Wei Shu-Yi, Li Qiang, Li Sen-Kai, Zhou Chuan-De, Li Feng-Yong, Zhou Yu
Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2015 Jul;130(1):14-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2014.12.009. Epub 2015 Feb 28.
To review data from patients who have undergone hymenoplasty with a novel surgical technique, termed the STSI (suture three stratums around the introitus) method.
In a retrospective study, data were reviewed from patients who underwent hymenoplasty by STSI at a center in Beijing, China, between January 2010 and January 2014. Patients were scheduled to attend a follow-up appointment 1 month after surgery. Long-term follow-up was conducted by telephone. Follow-up data and preoperative and postoperative photos were assessed.
Overall, 125 patients had undergone hymenoplasty using the STSI method. Only 1 (0.8%) patient had an early postoperative complication (uncontrolled bleeding). Among the 99 patients who returned for follow-up at 1 month, healing was recorded for 91 (91.9%). Long-term follow-up suggested that no patient had persistent dyspareunia, menstruation changes, or other health problems after the surgery. Among 51 patients who reported sexual intercourse since the surgery, 47 (92.2%) were satisfied with the outcome and 28 (54.9%) reported blood loss during the first intercourse.
The STSI method seems to be an effective, enduring, and safe technique of hymenoplasty.
