Female genital plastic surgery has become an increasingly sought-after option for women seeking improvement in genital appearance, relief from discomfort, and increased sexual pleasure. These surgeries are a combination of gynecologic, plastic, and cosmetic procedures. Every year sees a higher demand for physicians properly trained and able to perform them.

This unique text from the acknowledged experts in the field covers;

Examining the issues from individual patients perspectives, it is written in an academic but easy-to-read style with understandable and unambiguous drawings and photographs. It contains a step-by-step surgical approach, how to best select the right surgical candidates, how to treat this select group of patients, the sexual issues involved, how to individualize techniques for each specific patient, how to deal with criticism from colleagues or journalists, psychosexual issues, and patient protection.

Michael P Goodman, MD, FACOG, Medical Director, Caring For Women Wellness Center, Davis, CA, USA.

List of contributors, vi

Preface, vii

Acknowledgments, viii

1 Introduction, 1Michael P. Goodman

2 Genital plastics: the history of development, 3Michael P. Goodman

3 Anatomic considerations, 9Orawee Chinthakanan, Robert D. Moore, and John R. Miklos

4 Definitions, 25Michael P. Goodman

5 Philosophy, rationale, and patient selection, 31Michael P. Goodman

6 Ethical considerations of female genital plastic cosmetic surgery, 39Andrew T. Goldstein and Sarah L. Jutrzonka

7 Patient protection and preoperative assessment, 45Michael P. Goodman

8 Surgical procedures I: vulva and mons pubis, 51Michael P. Goodman, with contributions from David Matlock, Alex Simopoulos, Bernard H. Stern, and Otto J. Placik

9 Surgical procedures II: perineoplasty, vaginoplasty, colpoperineoplasty (vaginal rejuvenation), 88Robert D. Moore, John R. Miklos, and Orawee Chinthakanan

10 The biomechanics and physiology of clitoral and vaginally activated orgasm: impact of vaginal tightening operations, 102Michael P. Goodman

11 The Gspot, 108Dudley Robinson and Linda Cardozo

12 Postoperative care, 112Michael P. Goodman

13 Aesthetic maletofemale transsexual surgery, 120Marci Bowers

14 Anesthetic choices and officebased surgery, 131Michael P. Goodman

15 Nonsurgical cosmetic vulvovaginal procedures, 138Gustavo Leibaschoff and Pablo Gonzalez Isaza

16 Surgical risks and untoward outcomes, 154Otto J. Placik

17 Revisions and reoperations, 186Michael P. Goodman

18 Psychosexual issues, 200Michael P. Goodman

19 Outcomes, 206Michael P. Goodman

20 Pearls for practice, 212Michael P. Goodman

21 Standards of care, 215Michael P. Goodman

Index, 222