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The Billionaires’ Vagina Club and the doctor behind it - The Times

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The Times has published a lifestyle feature on rising demand for cosmetic and so-called rejuvenation procedures involving women’s genitalia, centring on Sally Greenwald, a gynaecologist described by the paper as a leading figure in an international high-end market. According to the article information available, Greenwald’s services can cost as much as $10,000, and the piece frames her clientele and practice within a growing luxury “tweakments” sector.

The supplied text does not set out the specific procedures Greenwald offers, where she practises, or the medical claims made for any treatment. It does, however, indicate that The Times is examining both the doctor and the clientele behind a trend in which intimate cosmetic treatments are becoming more visible among affluent women.

As general background, procedures marketed under labels such as vaginal or vulval “rejuvenation” can range from surgery, such as labiaplasty, to non-surgical interventions using lasers, radiofrequency devices, fillers or injections. Demand has been linked by commentators to changing beauty norms, social media, pornography, post-childbirth concerns, menopause symptoms and broader acceptance of cosmetic medicine, though reasons vary by patient.

The topic matters because the field sits at the intersection of personal autonomy, sexual health, body image, luxury medicine and patient safety. Medical regulators and professional bodies in several countries have cautioned that some intimate procedures may carry risks and that marketing should distinguish cosmetic goals from evidence-based treatment for diagnosed conditions. The Times feature appears to contribute to that debate by spotlighting one prominent practitioner and the premium market around her.

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