Labia reduction · All 26 counties
Labiaplasty in Ireland
What labiaplasty costs, how it's done, the recovery, the risks and how to choose a surgeon. Calm, factual and private.
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Our price guide
What labiaplasty costs
Typical full prices in Ireland, from a local-anaesthetic day case to a hospital operation.
| Procedure | Typical cost in Ireland | What moves the price |
|---|---|---|
| Labiaplasty (inner lips), all in | €3,000 to €7,000 | The technique, local or general anaesthetic, a day clinic or a hospital, and whether the hood is reduced too |
| Labiaplasty under local anaesthetic, day clinic | From about €3,300 | Home the same day; some clinics include the consultation and the check-ups |
| Consultation with the surgeon | Free to €200 | Free at some clinics, sometimes by video first; sometimes taken off the price |
| Vaginoplasty (a different operation) | €6,000 to €7,500 | Tightens the vagina itself; a longer operation, not part of a labiaplasty |
What's included
- The surgeon's fee and the clinic or hospital fee
- The anaesthetic, and the anaesthetist for a general
- Dissolving stitches, dressings and painkillers to take home
- Your check-ups afterwards, and a number to ring at night
What pushes it up or down
- Up: a general anaesthetic in a hospital theatre
- Up: reducing the clitoral hood in the same operation, or a revision of earlier surgery
- Down: a trim under local anaesthetic in a day clinic
- Not a factor: the county. Prices outside Dublin sit in the same range
Prices in euro for the full procedure. This is our guide, not a quote: the surgeon sets your price after examining you, in writing. No Irish price is published for clitoral hood reduction alone or for a revision; both are priced after an examination.
Normal varies
There's no single normal
Labia vary a lot from woman to woman, in length, shape, colour and how much they show. One side is often longer than the other. Inner lips that hang below the outer lips are common and normal.
In one London hospital study, the inner lips of 50 women aged 18 to 50 measured anywhere from 2 cm to 10 cm long. Labiaplasty is a choice for adults whose labia cause them discomfort or distress, not a correction of something abnormal.
Length of the inner lips, in centimetres, in 50 women aged 18 to 50, measured in one London hospital study.
The operation and guides
Every question, answered calmly
Each guide gives the short answer first, then who it isn't for, the recovery, the risks and what results are realistic.
Recovery, week by week
Swelling, peeing and sitting, time off work, tampons, sex and exercise, and the signs to ring the clinic about.
More on recovery
Without surgery
What eases rubbing in clothes and on the bike, when to see a GP, and why laser doesn't reduce the labia.
More on non-surgical options
Choosing a surgeon
The Medical Council register, plastic surgeon or gynaecologist, and the questions to ask at the consultation.
More on choosing a surgeonWhere you live
Labiaplasty from every county
Each county page has the nearest places where plastic surgeons see private patients, the drive, and how to plan the trip home. The figure beside each county is the number of women living there, CSO Census 2022.
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Questions
Questions people ask
How much does labiaplasty cost in Ireland?
Our price guide puts a labiaplasty at €3,000 to €7,000 in Ireland, all in. Under local anaesthetic in a day clinic it starts from about €3,300. The price normally covers the surgeon, the anaesthetic, the clinic or hospital and your check-ups.
Is it normal for one side of the labia to be longer?
Yes. Labia vary a lot from woman to woman, in length, shape, colour and how much they show. One side is often longer than the other. Inner lips that hang below the outer lips are common and normal.
How long is recovery from labiaplasty?
Most people take about a week off a desk job, up to two weeks for physical work. Swelling and soreness settle over about two weeks, sex and strenuous exercise wait four to six weeks, and the skin takes a couple of months to heal fully.
Is labiaplasty done under general anaesthetic?
It can be done under a local anaesthetic, with or without sedation, or under a general anaesthetic. The operation takes about one to two hours, and most people go home the same day.
Can I get labiaplasty on the HSE or my health insurance?
Irish health insurance plans normally exclude cosmetic surgery, except to correct disfigurement from a condition you were born with, an accident or a disease. Labiaplasty for appearance or comfort is almost never covered. Check your own policy in writing before anything is booked.
What age can you get labiaplasty?
Only adults. Labiaplasty shouldn't be done on anyone under 18 for how the labia look, because the labia keep developing into early adulthood. If you're under 18 and something hurts, itches or worries you, talk to your GP. GPs see young people in confidence.
Will the clinic text me about it?
One clinic contacts you, by phone or email, only if you ask. We never mention the procedure in texts, and we ask the clinic not to name it in a text or a voicemail either.