A one and a half year old baby’s labia minora will heal in about 5 to 7 days after the labia minora separation surgery.
Adhesion of labia minora in one and a half year old babies is usually due to local estrogen deficiency or local inflammation causing adhesion.
1. Estrogen deficiency: this can lead to mild adhesions, using a blunt separation method, which can be easily separated by Vinzel’s tweezers, or sterilized cotton swabs, and then topical estrogen ointment can be applied to prevent adhesions.
2. local inflammation: after separation, if the local skin is broken, need to disinfect the treatment, use antibiotic ointment, such as erythromycin ointment, if the inflammation is more serious, if necessary, you can give the child antibiotics systemic treatment, such as cephalosporin antibiotics can be used.
After the separation of the labia minora of a 1.5 year old baby, it must be under the close attention of the parents, once the problem is found, go to the hospital as soon as possible, by the doctor according to the specific condition, to formulate an individualized diagnosis and treatment plan, so as not to delay the condition.