Do you see how these males have the clinical “I have to say that your labia is normal because if I don’t then I will be out of a job for literally enforcing beauty standards that require mutilation to adhere to”
And then follow up with advising them to seek out labiaplasties?
Is there any greater contradiction?
Women have been manipulated into thinking that when they don’t like the look of things on their body it’s because THEY PERSONALLY don’t like it, when in fact it has come from a wide range of very specific and unmanageable beauty standards imposed by patriarchy. If it wasn’t for the standard of “big boobs are better” then women wouldn’t be getting breast implants. If it wasn’t for “long labias are gross” or “meat curtains” then women wouldn’t be getting labiaplasties. See how these males are saying “if you don’t like it then get it changed” when they literally recieve economic profit from women’s insecurities based on misogynistic standards that men NEVER have to adhere to? They aren’t asking those women if deep down they really hate their vaginas, they’re asking what they’re insecure about based on society.
Males should NOT be women’s health “experts”.
First off, these are ALL from plastic surgeons. Which are not in any shape or form “women’s health experts.” Also, “males should not be women’s health experts” is a REALLY gross thing to say.” There are MANY male gynecogists who are very good at their job and there are many who are not. There are MANY female gynecologists that also suck. Having a vagina doesn’t magically make you more knowledgeable about the pathology and physiology of the female body (tell me about all the hormones involved in a menstrual cycle and what can go wrong, if you don’t believe me) or a better doctor. A good doctor realizes that their body is FUNDAMENTALLY different than their patient’s. Even if I have a vagina and a procedure doesn’t hurt me, I cannot tell another woman that it won’t hurt them.
And secondly, it is actually 100% unethical to NOT tell your patients about their options. It is also illegal. Like, you can literally lose your license, be fined, even end up in jail. Even if you do not agree with said option. Like a “pro life” doctor who does not tell a woman about abortion as an option can go to jail.
Lastly, although not 100% “necessary”, labiaplasty CAN actually improve the quality of life for many women. There are women who have very long labias that make tight pants uncomfortable because they get pinched. They may have painful sex because they get stretched or caught. Not even going to mention the mental health aspect. See doctors are taking care of a PATIENT, one PERSON. Doctors aren’t out there trying to heal society. They aren’t using said patient’s suffering to change society. That’s gross and WRONG. (Like the “pro life” doctor who won’t refer for abortion. Gross. and. wrong.) The PATIENT always always always comes before your personal beliefs. If they don’t, then you should not be a doctor.
do you think cutting and cauterising the labia will make it more comfortable?
They didn’t ask about ‘options’, they didn’t believe that their vulvas looked normal. The second one even points out that the tiny labias in porn are skewing people’s views of female anatomy enough the labiaplasty procedures are on the rise.
None of them mentioned discomfort or pain, just that they didn’t think they look normal. Labiaplasty shouldn’t have come into it yet these fucking men are all concerned with recommending it instead of asking important questions like ‘does this actually impact your day to day life in a significant way?’ It’s like a woman asking if her periods are normal and having a hysterectomy recommended to them.
Don’t be silly. Cutting and cauterizing something is LITERALLY how surgery is done. It is not inherently bad. And, can have HUGE benefits for someone. You know, after it heals... Once a thing is cut and cauterized, it heals. And when it does, yes it can be more comfortable.
And, plastic surgeons tend to be assholes. That’s not really up for debate. A lot of them will look at a person (more often women, but of both genders) and say, hmmm... you have some wrinkles there, I could take care of that, etc. We all know that. Some are good though. And, they absolutely are a necessary part of the medical field. Absolutely. Without plastic surgeons, we would have no reconstructive surgery. Many hand surgeons are also plastic surgeons and make sure the hand heals properly so it can work.
My point is that labiaplasty is not always a bad thing in and of itself. For some women, it IS very beneficial for their quality of life. The society that pushes women into being afraid their vagina isn’t “normal” is bad. The society that pushes women into wanting breast implants is bad. Breast implants aren’t always bad. (After mastectomy, for example, or if the breasts are very different in size and negatively impacting a woman’s life).
So, rather than attacking a specific procedure when some people DO benefit from it, maybe attack a societal problem that makes people seek it who do not need it and/or would not benefit from it.
