The Perfect Vagina

The Perfect Vagina

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What began as a wander through the wacky world of genital plastic surgery became a passionate documentary about modern femininity, The Perfect Vagina. After My Penis And Everyone Else's, it's now time to look at women's insecurities.

Women are undergoing surgery to create perfect genitalia amid a "shocking" lack of information on the potential risks of the procedure, a report says. Research published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology also questions the very notion of aesthetically pleasing genitals.

Operations to improve the appearance of the sex organs for both psychological and physical reasons are on the rise. But surgeons said the report overplayed the risks of an established procedure. Researchers from University College London reviewed all the existing studies on cosmetic labial surgery - which generally involves reducing the amount of tissue that protrudes from the lips which cover the vagina. They found there had been little work to document any longer-term side effects.

Labioplasty, as it is known, costs about £3,000 privately and is offered for a variety of reasons: some women complain that wearing tight clothes or riding a bike is uncomfortable, while others say they are embarrassed in front of a sexual partner.

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msnyc10
msnyc10
10 years ago

What I find most interesting about the 'outrage' the women posters here expressed about the 'pressures' put on women in 'our society' (read: by men) is that if you listen to the men interviewed they didn't have the slightest idea what she was talking about and said they couldn't care less. The women in the Penis Video ALL expressed clear preferences for penises, one going so far as to say she broke off a MARRIAGE because if it.

I totally get the wanting a big c*ck, as (yet another) guy on this board with an average-ish 7" c*ck I do ok but have met women who express BEFORE hand that they are 'size queens' or 'only date guys with big c*cks'. And AGAIN I am fine with it; is it their body and their sexuality and their vagina and their mind that is going to be dealing with the penis in question so more power to them if they need/want 8-12 inches or more. What BOTHERS me is this thought that I and other men can't likewise have our own vagina preferences without it being some attack on women; just because we don't want what you have be it vagina, breast, hair, age, looks, style, personality doesn't make us beasts or shallow; it makes us just like you: human beings with preferences for what turns us on and what doesn't. So get the operation or don't. Clearly NONE OF US is pressuring you to do so. You just may have to do without THE some of us you want. Welcome to grown-up land.

msnyc10
msnyc10
10 years ago

Not sure what the issue is; men are under constant pressure to have big penises, women talk about it ALL the time, 100/0s of blogs/articles where women go into detail about size/curvature/shape preferences. Female friends talk about it CONSTANTLY. Female friends talk about their boyfriends 'endowment' constantly.

I'm unclear why if women can have a preference for the shape or size or 'cut' of penis that pleases them physically or visually the most why men can't? Why do we have to be PC and say they are all the same? Sorry they are not; some are beautiful and pleasing, some not. I'm going to say almost every woman on here would say the same about the penises they encountered.

And are we really going to blame porn because if it's 'perfect' and
'shaved' vaginas when they portray 90% of the male population as having penises that 1% possibly do?

I say get over your selves already; if your guy doesn't like YOUR type of vagina, deal with it and move on. No one forces you to have surgery. Clearly men who have penis enlargement surgery with all the complications those entail are also making the wrong decision; just find a woman who likes YOU and your penis. Articles shaming women for having those preferences isn't going to accomplish anything and neither is this.

Oh btw; a good part of the American male population is involuntarily circmuscised resulting in, among other things, a great loss in pleasure.

Speaking as a man I have clear preferences for what I find vaginally pretty and find no need to pretend they are all the same TO ME or as attractive TO ME. Would I shame a woman for not living up to those standards? Hardly. But for all the ladies who get why your friend dumped the under-endowed or uncut or cut or bent the wrong way boyfriend, please extend us the same
understanding and courtesy.

1990banks
1990banks
10 years ago

I was somewhat part of the problem.
At one point I found women with a pronounced labia minora absolutely revolting.
I was around 18 at the time and my view has certainly changed.

Raynebird Dragonwyke
Raynebird Dragonwyke
10 years ago

it is so very sad that women feel so badly about themselves because of what the outside world has to say about them. how are we, as mothers, failing our daughters so badly? how are we, as a society, failing our daughters so drastically? when a culture does this as a matter of course, then it's a culturally accepted practice. when women do this TO THEMSELVES to be more socially accepted by other individuals, it's emotionally degrading, heartbreakingly sad.

Katherine Hompes
Katherine Hompes
10 years ago

Here's a tip - Use the proper name FFS! What is with these s*upid cutesy names? How on earth is anyone supposed to feel comfortable in their sexuality, in their body, if they can't even call their body parts by their proper names. It should be something you learn at a young age - "this is my arm, this is my nose, this is my vagina, this is my penis, bottom etc" is it really that difficult?

Katherine Hompes
Katherine Hompes
10 years ago

I don't think it is ever possible to be happy with what you've got...

