The following is an excerpt from the Marie Claire website and is a shocking example of the misinformation being pushed by pseudo-professionals. The facts about labiaplasty clearly put the procedures in the realm of beneficial cosmetic surgeries. From the discomfort caused by large labia to the self conscious feelings many women have regarding their most intimate of areas, surgery to alter labia is an excellent choice for any women who elects to have the surgery. This type of rhetoric does nothing but create a stigma for women who are considering the procedure and is a sad commentary for a magazine for women.

Never mind nose jobs. Women are increasingly opting for a much more radical form of cosmetic surgery–on their genitals. But, says Marge Berer, editor of the medical journal Reproductive Health Matters, these procedures, which are aimed at “beautifying” the labia, are tantamount to female genital mutilation – the shockingly primitive surgery performed on women in places like Africa and the Middle East for religious and cultural reasons. Hysterical overstatement? Berer says no.

via Plastic Surgery – Sexual Surgery – Genitals – Marie Claire.