Labial Tear Labiaplasty
Cosmetic Vaginal Surgery

Labial tears are best repaired using a type of labiaplasty which is defined as plastic surgery on the labia.

This is an 18-year-old female who comes to Miklos and Moore Urogynecology for cosmetic repair of a torn labia. Her tear did not occur with childbirth like many women but instead due to a childhood injury while playing. She injured her labia while on a playground swing. Many patients complain of similar injuries from bicycle accidents or running alongside a pool and one leg slip into the pool and the other remains on the pool deck.

This patient has seen more than a half dozen doctors including obstetricians, gynecologists and cosmetic and plastic surgeons and none of these surgeons had any experience repairing such a tear. (Figure 1)

Figure 1: Torn right (patient’s right side) labia minora

She finally saw Dr’s Miklos & Moore and they recommended a labia revision surgery and gave her two options including: removing the torn portion or revising the torn portion to give her better symmetry to opposite labia. She chose a revision labiaplasty to make them appear symmetrical. (Figure 2)

Figure 2: Before and After labiaplasty for labial tear

The patients post op results were successful as the patient was very happy with the results of her labial tear repair. As explained to the patient the slight lumpiness of the repair would most likely resolve over the next 6 months but if it did not it could be improved with a 2nd simple revision requiring a reduction of the bump.