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Labiaplasty... we need to discourage genital plastic surgery!A couple of months ago I wrote a health article for For The Girls about plastic surgery on the genitals. In the course of that I read about how these plastic surgeons are encouraging women to think their normal genitalia are in fact deformed. And then they're happily slicing off perfectly good labia for a huge fee. These people are playing on the insecurities and ignorance of many women, and it upsets me that a woman would be referred to one of these people without at least a word of warning. Heather Corinna has recently posted a long essay on why labiaplasty is a feminist issue. She puts the arguments against genital plastic surgery very well so I won't repeat them here. After so many years of women worrying about the size of their breasts, the shape of their face, their bellies, their skin and their hair, it's just dreadful that now they're being encouraged to believe that another normal part of their anatomy is not up to scratch. And as usual, they will be doing it to please men. Masturbation pioneer Betty Dodson has spent years trying to get women to understand what a normal vulva looks like. She caused an uproar in the 70s with her masturbation workshops and genital art, but her work helped women to accept themselves. How tragic that today so many women remain ignorant of their bodies and are thus prey to unscrupulous doctors looking to make a quick buck. Yes, there are women out there who have abnormally large labia, however they are a very small part of the population. Most women have highly individual genitals, and it's simply a matter of the woman knowing and accepting herself - and demanding that men accept her that way too. Otherwise, it may be time for women to start complaining to their men about how untidy their scrotum is. I mean, really, it's far too wrinkly and hairy... a nip and tuck combined with a Brazilian wax should fix that up nicely, don't you think? I'll say it again: Labiaplasty for cosmetic reasons needs to be strongly discouraged. Posted: Wednesday 1st December 2004, 9:20 PM Back to the Blog
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