With the continuous improvement of people’s living standards, beauty seekers have higher and higher requirements for beauty, and they are not only limited to the demand for facial, breast and body plastic surgery, but more and more women have started to receive intimate plastic surgery. More and more women have started to undergo intimate surgery. Labia minora reduction, as a way to pursue health, beauty and pleasure, has become more and more popular among women. Before we start today’s formal science let’s take a look at the structure of intimate. I. What is labia minora? Labia minora is a pair of fan-shaped skin and mucous membrane tissues on the inner side of the labia majora, which is one of the components of our female sexual organs. It is the second portal that protects the vagina and the urethra. It is usually 4 to 5 cm in length and about 0.5 to 1 cm in width. Common forms of labia minora There are three main forms as shown in the figure below (triangle is the clitoral foreskin form), of which the willow leaf shape is considered to be the standard labia minora form. The role of labia minora is to keep the vagina clean, prevent gynecological inflammation, prevent foreign bacteria from entering and keep the vaginal opening moist. Fourth, who should have labia minora reduction plastic surgery? Some people have labia minora exposed to the labia majora, or the two labia are extremely unequal in size, which can cause many adverse effects on work and life. We all know that labia minora hypertrophy refers to the phenomenon of diffuse enlargement of labia minora bilaterally or on one side due to congenital factors, increased androgens, continuous local pulling, inflammatory stimulation, etc. One of the causes of labia minora hypertrophy is congenital and the other is acquired. The congenital cause is the hypertrophy of labia minora that occurs due to overdevelopment of labia minora. Acquired causes are mostly due to localized, long-term chronic irritation or continuous friction. I recommend labia minora reduction surgery when you have the following conditions: 1. friction caused by exercise, uncomfortable or even painful strangulation of the intimate area; 2. urine direction is skewed when urinating, and you may wet your pants if you are not careful; 3. something gets involved in the vagina during intimate acts with your significant other, and it is painful to pull; 4. gynecological inflammation such as vulvovaginal inflammation or vaginitis because of labia minora hypertrophy, and the private area is prone to breeding bacteria The labia minora are part of the aesthetic symbols of the human body and are simply needed for aesthetic reasons. V. Aesthetic standards of labia minora Golden ratio: bottom edge length of labia minora: clitoral foreskin length = 1.618:1; lower oblique edge of labia minora: upper oblique edge of labia minora = 1.618:1 From an aesthetic point of view, the aesthetic perception of women’s labia minora size varies slightly from country to country: Korean experts believe that the width of labia minora is 6-7mm is more beautiful; European and American experts believe that 15-20mm is more aesthetically pleasing; while domestic experts believe that the width of labia minora is 8-15mm. experts believe that a width of 8-15mm is appropriate. Therefore, from the point of view of cosmetic surgery, the width of labia minora should be about 10mm, but of course, it can be increased or decreased according to individual preferences. According to the degree of protrusion of labia minora from labia majora, labia minora hypertrophy is divided into three degrees. We can determine whether we need labiaplasty according to the chart below. Six, labia minora plastic surgery The most common labia minora plastic surgery methods are the following six, of which the use rate of A and D is higher. A edge excision method B jagged edge excision method C upper wedge excision method D lower wedge excision method E and F are methods of epidermal removal method If you have troubles caused by the existence of labia minora hypertrophy, I do recommend surgical correction, after the surgery not only can make the labia minora aesthetics greatly improved, at the same time can let women harvest health and confidence.