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Labioplasty: Risky cosmetic genital surgery for women
BBC ^ | November 11, 2009 | BBC News

Posted on 11/12/2009 9:35:12 AM PST by Senator Goldwater

Women are undergoing surgery to create perfect genitalia amid a "shocking" lack of information on the potential risks of the procedure, a report says.

Research published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology also questions the very notion of aesthetically pleasing genitals.

Operations to improve the appearance of the sex organs for both psychological and physical reasons are on the rise.

But surgeons said the report overplayed the risks of an established procedure.

Researchers from University College London reviewed all the existing studies on cosmetic labial surgery - which generally involves reducing the amount of tissue that protrudes from the lips which cover the vagina. They found there had been little work to document any longer-term side effects.

Labioplasty, as it is known, costs about £3,000 privately and is offered for a variety of reasons: some women complain that wearing tight clothes or riding a bike is uncomfortable, while others say they are embarrassed in front of a sexual partner.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: cosmetic; cosmeticsurgery; genitalia; labioplasty; napl; plasticsurgery; vanity
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To: the long march
And what you consider humor isn’t.

You have all the charm and wit of Frank Burns.

141 posted on 11/12/2009 2:41:27 PM PST by buccaneer81 (ECOMCON)
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To: ArrogantBustard

Now a lot of these search engines seem to filter out “adult site” hits, including for persian kitten. I’m really surprised that LaTeX would get any type of adult site hit, but I was surprised about the persian cat, too. Once someone discovers any adult sites it seems hard to avoid them. Some are actually quite amusing. I have to say, though, that I’ve never yet (THANK GOD) run across any child porn sites and hope that to be true when I die.

Now, I’m going to have to do a search on LaTeX... and see what I discover that has nothing to do with Math and Printing.. LOL


142 posted on 11/12/2009 2:44:29 PM PST by AFPhys ((Praying for our troops, our citizens, that the Bible and Freedom become basis of the US law again))
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To: AFPhys

This was in the mid 1990s ... It was a different world, then. The search (at least on google and bing) is not as racy as it was then on altavista.


143 posted on 11/12/2009 2:46:13 PM PST by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: Charles Henrickson
LOLOLOLOL!!!

"Oh Magoo, you've done it again!"

144 posted on 11/12/2009 2:50:51 PM PST by Roscoe Karns
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To: Senator Goldwater
Save the oysters!


145 posted on 11/12/2009 3:13:43 PM PST by Rebelbase (This is the time of year when ACORNS fall.)
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To: Rebelbase

You ain’t right....but I am somehow strangely attracted...


146 posted on 11/12/2009 3:21:20 PM PST by wxgesr (I want to be the first person to surf on another planet!)
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To: Salamander

I trust that you now have a different gyno?


147 posted on 11/12/2009 4:28:21 PM PST by editor-surveyor (The beginning of the O'Bomb-a administration looks a lot like the end of the Nixon administration)
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To: corkoman

That’s it!

You just made me turn queer. (ugh!)


148 posted on 11/12/2009 4:38:59 PM PST by editor-surveyor (The beginning of the O'Bomb-a administration looks a lot like the end of the Nixon administration)
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To: Salamander; ArrogantBustard
Bustard: It's called an "Endoscope".

Salamander: I have an insane amount of photography equipment but my collection lacks one of *those*.

Endoscopes are fairly pricey.

But you can pick up a battery powered inspection camera at Home Depot for a few hundred bucks. Grab some alcohol wipes at Walgreen's on the way home, just to be safe.

Be sure to post the results for judging, eh? :-)

149 posted on 11/12/2009 4:58:30 PM PST by Nervous Tick (Stop dissing drunken sailors! At least they spend their OWN money.)
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To: buccaneer81; swarthyguy
Was that found in Garafolo’s nightstand drawer?

If that is Garafolo's I bet the pic isn't to scale, and it wasn't found in some little drawer.

150 posted on 11/12/2009 5:24:44 PM PST by bigheadfred (WOGGA LA HOOGA!!!)
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To: TheOldLady

TOL, Trust me: if I were anywhere near you I am certain I would have been recruited. I’ve helped much more than my fair share of packing and unpacking! Since I still have a good back, I’m even more popular at this age!


151 posted on 11/12/2009 5:24:53 PM PST by AFPhys ((Praying for our troops, our citizens, that the Bible and Freedom become basis of the US law again))
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To: Nervous Tick
But you can pick up a battery powered inspection camera at Home Depot for a few hundred bucks. Grab some alcohol wipes at Walgreen's and get wiped out on the way home, just to be safe.
152 posted on 11/12/2009 5:29:10 PM PST by bigheadfred (WOGGA LA HOOGA!!!)
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To: bigheadfred

>> get wiped out on the way home, just to be safe.

LOL! Yes, Grasshopper, there are many paths to same Enlightenment.


153 posted on 11/12/2009 5:38:05 PM PST by Nervous Tick (Stop dissing drunken sailors! At least they spend their OWN money.)
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To: Nervous Tick
I don't know why but that machine reminds me there used to be a more eco-friendly means until this TRAGIC Blast from the Past

It also says in the article riding a bike for some women can cause pain? Maybe they ought to try riding one with a seat?

154 posted on 11/12/2009 6:15:45 PM PST by bigheadfred (WOGGA LA HOOGA!!!)
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To: martin_fierro
Common Sense - Just Becase You Can, Doesn't Mean You Should Demotivational Poster

155 posted on 11/12/2009 6:48:55 PM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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someone posted something just like this a couple weeks ago, but I couldn’t find it, and because I’m such a classy guy, I’ll *only* post a link:

http://uberoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/ms-canada-camel-toe.jpg


156 posted on 11/12/2009 6:51:55 PM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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To: bigheadfred
Funniest T-shirt messages in human history

157 posted on 11/12/2009 7:03:49 PM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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To: Slings and Arrows

Nope...just a gyno pit stop.

[which should be BANNED]


158 posted on 11/12/2009 8:14:46 PM PST by Salamander (I'm sure I need some rest but sleepin' don't come very easy in a straight white vest.....)
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To: dangerdoc

This is my “ick” limit.

http://gardensofnocturne.com/

Pass that and I’m gone....:)


159 posted on 11/12/2009 8:16:40 PM PST by Salamander (I'm sure I need some rest but sleepin' don't come very easy in a straight white vest.....)
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To: AFPhys

“By the way, I never told my wife what her request led me to discover...”

Until now....:)


160 posted on 11/12/2009 8:20:23 PM PST by Salamander (I'm sure I need some rest but sleepin' don't come very easy in a straight white vest.....)
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