Doctors Say Demand For 'Designer Vagina' Surgery Rising

Doctors say rising numbers of women in Britain are asking for cosmetic surgery on their genitals.

Writing in the British Medical Journal, they say the number of "labial reductions" carried out in hospitals had doubled to 800 a year over five years.

"More and more women are said to be troubled by the shape, size or proportions of their vulvas", write Doctors Lih Mei Liao and Sarah Creighton from a London Institute for Women's Health.

They believe articles in women's magazines about "designer vaginas", the rising popularity of cosmetic surgery and promotion by private health clinics were all fuelling demand.

Liao said research was needed into whether surgery was bringing "long-term benefits" to patients, before the health service started routinely offering the cosmetic procedure.

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