Reduction labioplasty in adolescents.
OBJECTIVE
To look at the presentation and management of labial hypertrophy in 2 young adolescents.


METHODS
Case report


RESULTS
We present two cases, a 10-year-old girl with concerns regarding a hypertrophied labia minora and a 12-year-old girl with spina bifida and difficulty in performing intermittent catheterization because of the hypertrophied labia. We discuss a simple technique for reduction labioplasty and the different surgical options.


CONCLUSIONS
Hypertrophy of one or both labia minora can lead to functional, social, esthetic and sexual problems in females of all ages. As the age of sexual awareness and activity gets younger we can expect more presentations of this problem in the pediatric population. Many girls with spina bifida may also present with problems due to the hypertrophied labia. As pediatric surgeons are called upon to deal with adolescent gynecology we need to be competent in managing this condition.
Waikato Hospital, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Amiria
A
Lynch
Mohan
M
Marulaiah
Udaya
U
Samarakkody
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000601:surgery; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D001750:Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic / Q000150:complications; D014844:Vulva / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*