Many think that hymen surgery can make a woman a virgin again. Not a few are willing to spend up to tens of millions of rupiah for this operation. So, is it true that hymen surgery can restore virginity?
Hymen surgery is a plastic surgery procedure that aims to repair or reconstruct a torn hymen. In medical terms, this procedure is known as hymenorrhaphy or hymenoplasty.
Hymen or hymen is a thin membrane that is located in the middle of the vaginal canal and lines the vaginal opening. The shape of the hymen of each woman is generally different, as well as its elasticity and thickness.
When this membrane is torn, usually a woman will experience temporary bleeding and some pain in the vagina. A tear in the hymen is often considered a sign that a woman is no longer a virgin, although there are many other things besides sexual intercourse that can cause the hymen to tear.
Then, Who Needs to Undergo Hymen Surgery?
Women who want to restore the original structure of their hymen can undergo this surgery. The following are common reasons for women wanting to have hymen surgery:
- Get the status and marks of virginity when married. Usually, this reason is driven by social demands, as well as self-respect and family.
- Repair hymen damaged by sexual assault or rape. This procedure is expected to provide emotional and psychological relief for the victim.
- Repair hymen damaged by injury.
- Satisfy your partner by giving the sensation of bleeding during sex, like a virgin.
Hymen surgery to become a virgin again, is it necessary?
Whether or not someone needs hymen surgery depends on each individual, including the way of thinking about the existence of a hymen and its relation to virginity.
In some countries, including Indonesia, virginity is a symbol of the purity and morality of a woman. Virginity is often defined as a condition where the hymen is still intact when you first have sex. Women are considered not virgins if they do not bleed from the vagina the first time they have sex.
Tearing of the hymen can indeed be caused by sexual intercourse that involves the penetration of the penis into the vagina. However, the integrity of the hymen can not be a measure of a woman's virginity. This is because the hymen can also tear due to several other causes, such as:
- Sports or strenuous physical activity, such as falling from a motor vehicle, while cycling, or riding a horse.
- Use of tampons.
- Masturbation using fingers or sex toys.
- Gynecological examination using a special instrument (eg a speculum) which is inserted into the vagina.
In some cases, the hymen is very elastic, so sexual penetration may not necessarily tear it. In fact, there are women who are born without a hymen. Thus, the absence of blood during sexual penetration for the first time does not mean that a woman is not a virgin.
After all, the definition of virginity is actually a woman who has not or has never had penetrative sexual intercourse or insertion of the penis into the vagina.
So medically, hymen surgery can not restore a woman's virginity. However, this procedure can help repair a woman's sex organs to look like they've never had sex.
How is the Hymen Surgery Procedure Performed?
Hymen surgery is performed by a surgeon by sewing back the remaining hymen that has been torn or damaged. Before the operation, the anesthesiologist will give you a local anesthetic. In certain situations, this procedure can be performed under general anesthesia.
After the anesthetic has taken effect, the doctor will sew the inner and outer layers of the hymen together to resemble the hymen at first. In this procedure, your doctor will usually use absorbable sutures, so you don't have to go back to the doctor to remove the stitches.
After surgery, the hymen will be cleaned with warm water and an antibiotic ointment will be applied to the suture line.
Hymen surgery is usually painless. However, if there is pain, the doctor will give painkillers. The doctor may also give antibiotics to prevent the risk of postoperative infection.
You need to know that hymen surgery also has a risk of complications, including:
- Bleeding
- Infection
- Pain in intimate organs
- The appearance of scars
- Hymen deformity
In addition to sewing the remaining torn hymen, hymen reconstruction surgery can also be done by other methods, namely by placing an artificial hymen made of gelatin and filled with artificial blood.
Postoperative recovery time ranges from 4-6 weeks. During the recovery time, you are advised not to have sex. Treatment that needs to be done generally only washes and gently cleans the vulva 4 times a day, after each urination or defecation.
Until now, there has not been much research on the long-term side effects or complications of hymen surgery. Therefore, whatever your reason for doing this surgery, you should first consult with a plastic surgeon or obstetrician who is experienced in performing the procedure. hymenoplasty.
