Medics call for ban on ‘revirginisation’ surgery in the UK

A picture posed by a model of a girl with her head in her hands (PA)

Leading medics have called for a ban on so-called revirginisation surgery.

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) said there is “no reason” hymenoplasty, or any other procedure under a different name that seeks to reconstruct or repair the hymen, needs to be conducted for medical purposes as it urged ministers to take action.