Medically Indicated Labiaplasty in a Case of Recurrent Labial Hair Thread Tourniquet Syndrome in a Premenarchal Girl

Naomi Adjei; Anna Lynn; Katherine Dugan; Alla Vash-Margita

doi:10.1016/j.jpag.2021.03.007

Medically Indicated Labiaplasty in a Case of Recurrent Labial Hair Thread Tourniquet Syndrome in a Premenarchal Girl

J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2021 Oct;34(5):761-763. doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2021.03.007. Epub 2021 Apr 8.

Authors

Naomi Adjei¹, Anna Lynn², Katherine Dugan², Alla Vash-Margita²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut. Electronic address: naomi.adjei@yale.edu.
² Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut.

PMID: 33839293
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2021.03.007

Abstract

Background: Despite controversy surrounding labiaplasty in adolescent girls, labiaplasty might be indicated in the case of recurrent labial hair thread tourniquet syndrome (HTTS).

Case: We describe a case of an 11-year-old girl with recurrent labial HTTS who underwent labiaplasty.

Summary and conclusion: Recurrent labial HTTS can lead to disfigurement and partial loss of labium. Labiaplasty can restore normal anatomy of the labia and prevent further recurrence in select cases.

Keywords: Labiaplasty; body image; hair thread tourniquet; hypertrophic labia.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Child
Female
Hair*
Humans
Syndrome
Tourniquets*
Vulva / surgery