September 6, 2005

An intimate quest for perfection: women turn to plastic surgeons for vaginal rejuvenation

Women are having their genitals made over; procedures once reserved for women with traumas or medical problems are now being done for cosmetic reasons. "I don't think that's right," said Dr. Susan Hendrix, a professor of gynecology and obstetrics at Wayne State University . "It's really the wrong thing to do. Your goal as a physician is to help patients, but this is creating business by telling patients something is wrong with them when there is nothing wrong. And these people are operating for cash. It's morally and ethically unacceptable. To me, it's genital mutilation."

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