Female genital plastic surgery has become an increasingly sought-after option for women seeking improvement in genital appearance, relief from discomfort, and increased sexual pleasure. These surgeries are a combination of gynecologic, plastic, and cosmetic procedures. Every year sees a higher demand for physicians properly trained and able to perform them.

This unique text from the acknowledged experts in the field covers;

• the anatomy of the area
• the specific surgical procedures and all their variations
• patients rationales for surgery
• training guidelines and ethical issues
• outcome statistics
• sexual issues
• patient selection
• potential risks and complications.

Examining the issues from individual patient s perspectives, it is written in an academic but easy-to-read style with understandable and unambiguous drawings and photographs. It contains a step-by-step surgical approach, how to best select the right surgical candidates, how to treat this select group of patients, the sexual issues involved, how to individualize techniques for each specific patient, how to deal with criticism from colleagues or journalists, psychosexual issues, and patient protection.
Contents
1 Introduction
Michael P. Goodman

2 Genital Plastics: The History of Development
Michael P. Goodman, with contributions from David Matlock

3 Anatomic Considerations
Orawee Chinthakanan, Robert D. Moore, John R. Miklos

4 Definitions
Michael P. Goodman

5 Philosophy, Rationale, and Patient Selection
Michael P. Goodman

6 Ethical Considerations of Female Genital Plastic/Cosmetic Surgery
Andrew T. Goldstein, Sarah L. Jutrzonka

7 Patient Protection and Pre-Operative Assessment
Michael P. Goodman

8 Surgical Procedures I: Vulva and Mons Pubis
Michael P. Goodman, with contributions from David Matlock, Alex Simopoulos, Bernard W. Stern, Otto J. Placik

9 Surgical Procedures II: Perineoplasty, Vaginoplasty, Colpoperineoplasty (“Vaginal Rejuvenation”)
Robert D. Moore, John R. Miklos, Orawee Chinthakanan

10 The Biomechanics and Physiology of Clitoral and Vaginally Activated Orgasm: Impact of Vaginal Tightening Operations
Michael P. Goodman

11 The G-Spot
Dudley Robinson, Linda Cardozo

12 Post-Operative Care
Michael P. Goodman

13 Aesthetic Male-to-Female Transsexual Surgery
Marci Bowers

14 Anesthetic Choices and Office Based Surgery
Michael P. Goodman

15 Non-Surgical Cosmetic Vulvo-Vaginal Procedures
Gustavo Leibaschoff, Pablo Gonzalez Isaza

16 Surgical Risks and Untoward Outcomes
Otto J. Placik

17 Revisions and Re-operations
Michael P. Goodman

18 Psychosexual Issues
Michael P. Goodman

19 Outcomes
Michael P. Goodman

20 Pearls for Practice
Michael P. Goodman

21 Standards of Care
Michael P. Goodman

22 Summary and Conclusions
Michael Goodman