Some women may be happy with their breasts, stomachs, legs, noses and lips, but they aren't entirely happy with their bodies.
In a New York Times story titled The Most Private of Makeovers Mireya Navarro reports:
They are tightening vaginal muscles, plumping up or shortening labia, liposuctioning the pubic area and even restoring the hymen, sometimes despite their doctors' skepticism about the need for such cosmetic measures.
They're opting for "vaginal rejuvenations," which the Times describes as "surgical techniques to enhance sexual satisfaction and improve the looks of the genitals."
Women who have had kids or, I guess, really small partners are undergoing a vaginoplasty, a procedure that tightens the vaginal muscles. Others with large labia, which they consider unsightly, are going for a cosmetic trim.
"Now women shave," said Dr. Gary J. Alter, a plastic surgeon and urologist with offices in Beverly Hills, Calif., and Manhattan who has come up with his own "labia contouring" technique. "Now they see porn. Now they're more aware of appearance."
Silly women and all that porn they look at. The Times goes on to report possible drawbacks from the surgeries: painful intercourse, scarring, hypersensitivity or nerve damage that could result in loss of sensation.
Why the fuss? Beats us guys. Says Mark Kernes, a senior editor with the trade magazine Adult Video News, "I really don't think most men care."
(Thanks, Larry, for the link.)
Other News Links:
• Girl Who Plotted Own Mother's Murder Blogs About It — Some creepy stuff here. A 16-year-old with a blog plotted her mother's murder on vacation in Alaska, then returned to her blog and posted, "Just to let everyone know, my mother was murdered. I won't have computer access until the weekend or so because the police took my computer to go through the hard drive. I thank everyone for their thoughts and e-mails, I hope to talk to you when I get my computer back." I saw the post on her blog Monday, but it's since been deleted, along with a few other recent entries. I guess we'll see her next blog entry in 40 years or so.
• Harley Crowd Doesn't Require Cologne, Thanks — A reaction to American Chopper marketing their own Full Throttle men's fragrance. The best part of the article, though, is the mention that Harley-Davidson sells thongs in sizes as big as XXXXL. Gives new meaning to the word "hog," huh? Or how 'bout a new t-shirt? "If you can read this, the bitch went to McDonald's." (Thanks, Art)
• Carmen Electra: Sex on Beach Is to Gritty — "Sand gets everywhere — it's not all it's cracked up to be," said Electra, who, interestingly enough, seemed to have no problem having sex with Dennis Rodman.
• TIME: Coolest Video Games 2004 — A buyer's guide of sorts from the news magazine that knows two things: cool and video games. Actually, Chris Taylor is a good tech writer, so have a gander.
• 25 Ways to Make Your Next Flight Easier — The Washington Post on ways to avoid going postal at the airport. Here's a couple from me: don't travel with my mom, don't sit next to the old creep flipping through Hustler in the magazine shop, don't under any circumstances stay sober on the flight.
• Di Videos Reveal 'Odd' Sex — Not what you think. Videos of Lady Di reveal she said Prince Charles wanted sex from her only once every three weeks. Which would be once every three weeks too much for most women.
Wow, that girl in Alaska brings blogging to a whole different level, and not in a good way.
Most of the blogs I run into are about politics or little kids.
Posted by Mike at November 30, 2004 10:13 AM