Vulva Rejuvenation (Labia Majora Augmentation)
In recent years Hyaluronic Acid (HA) based dermal fillers, most commonly used as a volumizing and hydrating agent for the face, have been applied to different indications including genital enhancement in both males and females. This has led to innovations in techniques and indication-specific products becoming available.
More recently, woman have become more vocal in their concerns about laxity and volume loss in their labial and vaginal region, as well as the problems they experience with vaginal dryness due to inadequate labial structural support. Such complaints are clearly not all about having a ‘designer vagina’, but more about alleviating pain, discomfort or a lack of sensation in the region.
Many women today are seeking Labia Majora Augmentation. They want to improve the contours of their labia by increasing the size, enhancing the shape and improving firmness. Similar to improving volume in the face, as with a “liquid facelift”, we are now able to rejuvenate the Labia Majora by adding volume.
Hyaluronic Acid Cosmetic Fillers can thus be used to plump up where volume is lacking, to enhance the look, increase any discomfort caused by the volume loss and aid the maintenance of vaginal hydration.
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy is another procedure which may be used to rejuvenate the external vaginal tissues. PRP involves taking a sample of the client’s own blood, spinning it in a centrifuge to separate the various constituents of the blood, discarding the red blood cells and using the thin layer of platelets and growth factors to reinject back into the individual in the desired location. The aim being, to stimulate collagen synthesis and the growth of new healthy tissue.
Polydioxanone (PDO) Threads are also used in the labia majora for tissue tightening and collagen stimulation. This enhancement is said to be preferable for some clients, in place of the use of injectable fillers, where such augmentation would increase visibility and prominence through tight clothing (potentially causing the ‘camel toe’ effect). The use of surgical sutures is of course nothing new in this area, as they are used commonly in the practice of an episiotomy – where the perineum is repaired through placement of dissolving suture threads after childbirth.