Category: Body Plastic Surgery

Most people are rightly apprehensive about surgical procedures, with concerns about pain, potential complications, and how long it might take to recover. Such apprehension is typically heightened when it involves an intimate or sensitive part of the body. A case in point is labiaplasty, a procedure plastic surgeons perform on women to address vulva-related functional and/or aesthetic issues. The very idea of taking a scalpel to such an intimate and sensitive part of the body...

When people hear the term plastic surgery, popular procedures like the facelift, breast augmentation, and liposuction usually come to mind. Few people would first consider a procedure to correct the most intimate part of a woman’s body, the vagina, let alone know what the surgery is called. Yet, thousands of women undergo a labiaplasty every year for functional and/or aesthetic reasons.

If you’ve ever wondered what a labiaplasty is and why a woman might seek plastic surgery for the vaginal area, Dr. Andrew Bonett of Southwest Florida’s Naples Plastic Surgery is ready with the answers. As an award-winning board-certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Bonett specializes in performing labiaplasties in Naples, along with other delicate and complex procedures. Here is what he believes people should know about labiaplasty surgery and what benefits a woman might gain from getting...

Our bodies inevitably change as we age, but for many women, childbearing causes the most rapid and dramatic change in shape and appearance. Pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding can take a significant toll on a woman’s body, as marked by saggy skin, stretch marks, stubborn fat deposits, misshapen breasts, weakened abdominal muscles, and damaged connective tissues. Some women successfully recover their pre-pregnancy bodies through exercise and diet, but many fail to make...