Hymenoplasty
Day 10 after hymenoplasty: the last day of the pressurized water rule
Day 10 · permanent hymenoplasty, flap technique
For the first ten days you were asked not to direct pressurized water at the area. Today is the tenth day, the last day this rule covers. Today you still do not point the shower head at the area. From tomorrow, unless your doctor told you otherwise, the rule ends.
Not all the restrictions about water end today. The sea and the pool depend on separate measures; this page explains, one by one, which lasts until when.
What did the pressurized water rule cover?
The rule is that water coming under pressure is not directed at the area, and it applies for the first 10 days after the procedure. So the issue is not the shower itself but aiming the jet of water at the area.
Behave the same way today. If your doctor gave you a longer period, the rule lasts for you until the day they specified.
Two restrictions that continue after tomorrow
- The sea: not before day 20 after the procedure.
- The pool: not recommended until complete healing is seen at the follow-up examination.
- Restrictions your doctor gave you separately: valid for their own durations.
Why are the sea and the pool not tied to the same date?
The measure given for each is different. For the sea there is a number of days: day twenty. For the pool, the basis is not a calendar day but the result of the examination; the pool is not recommended until the doctor has seen complete healing.
The date of your follow-up examination is not on this page, because your doctor sets it. If you have a holiday or swimming plans, go over the dates with them.
Waiting until day twenty for the sea does not mean the pool will also be allowed on that day; the two restrictions are independent of each other.
Moving on to day eleven
The end of the pressurized water rule does not mean healing is complete. Healing takes 10–15 days on average, and a period of at least two to three weeks is needed; the restrictions on movement also continue until day fifteen.
So you can think of today not as an ending but as a stopping point where one of the restrictions closes.
Do today
- Keep the jet of water away from the area in the shower today as well.
- If you plan to go to the sea, mark day 20 in your calendar.
- Wait for the assessment at the follow-up examination for the pool.
Avoid today
- Do not point the shower head at the area.
- Do not go into the sea just because day ten is over.
- Do not make pool plans before the follow-up examination.
Call us if
- Make a check-up appointment for a discharge that has an unfamiliar smell, is yellow or that you cannot name, and that continues.
- If pressurized water reached the area by accident and you feel uneasy, consult the clinic.
Frequently asked questions
When is pressurized water allowed after hymenoplasty?
The rule against directing pressurized water at the area covers the first 10 days; the tenth day is the last day of this period. From the following day, unless your doctor specified a different period, this rule ends. The sea and the pool are outside this rule and depend on their own measures.
How many days after hymenoplasty can I go into the sea?
No sea before day 20. The pressurized water rule ending on day ten does not bring this date forward. If your doctor, looking at your healing, gave you a later date, what they said applies; some patients may need additional restrictions.
When can I go into a pool after the procedure?
No number of days is given for the pool. The pool is not recommended until complete healing, that is, until the follow-up examination; your doctor makes the decision at the examination. Your doctor also tells you on which day the check-up takes place. That is why it is sensible to leave your pool plans until after the examination.
This page is for general information only; it does not replace an examination or your doctor's advice. Some patients may need additional restrictions. The durations and rules your doctor gives you always take priority over those on this page.
References
- A new surgical technique of hymenoplasty. Wei SY, et al. International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, 2015.
- Hymenoplasty and Muslim Patients: Islamic Ethico-Legal Perspectives. Bawany MH, et al. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 2017.
Medically reviewed by Op. Dr. Şükrü Sanus, Obstetrician & Gynecologist · Last medical review: