By RACHEL ZIMMERMAN

An influential physicians group is expected to warn today against so-called vaginal rejuvenation and other cosmetic procedures, saying the methods are unproven and potentially risky, and that medical claims about results are exaggerated.

Doctors who perform the procedures say the opinion from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists is overly cautious (See report). They say the procedures are safe and that more women are requesting such surgeries, having seen TV shows and magazines featuring them. The E! entertainment cable network’s “Dr. 90210″ reality-television program has spotlighted doctors performing genital surgery.

The warning from the physicians group also targets procedures such as “designer vaginoplasty,” which is billed as a way to enhance a woman’s look — or to tone and to tighten areas altered by aging and childbirth.

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