Plastic and aesthetic changes in the shape and size of the breasts, lips and nose no longer surprise anyone. These beauty interventions have become widely available to many people. According to the American Association of Plastic Surgeons, the most current trend in the field of plastic surgery is reshaping the vagina. More and more women, worried about the shape, size and proportions of their labia, are resorting to surgical reduction. Labiaplasty is a plastic intervention that has gained enormous popularity in the last 10 years. Sometimes, after childbirth, the external genital organs – the labia, undergo changes that sometimes affect women’s self-esteem. Cases when changes such as hypertrophy of the labia are observed in young and nulliparous girls are not rare. Removal or correction of the labia minora is recommended when they are enlarged, flabby, visible above the labia majora and change in color – they become darker. In the past, this type of operation was performed as a reconstructive intervention in women who had a difficult and difficult birth accompanied by ruptures. Today, labiaplasty is performed primarily for aesthetic reasons and less often for medical reasons. The decision to take this step, however, may be the result of a wrong idea of ​​normal sizes, as well as mental deviations expressed in a wrong idea of ​​one’s own body, warn psychologists. Although it is most often done with local anesthesia and the recovery period is between a week and ten days, labiaplasty is still the operation carrying some risks, such as loss of sensitivity of the labia, infections due to improper hygiene after the manipulation, etc. . According to some psychologists, labiaplasty, performed out of vanity and not for medical reasons, is rather an indicator of the patient’s insecurity and a sense of inferiority. But what makes women resort to surgical correction? Some women report that the excessive size of their labia causes them not only worries, but also everyday discomfort, such as the inability to wear tight clothes or ride a bike, as well as anxiety about sexual contacts. For these objective reasons, they want their labia minora to be flat, without protruding above the labia majora, although such a protrusion is nothing unusual, experts explain. Surgeons report that their patients have even brought photographs to illustrate the desired sizes. However, doctors warn that most of these illustrations are computer-generated. So if your labia aren’t as perfect as the models in the magazines, there’s no need to worry. According to the authors, this type of operation would change the concept of the norm in the size of the genitals. They believe that the intervention of a surgeon should be resorted to only as a last resort.