Vaginal Laser Surgery
A Los Angeles plastic surgeon has pioneered laser surgery for vaginas, aimed at enhancing sexual
sensation after childbirth or simply improving its aesthetic appeal. Many journalists have covered the
story, some treating the subject seriously and others taking a "news of the weird" perspective.
ARTICLES
Stefanie Ramp investigates the new frontier in plastic surgery: "laser vaginal rejuvenation." Or perhaps you'd be interested in the "designer laser vaginoplasty"? Westchester County Weekly (Sep 2000)
Cathy Stapells profiles a Toronto doctor who performs vaginal cosmetic surgery procedures known as labiaplasty and vaginal tightening.
Canoe
Debra Ollivier looks at the new surgical techniques of Laser Vaginal Rejuvenation, innovated by a Los Angeles-based gynecologist. Adapted from a procedure designed to relieve incontinence following childbirth, the LVR technique aims to retighten the vagina and thus enhance sexual sensation. Ollivier sympathetically profiles some women who explain their motivations for having the procedure, but also quotes some vehement critics of the trend.
Salon (Nov 2000)
Pamela Timms discusses the new cultural visibility of vaginas in the course of reviewing a Channel 4 documentary on vaginal plastic surgery.
Sunday Herald
