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Dr Sarah Creighton and colleagues believe the future demand for so-called "designer vagina" operations or labial reductions is potentially infinite and is driven by society's wider and growing desire for cosmetic surgery in general and changing expectations about what is a desirable appearance for women.
"It's shocking, particularly because we are seeing girls who are really young. They are asking for surgery that is irreversible and we do not know what the long-term risks of the procedure might be."
She said latest figures for England show about 2,000 of the procedures are paid for by the NHS each year.
"That's probably just the tip of the iceberg. It's a massive boom industry in the private sector." Full story...
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Dr Sarah Creighton and colleagues believe the future demand for so-called "designer vagina" operations or labial reductions is potentially infinite and is driven by society's wider and growing desire for cosmetic surgery in general and changing expectations about what is a desirable appearance for women.
"It's shocking, particularly because we are seeing girls who are really young. They are asking for surgery that is irreversible and we do not know what the long-term risks of the procedure might be."
She said latest figures for England show about 2,000 of the procedures are paid for by the NHS each year.
"That's probably just the tip of the iceberg. It's a massive boom industry in the private sector." Full story...
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