Labiaplasty, Anatomy, Overdoing It, Traveling for Surgery & Prevention with Dr. Dahlia Rice

What's normal when it comes to labial anatomy? What happens when labiaplasty goes too far? And what do you actually need to know before you book surgery — especially if you're considering traveling for it?

Dr. Dahlia Rice joins me to answer all of it. We cover the anatomy piece first, because that's where most of the confusion starts — women walking in with concerns that are completely within the range of normal, and no one has ever told them that. We get into what labiaplasty actually addresses, what overdoing it looks like and why it happens, the risks nobody puts in the brochure, and why traveling abroad for the procedure deserves a hard look before you commit.

This is the conversation your surgeon should be having with you before you ever get to a consent form.

We discuss:

  • What's actually normal in labial anatomy — and why most women have never been told

  • What labiaplasty does and doesn't address

  • What overdoing it looks like and why it happens more than it should

  • The risks that don't make it into the marketing materials

  • What to consider — seriously consider — before traveling abroad for surgery

  • Prevention and when surgery isn't the answer


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