Vertical scar where belly button was

By Chloe77 on 27 Feb 2012

Does anyone have a small vertical scar where your belly button used to be? I was told by my surgeon that if I don't have enough excess skin to bring my old belly button down to the super-low incision that I want, I might have a small vertical scar somewhere between my incision and my new belly button. Is this a big ugly scar, or not that noticeable? Thanks!

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Brenda8874
9 days ago

I am almost a week post and I have a vertical soon to be scar, any info from others that have the vertical scar would be sooo helpful ( I am so sad about this as I was not talked to about this maybe happening) Is it a big deal? Can I use prosil and pretty much get it to fade with time? I just want to cry right now:( Although I am willing to accept it and anything was better than I had just really caught off guard

Diva Runner
9 days ago

I have a vertical scar, I am 7 weeks PO. It is my least favorite thing of my surgery experience. If it was not there, I would be very happy with the look of my flat abs. PS said to try a fading cream, which I have been using religiously for the past 2 weeks, but I have not seen much improvement. My PS said to come in the next 6 weeks and he will consider a revision for loose skin around the vertical scar and scar itself. I am hoping he can lower the scar, and make it very thin.

Brenda8874
8 days ago

Thanks for your response. Yea totally bummer we had to be the lucky ones with the VS :( I guess better that than what it was though.... I was just at the ps today and I bought a product by the name of prosil and supposedly it is suppose to be a very good scar cream, the nurse said I could start using it at three weeks PO. Hopefully in time we can get it to be very fain :) Let me know if you find any thing that really works and I'll keep you posted on the prosil. I think you can google it and find info out on it if you want.

Diva Runner
3 days ago

Thanks I will. Although if I am wearing a bikini, I can easily cover the scar with a waterproof make-up. I tried it with my foundation and it totally disappeared. So I am not too concern about it as much. Overtime it will get better.

Brenda8874
3 days ago

Oh that's great! Awesome idea, thanks!

KinLynn
1 year ago

I am 2 days PO and have a vertical bb scar, ps said that it will fade in time and hardly be noticeable. The whole incision should fade to a faint line in about a year to 18 months.

Brenda8874
9 days ago

KinLynn you can prob see my post above,^^ how is your vertical scar a year later?

surromom2four
1 year ago

I have a vertical scar that comes up from my incision -- you can see it in my pics. I'm guessing when it fades it won't look that bad, but if I do buy a two piece bathing suit I'll buy boy shorts for bottoms (not just for the scar, but because I don't like my upper thighs!).

lizinohio
1 year ago

Going into my surgery I was told as well that I may have a verticle scar from my belly button. I guess where my belly buttin is on my body is a little high so he was worried about pulling the skin all the way down. I went into surgery thinking I would have a verticle scar, but he was able to make it reach. Whoopie! I was willing to take the risk because It would still have been better than my horrible flabby belly. But there is still a chance he can make it reach!

Midget
1 year ago

Hi Chloe, actually that is the only thing I am not happy about regarding my surgery. The skin around my bb was too thin to pull down to the incision line so I now have a vertical scar where my old bb was. My ps says its not a big deal and he can revise it easily. (In fact he did tell me that he would need to revise it on Day1 but I was too doped up to remember). Mine is annoying as it comes up a good inch & a half above my incision which is nice and low. It didn't start out that way, but as I healed it seemed to get narrower and longer. When I go back in May (surgery was 1/10) we will discuss it then. So no prob no low cut bikinis for me this summer :-) I am curious if anyone else has had this issue and if anyone can share about a (old) bb revision...?

Mummyof4
2 months ago

The difference btwn me getting a full and a mini was this line and I opted for the full as the benefits outweighed the line. I had a belly button piercing so unfortunately my surgeon could not get out my piercing hole and the stretch marks coming from it. A little sad, but knew this was a possibility if he was unable to pull past incision. He stated at post op visit that I could have it revised later on down the rd. I am going to let it heal and see if it bothers me then