The use of local anesthesia on the mucous membrane of the external genital organs when performing aesthetic correction

Labia contour plasty is intended for the aesthetic and functional correction of the external genitalia. Labia filling procedure or external genital plastic surgery as an injection contour correction technique is one of the most popular methods for non-surgical correction. The article describes the assessment of the tolerance of aesthetic labia correction procedure, which was performed under the preliminary application of local anesthesia with the lidocaine 2.5% and prilocaine 2.5% cream. 42 women aged 32–50 years were observed over the period of 2019–2021. Before the labia correction procedures, all patients received the local application anesthesia with lidocaine 2.5% and prilocaine 2.5% cream. To identify the main complaints and assess the quality of life of the study participants, the patients were interrogated using the international quality of life questionnaires FSFI (Female Sexual Function Index). The questionnaire survey showed that 84% of patients who were ready for the injection contour plasty were afraid of pain during the procedure. 86% of patients assessed the local application anesthesia as effective and underwent the procedure comfortably and without pain, 14% of patients indicated insignificant sensitivity, which was associated with an overall low pain tolerance threshold. The use of local application anesthesia with the lidocaine 2.5% and prilocaine 2.5% cream helped perform the labia contour correction procedure comfortably and without pain, which was confirmed by the results of a repeated questionnaire survey assessing the effectiveness of the local application anesthesia.

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