Premenarchal labia minora hypertrophy

• Main Authors: Karoon Agrawal, Pankaj Kumar Patel, Shamendra Anand Sahu
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2016-05-01
• Series: Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
• Subjects: labiaplasty; labia minora; labia minora hypertrophy; juvenile labia minora hypertrophy
• Online Access: http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0970-0358.191323

Labia minora hypertrophy is a relatively uncommon surgical entity being popularised in the realm of vulvovaginal plastic surgeries. Apart from the unaesthetic appearance of the hypertrophied minora, these cases are also associated with itching, hygiene problem, pain while sitting down, sports activities, difficulty in wearing tight clothing, bleeding and discomfort while or after sexual intercourse, social embarrassment, insecurity and psychological diminution of confidence and self-esteem. In a country like India, due to sociocultural reasons, patients hesitate to consult a doctor for such deformities. Most of the patients suffer in silence for years. Although common in the west, very few surgeons in the country perform this simple and rewarding surgery. Here, we are presenting a case of premenarchal juvenile labia minora hypertrophy (JLMH) in an 8-year-old child. Labial hypertrophy in this age group is uncommon. We were unable to find hypertrophy of labia minora in the eight-year-old child on English literature search.