The new vagina is packed with antibiotic saturated gauze and anchored into place. Breast implants may be placed at the same time as the vaginoplasty or at a later date. The entire procedure may take up to four hours and you should expect to remain hospitalized for five to six days. During hospitalization you will have a urinary catheter for six days. The vaginal packing is removed on the sixth postoperative day.
Most patients are back to work in two to three weeks after surgery.
Labiaplasty may be performed at a later date. I believe a finer cosmetic results is achieved if the tissues are allowed to heal. At this time the minor labia can be created or refined, and the neoclitoris can be hooded. Proper postoperative self-care is essential to maintain vaginal integrity. If desired labiaplasty, which can better define the labia, can be performed three months or more following vaginoplasty.