Vaginoplasty in South Africa

Vaginoplasty is a procedure to repair or reconstruct a vagina. Women usually do it after childbirth, to problems related to the pelvic floor and many more

Cost of Vaginoplasty in South Africa

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What are the procedures of  Vaginoplasty in South Africa?

Vaginoplasty is done to repair wound after childbirth, the procedure involves:

• Using stitches to secure loose tissue in part or the full depth of your vagina.
• Removing extra skin.
• Reducing the opening size of the vagina.

Vaginoplasty to repair inborn defects (an issue you’re born with) may include:

• Creating a functional vagina.
• Preventing blood from pooling during menstruation.
• Removing excess tissue or abnormal structures.

What are the risk factors for Vaginoplasty in South Africa?

Risks involve in vaginoplasty include uterovaginal, vaginal fistula, or vault prolapse depending on whether or not the individual has a uterus, colitis in the neovagina as well as diversion colitis in the closed-off end. Peritonitis may occur whenever the peritoneal cavity is breached.

Scarring, Bowel Puncture, Blood Clot, Vaginal Collapse, Unbalanced Lubrication, Nerve Damage, Bloody Loss, Incorrect Vaginal Shape, Infection

What happens during vaginoplasty in South Africa as part of gender affirmation surgery?

After surgery, individuals can achieve better consistency with the gender they identify with. This surgery gives a new life to the gender affirmation people, they receive enormous benefits on people’s mental health and improves their quality of life.

Risks of vaginoplasty for gender affirmation can include:

• Vaginal stenosis.
• Vesicovaginal fistula (an abnormal connection between the vagina and the urinary tract ) or rectovaginal fistula (an abnormal connection between the vagina and rectum).
• Inadequate depth of the vagina.
• Poor cosmetic result.
• Nerve injury.

What are the vaginal rejuvenation procedures in South Africa?

Vaginal rejuvenation is same as Vaginoplasty, the procedure include:

• Vulvoplasty, which reshapes the outer part of the vagina.

• Labiaplasty, which evens out or reduce the size of the labia — the fleshy lobes of the vagina.

What are the Top 20 hospitals in South Africa?

• Ethekwini Hospital & Heart Centre (KwaZulu-Natal)
• Gateway Private Hospital (KwaZulu-Natal)
• Cormed-clinic (Gauteng)
• Life Bay View Private Hospital (Western Cape)
• Hillcrest Private Hospital (KwaZulu-Natal)
• Lowveld Hospital (Mpumalanga)
• Life Rosepark Hospital (Free State)
• Mediclinic Ermelo (Mpumalanga)
• Mediclinic Hoogland (Free State)
• Mediclinic Stellenbosch (Western Cape)
• Midvaal Private Hospital (Gauteng)
• Mediclinic Louis Leipoldt (Western Cape)
• Mediclinic Milnerton (Western Cape)
• Mediclinic Panorama (Western Cape)
• Mediclinic George (Western Cape)
• Wilmed Park Private Hospital (North West)
• Zuid-Afrikaans Hospital (Gauteng)
• Netcare Jakaranda Hospital (Gauteng)
• Netcare N1 City Hospital (Western Cape)

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