Post-operative : Labiaplasty
The night of surgery
You can expect to have some pain in the area of the labia minora. To improve your comfort, you can:
- Take extra strength tylenol every 4 hours
- Tale extra strength advil every 6 hours
- Take the pain medication as prescribed
- Take the antibiotics
- Ice the area intermittently with a gauze between the ice and the skin (10 minutes on, 10 minutes off)
Please communicate with us immediately if you have:
- Fever over 38.5
- Severe nausea or vomiting
- Hallucinations or unusual behavior
- Pain that is not controlled by medications
- Excessive bleeding or drainage from your incisions
The day after surgery
- You can expect that your pain will start diminishing after 48 hours
- Swelling may increase over the first two days
Healing and follow up
- You will be swollen between 1- 2 weeks
- It is recommended to rest for a few days
- You will have a follow up with Dr. Gdalevitch between 1 and 2 weeks
- You will not see the final result before 1 month. Scarring continues to improve for 6 months to a year