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Labia Majora

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The shape and consistency of the labia majora change considerably with age. In childhood and adolescence, the labia majora have a firm consistency thanks to the abundant fatty tissue over which the skin is firmly stretched (Fig. 1).

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Gress, S. (2017). Labia Majora. In: Aesthetic and Functional Labiaplasty. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60222-6_4

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