The information in the article is provided for informational purposes only and is not a guide to self-diagnosis and treatment. If you experience symptoms of the disease, you should consult a doctor. 

Vaginal stretching can occur after childbirth or abortion, as a result of age-related changes, anatomical features of the body and other reasons. Women of all ages face this problem. Vaginal enlargement not only causes tension in intimate relationships, but also carries a health risk.

Modern medicine allows you to narrow the vagina and eliminate other defects of the genital organs. For this purpose, medications, thread tightening, injection and laser treatment are used, as well as vaginoplasty.

Vaginal tightening after childbirth

During pregnancy, a woman's body undergoes many physiological changes. In order for the baby to pass through the birth canal, the diameter of the vagina gradually increases. After childbirth, it must recover, but sometimes the walls of the vagina lose their elasticity, and it remains dilated as a result of pregnancy with a large fetus, multiple pregnancies. The cause may be hereditary factors – weakness of the pelvic floor muscles, hormonal disorders and a decrease in the ability of muscle fibers to contract due to the appearance of a large number of scars.

In such cases, to restore the shape of the vagina, it is necessary to undergo plastic surgery or use other methods of narrowing.

Why reduce the size of the vagina

Vaginal dilation - this is not only an aesthetic problem, but also a medical one. Reduced muscle tone can provoke urinary incontinence, decreased libido and pleasure during intimacy, an increase in the frequency of infectious and inflammatory diseases, as well as prolapse and prolapse of the uterus.

Reducing the size of the vagina and performing intimate plastic surgery allows you to:

  • increase the elasticity of the vaginal walls;

  • eliminate postpartum scars;

  • eliminate the problem of frequent urination and urinary incontinence;

  • prevent vaginal and uterine prolapse;

  • restore and increase sensitivity during intimacy;

  • get rid of psychological discomfort and complexes.

Often, along with vaginal tightening, patients also sign up for intimate plastic surgery to correct the labia and overall vulva rejuvenation.

Vaginal tightening methods

The vagina can be tightened using various methods. Some women try to solve the problem at home, others turn to a gynecologist.

In our clinic, the following methods are used to reduce the vagina:

  • vaginoplasty (colporrhaphy);

  • injection reduction.

Colporrhaphy is one of the types of vaginoplasty. This is a surgical operation performed to reduce the entrance to the vagina, its size, and excision of scars and other defects. During the operation, the doctor removes some of the tissue, then sutures and fixes the muscles.

Also, hyaluronic acid injections are used for stretching the entrance to the vagina and dystrophy of the labia. Fillers increase the volume of tissues, which results in narrowing.

To reduce the vagina at home, women use special creams and perform exercises to strengthen intimate muscles. The most famous are Kegel exercises and vaginal cones. This is a set of exercises aimed at increasing the tone of the muscles of the vagina and pelvic floor.

Vaginal narrowing creams contain substances that should also increase muscle tone. The effectiveness of such products is much lower than the effectiveness of medical procedures. It is better to consult a gynecologist before using them.

Indications for vaginal tightening

Most often, women decide to reduce their vagina to improve their intimate life and eliminate discomfort. However, a doctor may prescribe vaginoplasty or vaginal reduction by another method also if there are a number of medical indications.

Indications for vaginal reduction are:

  • congenital anomalies of the development of the genitourinary system;

  • prolapse or prolapse of the vagina and uterus;

  • weakness and stretching of the pelvic muscles;

  • perineal tear during childbirth;

  • scar formation during childbirth;

  • disorders of the genitourinary system;

  • age-related changes genitals;

  • discomfort, pain, lack of sensation during sexual intercourse.

In some cases, vaginal narrowing by surgical methods may be contraindicated. The main contraindications are acute diseases, pelvic organ prolapse, blood clotting disorders, severe cardiovascular diseases, cancer and mental disorders.

Some contraindications are relative. For example, in the presence of acute diseases, the patient must first undergo treatment, after which the contraindication will no longer remain.

Advantages of reducing the entrance to the vagina

Each of the vaginal reduction methods has its own characteristics and advantages. Laser treatment, thread lifting and injection therapy are non-surgical methods of restoring the natural shape of the organ. They are performed on an outpatient basis under local anesthesia. One of the advantages of these methods is a short rehabilitation period.

Vaginoplasty – is a surgical operation that allows not only to reduce the size of the vagina, but also to eliminate other structural and functional pathologies.

Vaginal reduction is now an affordable procedure that allows you to return physical and psychological comfort.