"I've been doing this over 13 years, and it has become much more popular," said
Robert Rho, a plastic surgeon at the Labiaplasty Master Surgery Center of New
York.
"We're doing more cases in recent years. There's been more exposure in the
media, so people are more aware of the surgery."
Patients who sought genitoplasty "uniformly" wanted their vulvas to be flat and
with no protrusion, similar to the prepubescent look of girls in Western
fashion ads, pornography and on genitoplasty web sites.
"Not unlike presenting for a haircut at a salon, women often brought along
images to illustrate the desired appearance," say Creighton. "The
illustrations, usually from advertisements or pornography, are always selective
and possibly digitally altered."
More studies are needed to determine if vaginal surgery offers any long term
benefits for women.
The report is published in the British Medical Journal Porn Influencing Women
To Have Demand for 'Designer Vagina' Surgery.
