Have you heard of Designer Labiaplasty surgery? That's the real thing now. It can cost between $6,000 to $8,000

Labiaplasty is an operation performed on the labia, or 'lips' surrounding the vagina.

Surgery can be performed on the labia major - the outer, larger vaginal lips - or the labia minor - the smaller, internal vaginal lips.

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Labiaplasty operations can cost between $6,000 to $8,000, while non-invasive Thermiva procedures cost $3,000 for a session of three.

A desire to look good in yoga pants and swim wear is fuelling a huge rise in the number of women opting to have 'designer vagina' surgery, plastic surgeons have revealed.

From girls as young as 16, to women in their 70s, more women than ever are choosing to undergo cosmetic surgery to alter the appearance of their genitals.

According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) there has been a significant increase in the number of tissue removal and re-structuring operations which shows a whooping 49% rise in one year, from 2013 to 2014. They want to look and appear sleeker in that area. And enlarged labia can have a real impact on a woman's sex life

Labiaplasty is an operation performed on the labia, or 'lips' surrounding the vagina.

Surgery can be performed on the labia major - the outer, larger vaginal lips - or the labia minor - the smaller, internal vaginal lips.