title: Cosmetic Labiaplasty in an Adolescent Population.
abstract: Labiaplasty (defined as the surgical reduction of the labia minora) is the most common procedure under the umbrella of female genital cosmetic surgery with the prevalence increasing over the past 10-15 years. However, the concept of labial hypertrophy holds an arbitrary definition, with no research into labial size undertaken within the pediatric and adolescent populations. Under the tenets of medical ethics there is acceptance of the need to avoid harm and so, for reasons to be outlined, performance of labiaplasty in children and adolescents should be avoided. This Mini-Review does not extend to pathological conditions that affect the labia minora.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Practice, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia. Electronic address: sean@runacres.co.
authors.forename: Sean A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Runacres
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rockingham Wing, Kettering General Hospital, Kettering, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Paul L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Wood
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000295:Adolescent Medicine / Q000941:ethics* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000941:ethics* / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000601:surgery; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000941:ethics* / Q000379:methods; D014844:Vulva / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Female adolescent; Labia minora; Labial hypertrophy; Labiaplasty; Surgery: Cosmetic; Vulva