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Vaginoplasty at Oshun · Kingston, Jamaica

Vaginoplasty
in Kingston, Jamaica.

Vaginoplasty is an operation that tightens the vagina: some of the lining at the back is removed and the muscles underneath are stitched closer together. Women usually ask about it after childbirth. For looseness alone, pelvic floor physiotherapy usually comes first: exercises for the muscles around the vagina and bladder, taught by a physiotherapist. The operation is estimated at US$5,000 to US$9,000. You start with a private consultation with Dr. Charles Rockhead, from J$11,000.

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Vaginoplasty at a glance

Dr. Rockhead

Your consultation is with him

In person

Consultation before anything is booked

US$5,000 to US$9,000

Our estimate, quoted in writing

Kingston

Consultations at 9 Devon Road

No obligation

You decide after the consultation

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Four things that are true of every visit

A consultation first

Your first visit is with Dr. Rockhead, in person. No operation is booked at it.

An examination

Less feeling during sex can be a sign of a prolapse, which needs different care.

Surgery is not assumed

He explains your options, including not having surgery.

The price in writing

You get your quote in writing before you decide.

Treatment Details

Surgery is the last step, not the first.

A feeling of looseness after childbirth is often about the pelvic floor muscles, and muscles can be trained. Treatment is not always needed. This operation has real risks, and pain during sex is one of them. Private question? Message us on WhatsApp.

Medical Director: Dr. Charles Rockhead · Last updated: · Sources: the Cleveland Clinic, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Britain's NHS, England's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons and a guideline for NHS staff in Greater Glasgow. Prices: Oshun's own price list.

01The basics

What is vaginoplasty, and what comes first?

The surgeon removes a wedge of the lining at the back of the vagina and stitches the muscles underneath closer together. The same kind of repair is done for a prolapse, where it is called a posterior vaginal repair. A prolapse is an organ in the pelvis, such as the bladder or the bowel, slipping down and bulging into the vagina.

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For looseness alone
The Cleveland Clinic says surgery is generally not recommended unless you have a prolapse, because it can lead to pain during sex.
What comes first
Pelvic floor muscle training: you learn to squeeze and relax the muscles around the vagina and bladder, usually with a women's health physiotherapist who checks you are doing it right. For an early prolapse with symptoms, NICE suggests at least 16 weeks of it as a first option, and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists describes a course of three to six months. Ask Dr. Rockhead where to get it.
Could it be a prolapse?
Less feeling during sex can be a sign of one. It is found by an internal examination, and it has its own treatments.
Laser and other devices
Energy and laser treatments are different from surgery, with their own risks. Ask Dr. Rockhead about them at your consultation.

Before you decide

What to know first.

Pain during sex is one of this operation's listed risks.

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons says it typically gives a tighter vagina. Results differ from person to person. If you may want another baby, wait.

02Medical Leadership

Who do you meet, and what is checked first?

Dr. Charles Rockhead, a gynaecologist, in person, at 9 Devon Road in Kingston. He asks what you have noticed and what you have already tried, and he examines you, because looseness, a prolapse and weak pelvic floor muscles need different care. He explains your options, including not having surgery, and you leave with a written plan. Dr. Rockhead performs the operation himself. Before you book, ask where it takes place, and have it in writing.

Tell him about these
A bulge or lump, a feeling of heaviness, pain, discomfort or numbness during sex, leaking urine, and trouble emptying your bladder or bowel. Each can be a sign of a prolapse.
Dr. Charles Rockhead, board-certified Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Medical Director of Oshun Cosmetic Services in Kingston, Jamaica

Dr. Charles Rockhead, Medical Director — Oshun Cosmetic Services, Kingston.

Dr. Charles Rockhead

Medical Director · Board-Certified OB/GYN · 30+ years of practice

Dr. Charles Rockhead is a board-certified Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with more than thirty years of practice in Kingston. He is the Medical Director of Oshun Cosmetic Services and the founding physician of Amadeo Medical Group, the parent clinical practice.

Read the clinic story · View Dr. Rockhead's LinkedIn

03The operation

What happens before and on the day?

i.

Before

Tell us every medicine and supplement you take. If you take a blood thinner, do not stop it on your own: your doctors decide. If you smoke, stopping helps make recovery faster and safer. We ask you to avoid sex and douching for a week before. Blood tests are done beforehand, and you may be asked to empty your bowel.

ii.

The anaesthetic

It is done under a general anaesthetic or a spinal. Which one is agreed with you beforehand.

iii.

