title: Aesthetic practice of labial reduction.
abstract: As aesthetic labial reduction is becoming a more common practice, it is necessary to look at the state of the science, what we know, and, more importantly, what we do not know about this practice. This article reviews the literature to date on labial reduction and describes the concerns related to the lack of understanding of the outcomes associated with this procedure.
authors.affiliation: University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA. wlikes@utmem.edu
authors.forename: Wendy M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Likes
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sideri
authors.forename: Hope
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Haefner
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cunningham
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Albani
mesh_terms: D001828:Body Image; D003075:Coitus / Q000502:physiology; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D005836:Genitalia, Female / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000523:psychology / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000523:psychology / Q000639:trends