Brazil is the country that performs the most aesthetic surgeries in the world, with approximately 2.3 million surgical procedures in 2024, leading the global ranking, second only to the United States when non-surgical procedures are also added. Dr. Júlia Melo is presented as a specialist who seeks to demystify female intimate surgery and break down old taboos on the subject.
Within this universe of aesthetic procedures, female intimate surgery has gained enough space to become its own category. It was only in 2024 that ISAPS (International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery) began including specific data on external genital surgery in its report, indicating that the procedure has moved out of the margins, but still lacks robust historical series and scientific consensus.
The specialist highlights that the first misunderstanding to dispel is that it is a purely aesthetic surgery. A large part of patients come to the office with concrete physical complaints, one of the most common being reports that the labia minora interfere with daily activities. The article suggests that the conversation about the topic is more interesting and delicate than the numbers alone suggest.
