Hymenoplasty is a surgical procedure to restore or recreate a new hymen that has been damaged. The hymen is a circular mucosal fold at the opening of the female vagina that is about 1 – 2 mm thick. The hymen is intact, and seeing red (hymenal bleeding) on the night of the wedding is virginal, showing the purity and flawlessness of a woman.
Although hymenoplasty has received a lot of criticism and opposition in recent years, the virginity complex is deeply rooted in people’s hearts due to the influence of thousands of years of feudalism in China. Hymen rupture for various reasons may cause serious psychological trauma to women, and hymen repair can restore women’s confidence and dignity to a certain extent.
1.Adapted and contraindicated groups
(1) Applicable groups: Those who have mild hymen rupture due to sexual intercourse, strenuous exercise, trauma, etc. and need repair.
(2) Contraindicated groups: those with inflammation of vulva and vagina, before menstruation, during menstruation and during pregnancy.
2.Pre-operative examination
(1) Gynecological examination: development of vulva, confirmation of hymen rupture and rupture site, presence of inflammation, eczema, morphology of adjacent organs, etc.
(2) Laboratory tests: routine blood count, coagulation, hepatitis B, electrocardiogram, and smear of secretion.
3.Pre-operative preparation
Vaginitis or vulvovaginitis should be excluded before the operation, and if there is any, it should be cured before the operation. The operation should be performed within 10 days after menstruation to before menstruation. Douching of the vagina and perineum should be started 2 days before surgery.
4.Surgical method
After surgical trimming of the hymenal fissure edge, direct suture, tile suture or vaginal mucosal flap repair can be used.
5.Post-operative treatment
(1) Sitting bath with 0.5% potassium permanganate solution 1-2 times a day for 10-15 minutes each time within 7 days after surgery.
(2) Take metronidazole orally for 3-5 days.
6.Caution
Before surgery
(1) Hymenoplasty avoid menstrual period, three days after menstruation to ten days before menstruation is better.
(2) Women with STD or vaginitis should be treated first before hymenoplasty.
(3) Hymenoplasty should not be performed during pregnancy.
(4) You will know if the hymen repair is satisfactory at the time of the surgery. The first night again will definitely be painful and bleed again with the rupture of the hymen.
After the surgery
(1) You need to take some medication routinely for a week after the hymenoplasty and wash your perineum with clean warm water (you can take a shower) every day to keep the area clean to prevent infection.
(2) half a month after hymenoplasty should try to avoid squatting, using a sitting or semi-squatting position when going to the toilet, and try not to separate the legs too much.
(3) After hymenoplasty, you should eat more fruits and other coarse fiber foods to avoid constipation.
(4) Do not ride a bicycle and other activities that increase the tension in the perineum within one month after hymenoplasty.
(5) After hymenoplasty, follow the doctor’s instructions to follow up on time to ensure the perfect results of the surgery.
7.Recovery time
Hymen repair surgery requires about a month of recovery, hymen repair surgery is generally two months before you can have intercourse, where the length of recovery time to determine according to the patient’s own situation, and if the proper post-operative care, recovery time will naturally be shortened accordingly, but if you do not pay attention to maintenance, causing some other unnecessary trouble, will affect the post-operative recovery time, these measures include You need to take some antibiotics routinely within one week after surgery to prevent infection. Try to avoid squatting, cycling and other activities that will increase the tension on the perineum for one month to two months after surgery. The perineum should be washed daily with clean, warm water for one week to maintain local cleanliness, etc. After hymenoplasty, a small amount of vaginal bleeding will usually occur during the first sexual intercourse.
8.Surgical success rate
The redness of the hymen has a certain relationship with the distribution of blood vessels on the hymen itself. The hymen itself is thin and has poor healing ability, and the wound in the perineum is easily contaminated by urine and feces. However, in order to increase the rate of seeing red for the first time, most recommend using simple sutures a week before intercourse, which is simple and effective.