'Designer vagina' surgery can boost womens' mental health, doctors claim - as study shows controversial procedure is safer than a boob job

Labiaplasty, a controversial cosmetic op that involves shortening or reshaping the vaginal lips, is safe and can boost women's metal health, experts say. Demand for labiaplasty, which can cost upwards of £4,000 in the UK, is booming with data from US showing the number of ops carried out has increased 200 per cent between 2012 and 2017. Demand for labiaplasty, which can cost upwards of £4,000 in the UK, is booming with data from US showing the number of ops carried out has increased 200 per cent between 2012 and 2017 However, they cautioned that unnecessary labiaplasty should be avoided. The review, by experts from Semmelweis University in Budapest, examined data from 3,600 women who underwent labiaplasty and found it was, overall, very safe with a complication rate of just 0.5 per cent. Mihály András Géczi an expert in obstetrics and gynaecology from Semmelweis, and first author of the study said: 'Our results demonstrate that labiaplasty is generally safe and ends up with high patient satisfaction rates.'