Possible to Have Belly Button Removed?
asked 1 year ago by mattimus in rhode island
Latest answer by Steven Wallach, MD
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Tags: belly button
i was wondering how much it would cost and if it is even possible to get my belly button grafted over, so i wouldn't have one anymore.
3 answers to Possible to Have Belly Button Removed?
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Removing a belly button
What is the reason for you to want to have your belly button removed. This is not a request that I have heard of before.
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Complete removal of the belly button
This is not recommended. Furthermore even if you had the procedure performed and you could find someone to do this, it would still leave a scar (unless you had a full tummy tuck). Remember the belly button is a scar that is the result of clamping your umbilical cord. If we could remove the belly button without a scar, we could do that for burn victims. Unfortunately this is not possible and at the very least will leave a vertical scar.
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Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Belly Botton Removal
I'm not quite sure why you would want to remove such a uniquely attractive human feature but - it can be done. The belly button could be excised and its former location marked by a short scar OR you could have a full Tummy tuck in which the belly button was removed and not re-exited.
I would advise you to think long and hard before getting this done.
