Affiliations 

  • 1 Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, AIMST University, 08100, Bedong, Kedah Darul Aman, MALAYSIA
  • 2 Professor of Surgery and Reconstructive Surgery, UniKL-Royal College of Medicine, Perak, Jalan Greentown, 30450 Ipoh, MALAYSIA
Indian J Med Ethics, 2021 Jun 14;-(-):1-4.
PMID: 34730092 DOI: 10.20529/IJME.2021.046

Abstract

Cosmetic surgery is defined as any procedure involving a change in the appearance or aesthetics of a normal anatomy where there are no congenital or acquired pathologies. The procedures that can be included under female cosmetic genital surgery are the following: reduction labiaplasty, vaginoplasty, hymenoplasty, "G-Spot amplification", and miscellaneous. Those who support these procedures could argue that women undergo such procedures as a matter of choice, whereas those opposed could argue that this choice is made because of society's fascination with physical appearance and feeling young. Prima facie these procedures appear to contradict the Hippocratic principle of "primum non nocere". There has been an increase in the marketing and conduct of the above mentioned procedures. Practitioners need to be both sceptical and cautious while performing these surgeries. Patients requesting them need to be counseled regarding the lack of data supporting their efficacy, and the potential complications of the procedures.

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