Vaginal Tightening

As a result of aging, and especially following childbirth, many women find that their vaginal muscles have weakened and stretched. This can make intercourse feel less pleasurable for both the woman and her partner. A vaginoplasty can help you regain the sexual pleasure in your love life by tightening up the muscles in your vagina.

What is Vaginal Tightening?

You will be placed under general anesthesia or local sedation. The surgery normally takes less than one hour. The vaginal opening will also be tightened. All incisions are then closed with dissolvable threads. This ensures that our Maharashtra and other cities vaginal tightening patients do not have to attend the clinic to have sutures removed at a later date.

The Best Candidates for Vaginal Tightening

The best vaginoplasty candidates are women who have found that intercourse has become less pleasurable due to the stretching of their vaginal muscles. Women who are currently pregnant or who are trying to get pregnant are not good candidates for this surgery.

Preparing for Vaginal Tightening

At The Plastic Surgery Clinic, we understand that discussing vaginoplasty to be difficult. Dr. Manoj Bachhav will take your concerns seriously, and will treat you with kindness, consideration, and dignity, as we do with all of our vaginal tightening patients. If you feel more comfortable with a female nurse, we will gladly ensure that one is present during your consultation.

You will be given full instructions on how to prepare for your vaginoplasty surgery and will require a gynecological examination and pregnancy test.

Vaginal Tightening Recovery

Following your surgery, you will need to gently wash the area with soap and water regularly. There will be slight swelling and bruising for 2-4 weeks. Some pain may be present for approximately one week following the surgery, but there is generally very little pain associated with this operation. A prescription for pain medication and antibiotics is given to all of our patients prior to their surgery to assist with the pain and to prevent any infection.

You should refrain from any vaginal insertion for 6 weeks, including intercourse and tampons. This will allow the incisions to heal completely and prevent any reopening. You should also avoid heavy lifting and exerting too greatly while defecating as this may negatively affect your healing. The sutures will dissolve and come out on their own.

You should be able to return to work one week after surgery and resume a light exercise routine. Avoid heavy lifting or strenuous exercise for 4-6 weeks.

Vaginal Tightening Risks & Complications

Every operation has risks and potential complications. Fortunately, the vast majority of patients who undergo vaginoplasty have no problems with their surgery and are extremely happy with their results. Risks are rare but when they do occur additional medications or even surgery may be required. Such risks include infection, bleeding, scarring, pain with intercourse, and deformity. The surgery can result in intercourse that is painful. Most of our vaginal tightening patients, however, never experience these risks.

Please keep in mind that at The Plastic Surgery Clinic, we will fix any problem or treat any complication for free. If you have an unsatisfactory result and we think additional surgery will help solve the issue, we will perform the surgery for free.

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You will notice a difference right after your vaginoplasty. The vaginal canal should be much tighter. After you have healed fully, about six weeks after surgery, intercourse should be much more pleasurable for both you and your partner.

Cost of Vaginal Tightening

Vaginal tightening can be a stressful surgery for women to mentally and emotionally prepare for, but the reward from it can be life-changing. We would like to help you achieve your goal, which is why we have complimentary consultations and financing options available to help you make the most of who you are. Vaginal tightening is not normally covered by provincial health care or corporate benefits, but in your complimentary consultation our expert plastic surgeons will outline the details of the surgery with you and give you an accurate estimate of the cost. Every person is different, so every surgery is different, and this is why we don’t have a one-size-fits-all cost for the procedure.

What does a vaginoplasty do?

A vaginoplasty brings the separated muscles together, and the extra mucosa skin from the back side of the vagina is removed. The external skin can also be removed for a more aesthetic appearance.

Anesthesia for a vaginoplasty

While a vaginoplasty can be done under local anesthesia, many opt to have it done under general anesthesia.

Preparing for a vaginoplasty

Patients are asked to do a bowel prep prior to surgery.

Vaginoplasty procedure

Once the amount of tightening to be done is determined, a pie-shaped wedge is marked to delineate the extra skin to be removed from inside the vagina. Beneath the skin, the tissues are tightened with strong sutures. Once the vaginal canal has been tightened, the mucosal skin is sutured closed. If there is external skin that protrudes, this can be reduced as well for a more aesthetic result.

What are the risks of a vaginoplasty?

Risks from vaginoplasty include infection, bleeding, pain, along with rare complications.

Recovering from a vaginoplasty

Patients may have one to two weeks of downtime. They may feel a deep ache for the first few days, and there is no tampon use or intercourse for eight weeks. Depending on the amount of tightening performed, some patients may be instructed to use dilators.

What are the results of a vaginoplasty?

This procedure typically results in a tighter vaginal canal, which can help enhance sexual satisfaction.