Richard
Richard
10 years ago

I have quite years behind me and can honestly say that I have never seen any women's genitals that did anything other than thrill me. Loved them all. I find it sad that some women resort to surgery to fulfill a desire to meet some criteria of what is perceived as beautiful. For a man, they are al beautiful, as is. :)

Penny
Penny
10 years ago

I've had quite a lot of sexual partners and I'm more than a bit chubby. No offence but I don't think men are really that picky and I think the reason I've done quite well is because despite the excess stone or two I'm pretty confident. I've found that confidence and being low maintenance has helped me dramatically. i can't imagine given my experience that by the time the flaps come out that a boy will be revolted by them more likely will just be excited to get his knob wet in whatever fu-fu is on offer. Though I do feel lucky to have quite a neat fu-fu but I know I will never have a body like Rosie. We all have our flaws and we should embrace what good qualities we have.

manamghulamali
manamghulamali
10 years ago

in some african countries its cultural to circumcise girls n we blams tht its islamic wtf is wrong with us?no we do practise in uk same thing whts over concern to get involve in pplz personal matters?well if some one is going to get it or not its thier wish notting wrong with it as woemn maked up thier face eyebrows lashes lips thn why not pussy?as boy put gel on hairs n style n tatoos thn why not to get circumcise n get more harder by skin??some thing is really wrong with us with we westrn pplz we dont do wht we preach n we do wht we dont.

Suzana Luchesi
Suzana Luchesi
10 years ago

Dear ladies: I'm a lesbian woman and even I don't care what pussies look like, there are much better things to do with one than just look at it critically (seriously, who would do that but somebody that doesn't get aroused by it, and why would you bother with those people?). Remember, the eyes are way above the mouth, and in sex issues the eyes have a much lesser important opinion than the mouth, hands and everything elsse. Unless it's an actual medical reason, such as a physical discomfort when walking and such, there really is no reason to cut anything down there.

Jakob Isindahowz
Jakob Isindahowz
10 years ago

Now this is WHACK! I do like me some vag but lets face it, it ain't pretty and neither is my ugly feller so who cares? I guess some ladies do...

Judith Iscariot
Judith Iscariot
10 years ago

I had a labiaplasty when I was 13. It wasn't for vanity, it was because friction was an issue when I moved. But still, 13. And I think it's pretty strange. But some people actually get this done for medical reasons.

Mikael Isaksson
Mikael Isaksson
10 years ago

Well... tragic. I think you REALLY have to go out of your way to find a guy who cares so much about how it looks he doesn't like the girl cause of it, or let it influence him in anyway. I have never even heard of it. Seriously, if you ever find a guy like that he is probably mentally ill. So please don't do surgery, you are absolutely fine!

E.D.
E.D.
10 years ago

Wow, talk about a hypocritical host. So she daily plucks her eyebrows, puts on makeup, maintains her died hair and artificial hairstyle, but bashes all of the women that choose a one time fix for something they weren't happy with for years? I am no fan of plastic surgery but the woman in this film is a terrible person in my mind - her message of "It's ok to artificially fix X,Y,Z but talk about your whoo whoo and you must be depressed or think poorly of yourself, or be s*upid... Just silliness. If you're happy with your vagina then AWESOME! But if someone else isn't happy with theirs let them be; It's sad, but it's none of your business and how dare you to criticize their choice.

Lynn Howard
Lynn Howard
10 years ago

Yes and I agree that Rosie had a beautify vagina!!! That doctor should have encouraged her to keep what she had. But then again.... doctors love money!!!!

Lynn Howard
Lynn Howard
10 years ago

Just wanted to say that from experience men love dangling inner labia and ask me to stretch mine so that I have MORE not less.... girls/women its your confidence and sexuality that is the most important part of your anatomy.

I must say though....Women have been targets of so much physical (and other) criticism for so very long that it is no wonder that they have the hang ups that they do.

Shaun
Shaun
10 years ago

I listened with great admiration and watched with great interest, but I hope all women understand that the view of flacid lips is a very different one than the view of aroused lips. The likelyhood is your lips will be aroused before your legs part to even enable an image. Aroused the inner labia puff a little and shorten, become more symmetrical, streamlined and appear at the very least, "beautiful". The drive men are cursed with short circuits the necessity for any particular appearance of a womans genitalia. An optimum appearance has never been defined to me either, so ladies, just enjoy the fact that most men crave your vagina both before and after they may see it. Anything else is the anomaly, not your labia. Of course feel free to have the surgery if your determined, but remember, you may be depriving the future love of your life from enjoying a bountiful plethora which he may have been dreaming about since he was 12 years old. I would hope a good surgeon would have to refer all potential patients to another doctor who specializes in education such that the patient can make an informed decision. Being a beneficiary, the surgeon has to admit he has a conflict of interest when it comes to providing advice to the patient about anything other than clarifying the procedure and its risks. Such a brilliant documentary. Well done.

