Annals of Punjab Medical College
Outcomes with the Use of Petroleum Jelly for Fused Labia in the Pediatric Age Group
By Muhammad Mughees Anjum, Samreen Jamil, Ikram Ullah Khan and 3 others.
Abstract
Background
Fused labia or labial adhesion has several management options including betamethasone cream, estrogen cream, manual separation, and surgery.
Objective
To determine how applying petroleum jelly to patients with fused labia after physical separation affects their outcomes. Study Design: Descriptive Longitudinal study. Settings: Pediatric Surgery Department, Faisalabad Medical University, Faisalabad Pakistan. Duration: April 2025 to June 2025.
Methods
50 females of 1 month to 12 years who underwent manual separation were included. Exclusion criteria were precocious puberty, ambiguous genitalia, genitourinary tract or anorectal abnormalities, and prior use of betamethasone or local estrogen therapy. Parents were informed about local hygiene and application of petroleum jelly three times a day for six weeks, and follow-up was done at 1, 3, and 6 weeks.