There’s no one “right” way for a vulva to look — but society has many of us thinking otherwise. Almost half of all women are concerned about the appearance of theirs, according to a 2019 survey by Refinery29 UK, and of those, about a third were specifically worried about the colour.
Some experts blame this insecurity and the rise of genital cosmetic surgery on porn, which they say promotes an ideal of a small, pink, “tucked-in” labia (that’s the inner and outer “lips” of the vagina). Both labiaplasty (cosmetic surgery to shorten the labia) and labia lightening procedures (involving laser treatments or bleaching creams) are on the rise. However, experts say these treatments are unnecessary and, in fact, can be dangerous.






Lisa do not try to use lightening creams as it may harm your reproductive and sexual organs.