Fraying the Fringes of the Female form: Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery and the commodification of the designer vagina.
The number of women undertaking Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery (referred to as FGCS) surgery in Australia, and worldwide, is increasing. Irrespective of the wide-ranging variation in the female genitalia, a certain ‘kind’ of female genitalia has gathered a much envied identifier as being more aesthetically pleasing. It is such a shame that many women compare their own bodies to those portrayed in various media sources including pornography publications and the magazines aimed specifically at women. They may compare their labia to the airbrushed labia of the image presented by these porn stars, which is a totally unrealistic evaluation to be conducting. Often a lot of women will get so mesmerised/fixated with the media’s presentation of the so-called ideal body images that it can distort the woman’s reality and give her a false perception and image the human body to be impeccable. The natural body is unique in the sense that it gives us all an exclusive look. …show more content…
I conclude that a new culture of modelling the artificially portrayed genitals bodies of pornography films and the role of censorship regulations is influencing the lives of women as a new wave of genital mutilation.
Labioplasty is the centre of most literature concerning FGCS and it also seems to be the most common procedure occurring. The procedure involves surgery to the labia minora and sometimes the labia majora. Most procedures involve the removal of what is deemed to be excess tissue from the labia minora. A labioplasty is also performed to achieve symmetry within the labia minora (Victoria, 2013, p.
The number of women undertaking Female Genital Cosmetic Surgery (referred to as FGCS) surgery in Australia, and worldwide, is increasing. Irrespective of the wide-ranging variation in the female genitalia, a certain ‘kind’ of female genitalia has gathered a much envied identifier as being more aesthetically pleasing. It is such a shame that many women compare their own bodies to those portrayed in various media sources including pornography publications and the magazines aimed specifically at women. They may compare their labia to the airbrushed labia of the image presented by these porn stars, which is a totally unrealistic evaluation to be conducting. Often a lot of women will get so mesmerised/fixated with the media’s presentation of the so-called ideal body images that it can distort the woman’s reality and give her a false perception and image the human body to be impeccable. The natural body is unique in the sense that it gives us all an exclusive look. …show more content…
I conclude that a new culture of modelling the artificially portrayed genitals bodies of pornography films and the role of censorship regulations is influencing the lives of women as a new wave of genital mutilation.
Labioplasty is the centre of most literature concerning FGCS and it also seems to be the most common procedure occurring. The procedure involves surgery to the labia minora and sometimes the labia majora. Most procedures involve the removal of what is deemed to be excess tissue from the labia minora. A labioplasty is also performed to achieve symmetry within the labia minora (Victoria, 2013, p.