Plenum
Plenum
10 years ago

It's quite sad that so many women fall for what the media continually
impose on them and society in general - that of feelings of inferiority,
inadequacy, and inability. Being and believing so, it is difficult for
women to face the media and their messages for much of what it is; a
manipulative tool by the powerful to divide, weaken, and isolate us from
ourselves and others. Divided, we, and the individual, fall prey to
manipulation by the powerful. United in spirit, body, and mind, we can
resist and defeat. Simple as that. "Vaginal inferiority" is an assault
on one of your most private physical parts. Lose control of that and
you have to admit that you are being manipulated at that level and on
many other levels. Resist.

Comadrona
Comadrona
10 years ago

The only surgery Rosie needs is the removal of her malignant sister.

Zach
Zach
10 years ago

I completely agree with "boxgod" I can't speak for all men but as for me a real woman with curves or thick as they are called today is the best kind of woman. There truly is someone for everyone out there.

Brad Johnson
Brad Johnson
10 years ago

The perfect virgina is the one the woman you love has. No if, buts or whatever, it is always perfect.

teresa sumrall
teresa sumrall
10 years ago

90% of women in Egypt are circumcised.

robert
robert
10 years ago

i love my vagina i was born a boy with a vagina im never going to get surgery to change it i was born intersex

Cel B
Cel B
11 years ago

i didn't know that there's such thing as this..for me every vagina are created and formed on its own..we are not to change the way it looks..and please others. for those men who only can be with you just because of the looks of you genital part..he's not the right man for you to be with and surely he's only after you to get into all the time. please don't be impulsive in making decision to yourself by going under surgery that one day you will regret for life..be grateful for having beautiful body. we women are all created in special way. so we should treat ourselves special.

Taurus
Taurus
11 years ago

Everyone has an optimal taste, vaginas without that extra skin are the most beautiful thing, they are a plus in my books, the same goes to a nice sized pair of breasts. I think its completely normal to say it (just think about it in a ''cold way'': would you rather be 4'11'' or 6'2''? ..the same goes to other preferences). So many women go "what a gentleman" or "I wish more men were like you!", but its hypocrisy. For example, I am a short guy (5'6''), and in countless occasions women mentioned my height as a deal breaker. We live in a hypocrite society where everyone judges and hate being judged. Do it like I do, deal with it!

Prion Indigo
Prion Indigo
11 years ago

Rosie has such a lovely vagina! It's atrocious she'd want it surgically mutilated!

cat1233
cat1233
11 years ago

Omg! i did not relise intill now that my vagina is normal! I was so scared i really wanted to go for the surgery and i am 14 and i worried every single night about it intill now! thank you :)

Bonnie King Fortson
Bonnie King Fortson
11 years ago

Wow, what a great film!

seamus watson
seamus watson
11 years ago

Those women should have lifted their boots and stomped those guys, little boy knobs.

seamus watson
seamus watson
11 years ago

It's no different to a man having a circumcision. She's acting like they are having major disfiguring surgery. The truth is, like penises, some vaginas are less than pretty. Being a TV personality, she has a higher than average self image and will probably never understand other peoples low self confidence.

steve145
steve145
11 years ago

In my tribe,and the country at large,research shows that men like women with ling labias. Woman take it too far to pull them so they can elongate them more to attract men. Ohh! i felt bad as i saw that Doctor chop it off.

gw11
gw11
11 years ago

can a vagina after giving birth be tighten again?

lapomme dapi
lapomme dapi
11 years ago

So when a surgery for perfect guts ? perfect anus ? perfect trachea ????
Poor humanity !

Daveswildcamping
Daveswildcamping
11 years ago

Women are under the illusion all men like them shaved, I must have been born in the wrong time give me the 60' 70's any day nice hairy mounds oh and I like plenty bacon with mine.

Bubbles
Bubbles
11 years ago

It's just so horribly sad that so many women have issues with how they are born. It doesn't help that porn has gotten this idea into people's heads that if you have large lips below that there is something wrong. No. Nothing, absolutely nothing is wrong with you and for those that say otherwise tell em to kick rocks and shut their trap. What right do they think they have to try to make anyone feel bad about how they naturally are?? Love yourself. You are important. You are a priority. You are loved. The people that love you the most would never try to make you feel less than for your body.

