you feel during surgery under local anaesthetic, sedation or TIVA, how pain after labiaplasty eases, and how it is managed.

12 min read

Recovery

Labiaplasty Stitches: Dissolving, Opening and Aftercare

Labiaplasty stitches are dissolvable and usually go in three to four weeks. What is normal, why stitches open or come out early, and how to care for them.

12 min read

Labiaplasty Swelling: How Long It Lasts and How to Reduce It

How long does labiaplasty swelling last? The day-by-day timeline, why one side can swell more, bruising, and simple ways to reduce swelling at home.

12 min read

Recovery

Labiaplasty Recovery: Week-by-Week Healing and Aftercare

Labiaplasty recovery time explained: swelling, pain, itching and hygiene, plus when to return to work, exercise, sex and tampons after labia reduction.

17 min read

Can Labiaplasty Get Rid of Camel Toe?

Can labiaplasty get rid of camel toe? Why a camel toe happens, simple fixes, and when a mons lift, labia majora reduction or labiaplasty can reduce it.

11 min read

Vaginal Atrophy Treatment: From Moisturisers to Vaginal Oestrogen and Laser

Vaginal atrophy treatment explained: moisturisers, lubricants and vaginal oestrogen first, then laser, with honest evidence on what works after menopause.

13 min read

What Causes Urinary Incontinence in Women? Types, Symptoms and Treatment

What causes urinary incontinence in women? Stress, urge and mixed types, leaking and prolapse after childbirth, pelvic floor symptoms and first treatments.

15 min read

Vagina After Weight Loss: What Changes and What Can Help

What happens to your vagina after weight loss: why the labia and mons sag, whether losing weight makes you tighter, and the treatments that can help.

12 min read

Mummy Vagina: Vaginal Changes After Childbirth and Treatment Options

Mummy vagina explained: how the vagina changes after childbirth, what recovers on its own, and adding labiaplasty or vaginoplasty to a mummy makeover.

10 min read

Shrinking Labia: Why the Labia Get Smaller and What Helps

Why do labia shrink? How the menopause, lichen sclerosus and breastfeeding make labia minora smaller, when to see a doctor and which treatments really help.

12 min read

Loose Vagina: Facts and Myths About Vaginal Laxity

Can a vagina become loose? What really causes vaginal laxity after childbirth and menopause, why sex is not to blame, and which treatments have evidence.

16 min read

Does Sex Cause Elongated Labia?

Does sex cause elongated labia? No. Learn what really causes long or stretched labia minora, what labia stretching is, and when long labia can be treated.

12 min read

Comparison

Trim vs Wedge Labiaplasty: Types of Labiaplasty Explained

Trim vs wedge labiaplasty explained: how each technique works, results, wedge dehiscence risk, de-epithelialisation, curvilinear and which type suits you.

14 min read

Should I Get Labiaplasty Before or After Pregnancy?

Labiaplasty before or after pregnancy? Whether it affects childbirth, how soon after giving birth to have it, breastfeeding, and what a later birth means.

11 min read

Does Labiaplasty Affect Sensation, Sex and Orgasm?

Does labiaplasty cause loss of sensation? What studies show about feeling, sex and orgasm after labia reduction, the real risks and how nerves are spared.

13 min read

Can I Get a Labiaplasty on the NHS?

NHS labiaplasty is available only in limited clinical circumstances. Learn the criteria, why most requests are declined, and what private care involves.

13 min read

Labial Hypertrophy: What Causes Big Labia?

Big labia are usually a normal variation. What labial hypertrophy is, what causes large labia minora, when they cause problems and how they are treated.

13 min read