Current trends in vaginal labioplasty: A survey of plastic surgeons

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 125-134

  Mirzabeigi, Michael N ^a   Moore Jr , John H ^b   Mericli, Alexander F ^b   Bucciarelli, Peter ^b   Jandali, Shareef ^a   Valerio, Ian L ^c   Stofman, Guy M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

labia minora hypertrophy; labia minora reduction; labiaplasty; Labioplasty; straight line; vaginal rejuvenation; wedge resection

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REOPERATION; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS; VULVA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; REOPERATION; SELF REPORT; SURGERY, PLASTIC; VULVA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856589496     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e31820d6867     Document Type: Review

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