• Vaginoplasty: This is a surgical procedure to treat a loosened vagina. During this procedure, the patient is kept under sedation or anesthesia. The surgery typically involves either the pulling of the pelvic floor muscles closer together and removing any loose and excess skin, or a combination of the two. This results in a tighter and restructured vagina.  

• As with any other surgeries, preparation for a vaginal tightening surgery will involve dietary restrictions. You will have to refrain from consuming any sort of foods or liquids for at least 8 hours prior to the surgery.

• Certain drugs like aspirin, blood thinners or anti-inflammatory medication prior to a week before the surgery.

• There will be some pre-operative preparations that might include medical evaluations such as physical or pelvic examinations. 

• Before going for the vaginal tightening surgery, it is recommended that you take a shower as you will be advised to pat the surgical area dry after undergoing the procedure.

• You will be given either local/spinal or general anesthesia.

• You will be put under the influence of general anesthesia to make sure that you don’t feel any pain or discomfort. 

• The gynaecologist will then use a pie-shaped wedge on your vaginal muscle. This will help the surgeon to mark the extent of extra skin to be removed.

• On the basis of the vaginal tightening required, the gynaecologist put sutures on the vaginal tissues under the marked skin.

• In the next step the surgeon closes the mucosal skin with surgical sutures.

• Lastly, if there is any extra skin, the doctor may remove it to make the appearance of the vagina more appealing.

• After your operation, you will be shifted to the care unit until the reaction of the anesthesia wears off.

• All your vital signs and symptoms will be closely monitored for the next two to three hours.

• You will then be shifted to a hospital room, where you can expect the removal of the surgical drains. This will remove the excess fluids that may exert pressure on the site of the wound.

• A foley catheter may be placed in your bladder to drain the urine into a bag.

• The doctor or the nurses will then apply gauzes for dressing your wound outside the vagina.

• Once the entire process is complete, you will be prepared for a discharge depending upon your overall health conditions.

There are two procedures of surgically treating a loosened vagina in India. A laser vaginal tightening may cost anywhere between Rs 12,000 to Rs 17,000. While, a vaginoplasty might approximately cost anywhere around Rs Rs 35,000 to Rs, 40,000. However, it is important to note that both the above mentioned costs are not fixed and the specifics may differ, primarily depending on the following factors:

• Experience, and expertise of the gynaecologist
• Extent of your vaginal loosening
• Type and location of the hospital chosen to undergo the treatment.