Why are women referred  for female genital cosmetic surgery?

Deans, Rebecca; Liao, Lih-Mei; Crouch, Naomi S; Creighton, Sarah M

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2011.tb03223.x

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To the Editor: The number of vulvoplasty or labioplasty procedures rebated by Medicare Australia has more than doubled over the past 10 years;1 in the United Kingdom, a similar trend was observed in the National Health Service (NHS) (Box).2 Recent media debate in Australia highlights this as a concerning problem.3

Rebecca Deans¹
Lih-Mei Liao²
Naomi S Crouch²
Sarah M Creighton²

1 Royal Hospital for Women, Sydney, NSW.
2 University College London Hospitals, London, UK.

Correspondence: rebeccad@med.usyd.edu.au

Acknowledgements:

We thank Associate Professor Jason Abbott for his contribution to this letter.

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Why are women referred for female genital cosmetic surgery?

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