Spa Dedicated to “Pelvic Fitness” aka Vagina
Forget the weird cosmetic things happening in Florida (dentists performing breast augmentations, surgeons putting in used implants, etc.), now a Manhattan gynecologist is jumping on the cosmetic bandwagon. Apparently it’s not enough to do pap smears and deliver babies, the big bucks are in coming up with new cosmetic procedures to market to everyone with a pair.
The vagina appears to be the new frontier for cosmetic medicine. There’s a whole array of proceduress that the good gyno has designed just for us. Dr. Romanzi (in a New York Times interview with Natasha Singer) claims that she’s focusing on helping women with bladder issues post-babies, but what it really sounds like is she’s targeting women that will do anything to obtain and retain a man. The main focus seems to be on strengthening Kegel muscles (like the fancy gyno exam to determine how strong you are), and making the area look pretty. Am I missing something?
Not all gynecologists have felt the need to explore cosmetics. One doctor even seemed to have his head on straight: “Dr. Berenson questioned whether healthy women need any kind of pelvic strengthening or cosmetic procedure.” Thank goodness that someone’s out there telling women to leave well enough alone. Dr. Romanzi’s using face lasers to make the vulva look “better” and she claims that they’re just fine on that area even though there’s no research to support that. So there are a few reasons why other OB/GYN’s are cautious about Phit (Pelvic Health Integrated Techniques) www.theperfectphit.com.
I don’t know about you guys, but I’m completely happy just leaving that area alone until some type of medical intervention is deemed necessary…oh, like CANCER, or I’m urinating when I sneeze (I’ve heard that happens, and I’m hoping to avoid)! I’m not even sure that I get “vaginal rejuvenation”. The whole idea of tightening things, makes me think that an inevitable rip, tear, or just plain pain, is in my future.
What about you? Will you be working “pelvic fitness” into your schedule any time soon?
~Kacey
I’ve heard about this vaginal “rejuvenation,” and the only thing I have to say is “NO WAY JOSE!” I can’t imagine anyone going so far as having their vagina cut open and moved around. Are you kidding me!!? If my husband EVER said he doesn’t like the way my vagina looks (which he never would btw,) I would tell them….THEN CLOSE YOUR EYES!
Comment by Krista — July 3, 2008 @ 12:53 pm
“I don’t know about you guys, but I’m completely happy just leaving that area alone until some type of medical intervention is deemed necessary…oh, like CANCER, or I’m urinating when I sneeze (I’ve heard that happens, and I’m hoping to avoid)! I’m not even sure that I get “vaginal rejuvenation”. The whole idea of tightening things, makes me think that an inevitable rip, tear, or just plain pain, is in my future.”
I’m right with you Kacey. No way would I ever have this done!!!! I think I’d wear depends if it got that bad!!!!!
Comment by Anonymous — July 3, 2008 @ 3:53 pm
You know, Kacey, I’m *STILL* trying to come to impossible terms with ”Labioplasty” and (especially) ‘hymen reconstruction’.
WHO DREAMS UP THIS $#!T ???!!!???
* PLEASE! STOP THE MADNESS * — SOME-body!
I swear, I can’t help but think that all of these vulval cosmetic procedures (shaving/waxing, labia-slicing, etc.) was all begun– and continues to be promoted –by dyed-in-the-wool, closeted and/or unconfessed ~PEDOPHILES~!!! That’s the *ONLY* seemingly ”rational” explanation I can think of for these sickening misogynistic trends!
Comment by F1rst Kiss — July 3, 2008 @ 7:50 pm
ouch, yikes and heck no!thats to the extreme!any ladies have children yet..just remember how your pretty sore after they cut you for birth,delivery of your children…yikes, dont want no one cuttting down there, washing with what looks like a turkey baster, just wishing i had a toliet that shot up not water but lidocaine…to the extremes!!its not broken dont fix is my new motto!lol!
Comment by chasemorgan71xxx@yahoo.com — July 4, 2008 @ 7:05 am
Chasemorgan71xxx, I’ve heard about this “cutting you for birth” thing. I’m curious, what in the world? Do they have to “cut” everyone that gives birth?
I’m one that believes if we knew everything about giving birth up front, we wouldn’t do it. Okay, I get that in the end you end up with a child, so then it’s worth it. What I’m talking about are the gruesome details of pregnancy and delivery. I believe that mothers keep the details to themselves, purposefully, otherwise fewer would join the club.
Comment by Kacey — July 5, 2008 @ 12:21 pm
sometimes there is a good reason for vaginal surgery, like some women have inner lips that extend way beyond their outer ones, and they end up rubbing uncomfortably or painfully against their clothing. But I definitely think that the “prettifying” of the vulva has everything to do with porn and that so many men expect women to look like that. Ditto with the hairless look. I for one, refuse to bow to the trend of a hairless pussy just because it is the in thing. It is way too much maintenance! Shaving my legs is bad enough, never mind trying to keep my eyebrows groomed, my mustache at bay, my nose hairs, hiding my gray hair on my head, the list goes on. Being a woman is a lot of work.
Comment by anonymous — July 7, 2008 @ 7:52 am