Surgery to reshape or reduce the labia. Most women who ask about it are tired of the chafing, not chasing a look.
5,000+
procedures in our own suites
Since 1999
serving South Louisiana
Overview
Most women who bring this up have been putting up with it for a while. Leggings, a bike seat, a long walk in the summer, and by the end of the day something is sore or rubbed raw. Some women have also just never liked the way it looks, and are quietly wondering whether that is a good enough reason to ask. It is. A labiaplasty reshapes or reduces the labia, and at Acadia Women’s Health in Crowley it is performed by Dr. Owens.
This is the surgical procedure, not the laser. Dr. Owens trims and reshapes the labial tissue itself, usually the labia minora, and the change is permanent. Some women want less tissue because it pulls or folds. Some want the two sides evened up. Some want both. None of those is a better reason than the others.
One thing worth knowing before you read any further: labia vary enormously, and there is no normal to correct you toward. Plenty of women come in convinced something is wrong with them and leave having learned that nothing is. If that turns out to be you, we will say so. If the tissue really is causing you grief, surgery fixes it, and you do not have to be sure you want it to come and ask about it.
AT A GLANCE
Procedure
Labiaplasty (surgical)
Performed at
Our accredited Crowley suites
Performed by
Dr. Owens
Consultation
Always free
or call (337) 455 7575
The benefits
The practical wins are the ones women mention afterward. No more chafing on a run or a bike. Leggings, swimsuits, and jeans stop being a decision. Tissue that used to catch or fold no longer does. If one side has always been noticeably longer than the other, that gets evened out.
And there is the part that is harder to put in a bullet point. A lot of women say the relief is as much about stopping thinking about it as anything physical. We are not going to promise you that, but it comes up often enough to be worth mentioning.
What to know
People mix these up constantly, so here is the plain version. This page is about surgery: tissue is removed and reshaped, and it does not grow back. ThermiVa is the laser, which tightens tissue gradually with radiofrequency energy and no downtime. The laser cannot remove tissue, so if length or folding is your problem, no number of laser sessions will fix it. And a vaginoplasty is a different procedure again, working on the internal muscles rather than the labia. Some women have more than one of these done.
The other thing to say plainly is that this is real surgery. There is swelling, there is a stretch of weeks with no exercise and no sex, and there are stitches, placed along the natural edge of the tissue where they heal least visibly. It is also worth waiting if you are still growing, since things change through the late teens. Dr. Owens will be specific with you about all of it before you commit to anything.
Kegels and pelvic floor exercises strengthen muscle, and for some women that is enough on its own. What they cannot do is restore tissue that has been structurally stretched. Knowing which situation you are in is what the consultation is for.
The consultation is private and nobody is in a hurry. You will not shock us, and you will not be the first woman to have sat in that chair struggling to find the words. We will look, talk about what is actually bothering you, go through your health history, and be straight about recovery and cost.
If you go ahead, the surgery itself is done here in our own suites and you go home the same day. Expect swelling and soreness in the first week, and expect it to look worse before it looks settled, which is normal and catches people out. Most women take a few days off work. Exercise, swimming, and sex wait several weeks, and Dr. Owens will give you the actual dates rather than a vague range.
The final shape keeps settling for a few months after the swelling goes, so early on is not what you are left with. We will see you for follow-ups along the way, and you can call in between if something worries you.
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Private consultation
An unhurried look and an honest answer on whether surgery is the right call.
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Your surgery
Done by Dr. Owens in our own Crowley suites. You go home the same day.
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The first week
Swelling and soreness, and it looks worse before it settles. Most women take a few days off.
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Weeks after
Exercise and sex wait. The final shape keeps settling for a few months.
Recovery is not the same for everyone, so we will give you your timeline rather than a blanket one, and you can call us in between visits if something does not seem right.
The real answer comes from someone looking. If what is bothering you is internal rather than the labia, we will point you at a vaginoplasty. If nothing needs operating on, we will tell you that too, and you will not have wasted anything but an hour.
Most women sit on this for years before they say it out loud. This is a women’s health practice, so for us it is a Tuesday. You do not need to tick every line below to come and ask about it.
You may be a good candidate if
Chafing or soreness after exercise, cycling, or a long day
Leggings, swimwear, and fitted clothes are uncomfortable or something you avoid
Tissue that folds, pulls, or catches
One side noticeably longer than the other
You have never liked how it looks and it stays on your mind
You are in good general health and past your late teens
A labiaplasty is one of several feminine rejuvenation options here, and it is often done at the same time as a vaginoplasty since both are one recovery. Some women fold it into a Mommy Makeover.
Real results
Crowley is a small town, and the women we look after drive in from all over Acadiana. A lot of them come specifically because this is a women’s health practice, where nobody is going to make the conversation weird.
Dr. Owens has been doing these for years and explains things in plain language, including when the answer is that you do not need surgery. The care we give is the care we would want for our own family. Nobody is going to push you.
Real results
We offer great, affordable financing options for our patients who are seeking to achieve the body of their dreams.
Your consultation is always free. Tell us your goals and we will walk you through your options, your timeline, and what your results could look like. No pressure, no obligation.
527 Odd Fellows Road STE B, Crowley, LA 70526
Phone: (337) 455 7575
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