Websites offering vaginal rejuvenation put women at risk, warn doctors

Poorly regulated aesthetic medicine industry needs more research to confirm or deny benefits and safety of procedures, say plastic surgeons

A growing number of websites are offering treatments to tighten and refresh vaginas, but leading plastic surgeons have warned that the safety and effectiveness of such procedures is not yet known.

Paul Banwell, a consultant plastic surgeon and member of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, said that there had been a "huge proliferation" of vaginal rejuvenation devices onto the market offering to reshape and tighten the vagina.