The operation

A wedge of the lining at the back of the vagina is removed, and the muscles underneath are stitched closer together with stitches that dissolve.

iv.

Going home

After a prolapse repair of this kind, the Cleveland Clinic says women usually go home the same day, and the Royal College says some need to stay two or three days. Have an adult with you for the first 24 hours, and do not drive.

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Does it hurt?
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons says you may have a deep ache for the first few days. After a prolapse repair, the Cleveland Clinic says the pain should go within four to six weeks.
04Recovery

Recovery, and when to get help.

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Go to a hospital at once
For shortness of breath, chest pain or coughing up blood. For a leg or groin that is swollen, painful, red or hot. For heavy bleeding or dressings soaked with blood. For vomiting so that you cannot keep fluids down.
Call us straight away
On (876) 676-6297, for bleeding that becomes smelly, a fever or a yellowish discharge, burning or stinging when you pass urine, or pain your painkillers do not control. We are closed at night and from Friday to Sunday. If we are closed, do not wait for us: go to a hospital.
Time off work
Plan for weeks, not days. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons says you may need one to two weeks. The Royal College, writing about prolapse repair, says some women are fit for work after two to three weeks, many after three to four, and heavy manual work may need about six.
Sex, tampons and swimming
No sex, tampons or douching for six to eight weeks. Use pads while you bleed, which can be two to three weeks. Showers, not baths, and no swimming, for at least six weeks.
Lifting and the toilet
No heavy lifting and no hard exercise for six weeks. You can walk from the first day. Avoid straining on the toilet, and ask about a stool softener.
Check-ups
We see you at one week, at two to three weeks, at six weeks and at three months.
Later on
After prolapse surgery, the Royal College says about 25 to 30 women in 100 develop another prolapse later.
05Risks

The risks, and who should not have it.

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The risks
Pain during sex, which the Royal College lists among the common risks of prolapse surgery. Bleeding, which may need a transfusion or a return to theatre. Infection. Scarring. Numbness or a loss of feeling. A vagina left too tight. The wound opening: the Glasgow guideline says that can be up to 30 in 100 for cosmetic genital surgery as a group. Less often, damage to the bladder or bowel, a change in how either works, or a blood clot in the leg or lung. And the risks of the anaesthetic.
Who should not have it
Not in pregnancy, with a genital infection, if you may want another baby, with a bleeding disorder or on a blood thinner, with diabetes that is not under control, after radiotherapy to the pelvis, or with body dysmorphic disorder. The Glasgow guideline reports the Royal College's advice that cosmetic genital surgery should not normally be offered to anyone under 18.
If you smoke or are overweight
The Royal College says the risks of surgery are higher if you smoke, are overweight or have other medical problems.
Another baby
For prolapse surgery the Royal College says you may be advised to wait until your family is complete, because another birth may bring the prolapse back. We give the same advice for this operation.
06Cost & booking

How much does vaginoplasty cost in Jamaica?

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What it costs
The consultation with Dr. Rockhead is from J$11,000. The operation is estimated at US$5,000 to US$9,000. Your written quote lists the surgeon's fee, the anaesthetic, the hospital or surgical centre, and follow-up.
When we are open
Monday and Wednesday, 10 AM to 6 PM. Tuesday and Thursday, 10 AM to 4 PM. Closed Friday to Sunday.
Paying
Cash, debit card, credit card or approved financing. Health insurance does not cover cosmetic surgery. A repair for a diagnosed prolapse may be partly covered, so ask your insurer.

If this sounds right

The next step is a conversation, not a commitment.

Start with a consultation, in person, with Dr. Rockhead.

Chat with the Oshun care team on WhatsApp Call (876) 676-6297

No obligation · Every consultation is in-person with Dr. Rockhead.

The honest answers

Two quick answers.

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Is it the same as labiaplasty?
No. Labiaplasty reshapes the inner lips of the vulva, on the outside. Vaginoplasty tightens the vagina, on the inside.
How do I book a consultation?
WhatsApp (876) 676-6297 or schedule a consultation. Your first visit is with Dr. Rockhead at 9 Devon Road in Kingston.
Often considered alongside

Three treatments patients ask about in the same conversation.

Labiaplasty

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Annual Gynaecology Exam

A yearly visit with a gynaecologist, with a Pap smear when one is due.

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Two paths from here

One conversation away.

Looseness after childbirth is worth a doctor's time. The consultation is the place to start.

Chat with the Oshun care team on WhatsApp Call (876) 676-6297

No obligation · Every consultation is in-person with Dr. Rockhead.

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