Carole Bys
Carole Bys
11 years ago

Wow, I just stumbled upon this documentary and I must admit that I have always hated my own vagina and the thoughts had crossed my mind about doing this. But after going through breast cancer 3 years ago, having both breast removed, nipples and all and having reconstruction ( just had nipples made 2 weeks ago ) It's all about who you are on the inside. Why do we want to be like everyone else. Our uniqueness makes us who we are.

vandygrl
vandygrl
11 years ago

Being unique is obviously what makes a person sexy or we would all be sleeping with dolls instead of people.

vandygrl
vandygrl
11 years ago

This makes me so mad! Obviously the popularity of porn has homogenized what is considered an acceptable female body. The "ideal" seems so sterile and Barbie- like. Almost like nothing at all. It's like anorexia of the female genitalia- the opposite of the "idealized" male parts. Trying to disappear. This seems like a power grab to me – or at least a giving up of power by these women.

Aj Haggerty
Aj Haggerty
11 years ago

really in reality, it is just more discrimination on females, why are men circumcised? because uncut dicks look like a pencil with broken lead. if females want to make their vagina more attractive to what they think guys like you are all up in arms about, mind your own business people can do whatever they f***ing want......

A_Decent_Concerned_Man
A_Decent_Concerned_Man
11 years ago

I am a 40 year old man from Melbourne Australia and just saw the documentary 'The Perfect Vagina' on SBS. I am not an emotional person by nature and am not prone to expressing my emotions - I truly admire people who have this ability but unfortunately it is not part of my DNA. I watched in horror as that beautiful girl Rosey went through mental hell at the hands of her peer group and family.

For the first time in many years I was brought to real uncontrollable tears that she disliked herself so much that this was the only answer she felt available to her. What's worse, in what I can make out from the brief time she was in the documentary, she was absolutely beautiful in every possible way - her nature, her intellect, her physical beauty and finally her genital anatomy.

As a man I felt so embarrassed that we as a gender tolerate a culture that can bring women and this girl to this point.

I have two sons and hope that when they grow up they will treat their partners with absolute love, respect and treasure them as whole people.

God help us if this is where we are going as species. For what is worth - please ladies (and every person with body image issues) - love and respect yourself you just as you are, because those people who don't love you just as you are, are simply not worth your time.

IM_BETTER_THAN_YOU
IM_BETTER_THAN_YOU
11 years ago

That' why, if your p*ssy ain't looking sweet, keep you pubic hair ON,
The original design ;)

gadiv
gadiv
11 years ago

Psh, all genitalia is weird looking. You just roll with it and enjoy it anyway.

Nathan MacDonald
Nathan MacDonald
11 years ago

It is sad that a young girl is so unselfconscious that she has to go through with a surgery like that. It really doesn't matter how big the lips only if she is tight. I don't think it would be that big of a deal to most guys !!! There is more important things how a woman's labia looks as long as it doesn't cause her discomfort or ruin sex with her. I think its kind of shallow that any guy would think that way she is a beautiful woman and shouldn't have had the surgery!!! I am a guy and wouldn't care !!! If you like a woman none of that should matter !!!! I can see if she has a few kids and is like 40 but at 18 its not necessary !!!

johnmeltorment
johnmeltorment
11 years ago

2 words. Vaginal Rejuinification.

kiwinihapa
kiwinihapa
11 years ago

I don't understand this trend. I have had girlfriends who felt that their pussies looked terrible. I feel the opposite. The fuller the lips the more gorgeous the pussy looks to me. I like lips that are full and long and can grip. To remove those lips makes the pussy look very "pedestrian", it is the lips that make them look erotic, sexy and desirable. When I meet a new woman one of the most exciting things I look forward to is feeling her pussy. When I feel her lips and they are full I am all the more exited about having sex with her. Leave those gorgeous lips alone.

Juan Sebastián Vélez
Juan Sebastián Vélez
11 years ago

Lisa is too arrogant. She has quite a few surgeries on her face but patronizes the girl with the ugly cunt. She thinks she has the discernment to decide which plastic surgeries are ok and which are not. The real thing here is that fannies are still taboo. Pomulus, nose or vagina a plastic surgery is a plastic surgery. Why is the vagina different? Because it is taboo.

jeckull
jeckull
11 years ago

who the hell cares.......do what you will with your own damn body. Also note that male circumcision has been practiced for thousands of years, which is a vain/aesthetic procedure which has little or no purpose except to get your penis sucked more frequently. it is the same with labia surgery.

Mike Goss
Mike Goss
11 years ago

I had a similar procedure done. Only I didn't get any anesthesia, I was an infant, and I wasn't given the choice. Oh wait, I am a boy, nothing to see here. Move on to the next comment.

Zoltan
Zoltan
11 years ago

Any girl with big hanging lips should have this sugery.... if your outer lips dont touch together then you need to fix it........ hangy lips are gross...

Cafe
Cafe
11 years ago

I wish that all I had to worry about with my vagina's looks were the lips. The lips are fine. I've had two kids, and my actual vaginal opening is torn up. It looks like an octopus. Having to explain why it looks like that keeps me from ever having sex. I hate it.