Pornography and social media driving rise in labia surgery, Australian report finds

In a YouGov survey from April, one in eight respondents said they had put off a GP visit for sexual and reproductive concerns due to being embarrassed about the look of their labia. Photograph: Luis Alvarez/Getty Images

Pornography and social media are driving a rise in people having or considering labia surgery, with images and videos distorting perceptions of what genitalia look like, a new report has found.

The surgery, known as labiaplasty, is one of the fastest growing cosmetic procedures among young people in Australia and worldwide.