There are various options for surgical correction in intimate surgery today. In addition to labia reduction and vaginal tightening, this also includes if you want or need to have your hymen sutured for a valid reason.
Our intimate surgeons explain what this is all about in the following article.
Having your hymen sutured: intimate surgery at the Yuveo Clinic Düsseldorf
The operation to restore the hymen can be performed under local anesthesia with twilight sleep or, if desired, under general anesthesia after appropriate preparation and a detailed explanation by our intimate surgeons.
In principle, even local anesthesia is possible, but not necessarily pleasant. For this reason, our Düsseldorf team usually recommends at least a twilight sleep (sedation).
Once the anaesthetic has taken effect, we proceed differently depending on the findings. In fact, there are women who do not have ahymen at all, so it is not always as easy to get stitches as you might think.
In such cases, we use flap plasty, in which the membranes are moved and sutured so that they grow together as desired.
If there is a tear, you can have the hymen sutured, depending on the findings, especially if there is still some of it left. This is then the simpler case.
If there is not much left, our intimate surgery team may need to perform a skin (or mucosal) transfer.
Depending on the findings described above, the operation takes 30-45 minutes and can be performed on an outpatient basis. Afterwards, patients who have just undergone surgery remain in our Düsseldorf clinic for approximately half an hour for observation and monitoring.
Aftercare for hymen surgery in the intimate surgery department of the Yuveo Clinic
After a patient has had her hymen stitched, she must observe the following points to ensure that the wound heals without complications.
- The pain after this operation is very moderate. Nevertheless, we always provide painkillers so that they can be taken if necessary.
- Postoperatively, the wound area is covered with a bandage. The wound may occasionally ooze or bleed slightly.
- There are virtually no restrictions on everyday life. Bed rest is not necessary.
- Rest in the sense of abstaining from sport should be strictly adhered to for 5 to 6 weeks. This also applies to cycling and similar local strains.
- The stitches do not need to be removed if self-dissolving sutures are used. Only if people are prone to suture reactions with self-dissolving suture material would sutures be used, which must be removed after approx. 2 weeks in the Yuveo Clinic.
- No special scar care is required as long as the recovery period is observed and the suture heals properly.
How much does it cost to have the hymen stitched?
The cost of this intimate surgery depends on various factors. In Germany, you can expect the following:
The twilight sleep alone, if this is desired, incurs costs, depending on how long the restoration of the hymen takes. If general anesthesia is desired, it can be somewhat more expensive.
You will incur your own costs for the operation. If the operation is performed under local anesthesia only, no anesthesia costs are incurred.
If it is combined with other operations or non-surgical procedures, higher prices must be expected overall.
Compared to single procedures, however, you save on surgery and anesthesia fees and, above all, on healing and recovery time.
