‘I dumped my husband and got a designer vagina’

single mum-of-four S Kim Hanson, 37, a teaching assistant from Manchester, says, “Last year, I decided to undergo vaginal laser surgery after splitting with my husband of ten years, Chris, in 2015. “When I broke up with Chris, I was feeling really down about myself. After four kids, my body just wasn’t the same. My youngest son was a particularly big baby and left me with stress incontinence as I had to be stitched up. “I would worry about it when I was on the trampoline with the kids, so it was really daunting to think about dating and having sex with a new man. I’d also put on a bit of weight and my size 12 clothes didn’t fit, so I was feeling low.

“But, in December 2016, I met my current boyfriend Jamie, 27, a production operative, online and we quickly began dating. Still, being an older, divorced mum with four kids, I worried he’d notice the age difference. To make matters worse, I also went through an early menopause around the time I met Jamie online, so my confidence was at rock bottom.

“I’d heard about designer vagina surgery, but assumed it would be really expensive and would have a long recovery period. So I was surprised when I read about a new type that could be done in a day and cost £500.

“After chatting about it with my sister, who is a nurse, I decided to go ahead and book it and, in April, I used some savings to pay for the surgery. It involved a laser being used to tighten both the inside and outside of my vagina – it was painless and I was in and out in a day.

“A week later, when I was fully healed, I was really pleased with the results. It’s so neat and tidy now and there are no longer signs of ageing or childbirth. And my sex life is amazing – both Jamie and I can really feel the difference. Plus, it’s completely cleared up my stress incontinence.

“I’ve recommended it to all my friends and they laugh when I tell them I dumped my husband then got myself a new vagina! But two of them have gone ahead and had it, too, and feel the same.

“I’ve also been dieting, so I’ve lost a little weight, and I’ve had a new haircut. But, really, it’s the surgery that has made me feel like a new woman since my divorce and I don’t worry about the age gap between Jamie and me at all now.

“It gave me a new lease of life in the bedroom with my new younger man. I wish I’d done it years ago!”