Labia minora reduction surgery: Curved linear resection.
In many instances, thorns or stitches are used to hold together the two sides of the
labia, and the legs are bound to prevent movement for up to 40 days.
Caption: Figure 1: (a) Vulvar swelling and shallow "kissing" ulcers with necrotic debris and sharply demarcated borders, 2 mm-20 mm diameter, on
labia minora and majora.
Upon presentation at our hospital, there was a 7x4-cm hard mass at the right
labia majora extending to the right groin area.
About 2 cm incision was made on the fused
labia to create opening (Fig.
Complete shaving and shaving only the
labia majora were correlated to the occurrence of dysplasia and cancer more frequently than those who did not perform this extent of shaving.
Palpable mass in the
labia majora may be bowel hernia, A lymph node, a hydrocele of the canal of nuck, an abscess, hamartoma, lipoma, or a mesothelial cyst.
Commonly, the tumor is misdiagnosed as a Bartholin's cyst, abscess, or hernia because most patients complain of pain in the perineum,
labia, or pelvis.
A 26 years old woman presented with a mass hanging from left
labia majora since 2 years.
As many as 95 percent of Somali girls have undergone some form of FGM, which involves cutting or excising the clitoris and/or
labia. Most girls are cut between the ages of four and 11.