Vulvoplasty is a plastic surgery procedure for altering or reconstructing the vulva.

Surgery

Women

Women with congenital disorders or women post-vulvectomy or with genital trauma may receive vulvoplasty for medical reasons.

Women who experience discomfort on her vulva may also receive vulvoplasty.

Sex reassignment surgery

Further information: Sex reassignment surgery (male-to-female)

In sex reassignment surgery, some male-to-female transgender patients receive vulvoplasty without vaginoplasty to reconstruct exterior of female genitalia.[1]

References

  1. ^ Bellringer 2017, p. 249.
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