Boomerang technique for female genital aesthetic surgery

▪ ABSTRACT

Introduction:

Hypertrophy of the labia minora combined with a redundant clitoral hood is a common complaint among women seeking aesthetic genital cosmetic surgery for functional, psychological, and aesthetic complaints. The objective of this study was to describe the boomerang technique, a surgical treatment for labial hypertrophy that extends to the entire clitoral hood.

Method:

A retrospective, analytical study was conducted to evaluate the medical records of forty-eight consecutive patients who underwent female genital cosmetic surgery between July 2017 and July 2021. The same surgeon performed all surgical procedures. The technique used in the patients consisted of longitudinal resection of excess small vaginal lips associated with resection of the boomerang-shaped clitoral hood associated with clitoroplasty.

Results:

The average age of patients undergoing surgery was 36.25 years (range 18-59 years), among whom 94.44% had aesthetic complaints associated or not with functional complaints, and 5.56% had only functional complaints. Two patients had bruises on the labia majora in the immediate postoperative period, and one patient had suture dehiscence on the labia minora.

Conclusion:

The boomerang technique is reproducible and provides aesthetic and/or functional benefits to the female genitalia.

Keywords:

Genitalia, female - Vulva - Clitoris - Surgery, plastic - Plastic surgery procedures

Institution: Instituto Tatiana Turini de Cirurgia Plástica; Hospital Regional Asa Norte (HRAN), Brasília, DF, Brazil.

Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 18. August 2023

Angenommen: 04. Februar 2024

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
20. Mai 2025

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