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Labia Majora Smile Lift™

Labia Majora Smile Lift™

Vaginal and Labial Design Surgeon Michael Goodman MD has developed a new minimally invasive one-time surgical procedure to elevate the labia majora “sag” that many women experience as they age. Trademarked as the “Labia Majora Smile Lift™” this one-time and done labiaplasty surgery involves a “smile-shaped” small horizontal incision mid-labia, to “pull up” the labial […]

Labiaplasty Costs

Are you contemplating a labial reduction and remodeling (aka Labiaplasty)? How much will it cost you? Do you have health insurance and if so, will your insurance pay for your surgery? Where will it be performed, in the Hospital or Surgical Center? Or the surgeon’s office? Plastic Surgeons do not like to talk about fees […]

Some Final Thoughts on Aesthetic Genital Modification: Labiaplasty, Vaginoplasty, and “Vaginal Rejuvenation…”

Now that I have decided, on the 50th anniversary of opening my practice of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility in June of 1972, and on the 25th anniversary of my foray into the world of Intimate Plastic Surgery with a labiaplasty in 1997, to “…hang up my scalpel,” I thought I would regale you with reflections […]

What is a Vaginal Tightening Procedure?

By Jennifer Werner

What is a Vaginal Tightening Procedure?

Straight answers to a straightforward question Have you had a baby (or several?) Sex isn’t the same: loose, lax, less friction, opening sags and looks “..old.” Are you less able to orgasm with gusto? Thinking of a procedure to “…make things better?” Are you confused over the words “Vaginal Rejuvenation; “Vaginoplasty;” Vaginal Reconstruction;” Perineoplasty;” Laser […]

The State of California, and other states, now require Health Care Practitioners to divulge any relationships they may have with Industry (payments; discounts for using their products; discounts for promoting their products, paid speaking engagements, etc.) This is called “Disclosure,” and is now (in addition to being ethically proper) required by the State Medical Board.

Consumers should look for such a statement on either their Provider’s website and/or on a statement prominently displayed in their office. This is especially important for novel treatments and therapies, especially in the “Cosmetic” arena, where many touted therapies are not evidence-based, and where the practitioner is reimbursed by the company whose product is touted or recommended to patients. Practitioners without such a statement may be reported to their state’s Medical Board.

Dr. Michael P Goodman receives no financial or “in-kind” reimbursements, or discounts from, “Industry” or any company producing the products he utilizes in his practice.

What is the new “Labia Majora Smile Lift™” and what does it accomplish?

Labia Majora Smile Lift™, is a brand new minor surgical procedure designed and brought to market by renowned genital plastic/Cosmetic surgeon, Dr. Michael Goodman. Based on the so-called “double hockey-stick” labia majora incision first described by Polish surgeon Dr. Dawid Serafin, it is an inexpensive, easy-to-recover-from procedure where a horizontal “chevron-shaped” portion of labial skin […]

The Very Latest About Revision Surgery for Botched Labiaplasty

How Do “Botches” Happen? Medically termed “Unintended Avoidable Female Genital Mutilation” and nick-named “Botched Labiaplasty,” these unintended outcomes are becoming much more frequent as well-intentioned Ob/Gyn surgeons, too uninformed to know what they do not know, sail into the uncharted waters of female genital plastic and cosmetic surgery. Not entirely to blame, these Ob/Gyns, who […]

Dr. Goodman was recently asked by Foad Nahai, MD, the Editor of the Aesthetic Surgery Journal, one of the top Plastic Surgery journals, to comment on a recently accepted and fascinating article entitled “Labiaplasty: The Stigma Persists,” original research which discussed women’s negative attitudes regarding their genitalia, as compared with breasts and other areas of their bodies.
Dr. Goodman’s insightful commentary will be of interest to all women, especially those considering female genital plastic/cosmetic surgery. For the free Full Text of Dr. Goodman’s Commentary, click here. For an Abstract of the original article, click here.