Chapter 12 Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery and the Role of the General Practitioner Magdalena Simonis Introduction The surge in requests for female genital cosmetic surgery (FGCS) has occurred in the…
Chapter 11 Can Better Sex Education Tackle the Rise in Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery? Tove Lundberg Can “comprehensive sex education” [1, p. 475] tackle the dissatisfaction and distress that underpin female…
Chapter 9 A Historical Analysis of Beliefs Supporting Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery Hera Cook Introduction For female cosmetic genital surgery (FCGS) to become a viable practice, major changes had to…
Chapter 8 Choice and Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery Clare Chambers I google ‘labiaplasty’.1 The first result is for “MYA Labiaplasty – Join 1000s of Happy Patients.” Clicking on the link,…
Chapter 7 The Law and Ethics of Female Genital Cutting Arianne Shahvisi and Brian D. Earp Introduction Nontherapeutic female genital cutting (FGC) typically conjures associations of gender oppression and child…
Chapter 6 Clinical Evidence of the Effects of Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery Lina Michala Introduction Female genital cosmetic surgery (FGCS) is advertised widely. The rise in uptake of FGCS [1]…
Chapter 5 Techniques of Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery Angelica Kavouni Ion and Sarah M. Creighton Introduction Female cosmetic genital surgery (FGCS), sometimes referred to as vaginal rejuvenation, is an umbrella…
Chapter 4 The History of Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery in the United States From Marginal to Mainstream Sarah B. Rodriguez “Is female genital cosmetic surgery going mainstream?” So queried the…
Chapter 3 Selling a Perfect Vulva? Selling a ‘Normal’ Vulva! Virginia Braun A surgeon says women are getting designer vagina surgery to look better in leggings Let us preface this…
Chapter 2 Female Genital Anatomy Naomi S. Crouch Introduction The vulva is a poorly described and understood part of a woman’s body. Part of this may reflect historical social construct:…
