Requests for cosmetic genitoplasty: how should healthcare providers respond?

Lih Mei Liao; Sarah M Creighton

doi:10.1136/bmj.39206.422269.BE

Requests for cosmetic genitoplasty: how should healthcare providers respond?

BMJ. 2007 May 26;334(7603):1090-2. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39206.422269.BE.

Authors

Lih Mei Liao¹, Sarah M Creighton

Affiliation

¹ Middlesex Centre, UCL Institute for Women's Health, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and Obstetric Hospital, London WC1E 6DH. lih-mei.liao@uclh.nhs.uk

Abstract

Demand for cosmetic genitoplasty is increasing. Lih Mei Liao and Sarah M Creighton argue that surgery carries risks and that alternative solutions to women's concerns about the appearance of their genitals should be developed

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Anxiety / etiology
Body Image
Decision Making
Female
Genitalia, Female / surgery*
Humans
Patient Acceptance of Health Care / statistics & numerical data*
Patient Satisfaction
Plastic Surgery Procedures / statistics & numerical data*