Does intimate surgery decrease sensitivity in the area?

Intimate surgery is something that has been gaining ground and is no longer a taboo, but some doubts always arise when the topic comes up, and the biggest fear for most is the loss of sensitivity. To find out if this is a real fear, if it can actually happen, we spoke with gynecologist and sexuality specialist, who has been working as an intimate surgeon for over 10 years, Lorena Baldotto.

Lorena said that 99% of women have the desire to undergo surgery to make the intimate area more harmonious, and to address these doubts, a detailed evaluation is necessary. Only then is it possible to understand the person's expectations and what can be done to meet them.

The benefits for a woman's self-confidence who is apprehensive about her intimate area are many. "In addition to making the area more harmonious and beautiful, the surgery also improves issues related to discomfort during sexual intercourse, riding a bike, the volume when wearing tight pants and bikinis, and even difficulty in exposing oneself or feeling embarrassed during sexual intercourse when the labia minora are prominent. All of these are issues that can be addressed with intimate surgery.

"The possibility of losing sensitivity is small as long as the surgical technique is respected; in general, patients report even an improvement in local sensitivity. In other words, there is no loss of sensitivity. On the contrary, the surgery has a positive impact, as nothing surpasses a woman full of self-confidence and high self-esteem in a relationship," said the doctor.

The doctor stated that during the surgical process, she removes excess skin. The clitoral area is completely preserved, so your pleasure remains intact! As with any surgery, there may be a sensation of numbness in the area that underwent the incision immediately after the procedure, which resolves over time, but clitoral sensitivity does not suffer any damage.

Although a few years ago, female intimate surgery may have been considered a taboo, nowadays it is no longer, as long as the necessary post-operative care is respected.