“Hymenoplasty, a controversial medical procedure known mostly for its prevalence in the Middle East and Latin America, is becoming popular in the U.S. Although there are no hard data, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons says vaginal surgery, including hymenoplasty, is one of the industry’s fastest-growing segments. Gynecologists are marketing hymenoplasty in magazines, local newspapers and online. They report business is booming. Restoring innocence this way has sparked criticism. Religious groups that value abstinence until marriage say hymen repair is a deception. Some feminists liken hymenoplasty to female genital mutilation. In addition, hymen repair, unlike other types of reconstructive surgery, isn’t taught in medical residencies. Some medical associations worry that surgeons might be improperly trained.” — AZCentral.com (US)

(Thanks to Furpo for the link.)

This is a long article discussing the pros and cons of hymenoplasty. It’s well worth the read if the topic interests you.

That being said, the pros and cons are rather obvious. On one hand, this is a legal, relatively safe procedure. If it gets you off, then who’s to argue? On the other hand, it’s hard not to think that there’s something rather nefarious about the whole thing. Why should women undergo invasive surgery to restore something whose loss hurt the first time and whose loss will only hurt again the second? The story describes a woman who claims that “it took almost two months for her to feel comfortable again. It took even longer for her to enjoy sex.” That’s a lot of suffering — not to mention a lot of money to pay for the procedure — just to give some guy the relatively bogus joy of popping a hymen.

Why “bogus?” Because if you’ve ever deflowered a girl, you know that the significance of the event is mostly mental and emotional. The physical part doesn’t account for much aside from awkwardness. That’s not to say that a snug orifice isn’t better than a gaper, but it is to say that any fascination with virginity is likely “about” other things — power, innocence, pedophilia, etc. And if that’s not obvious, just consider anyone who wants to deflower a boy, since the emphasis there is not a physical transformation but a mental or emotional investment.

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