Belly Button Revision After Tummy Tuck

I had a full tummy tuck w/ muscle repair, hernia repair and flank lipo 3 months ago. I am dissatisfied with my belly button. There isn't a hole, it looks like a piece of flat skin. Picture attached. Can I get a belly button revision after getting a tummy tuck? I am happy with my results otherwise. Thank you!

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I do not thinhk that revision will help much

You Tummy tuck worked too well and you are very tight. There is not much of skin to do revision. Leave it alone and later on as your skin stretches, you mat become a candidate.

Kamran Khoobehi, MD

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New Orleans Plastic Surgeon

Belly button scar revision after tummy tuck or abdominoplasty to correct a poor belly button scar

Belly button scar revision is an ideal treatment to improve the appearance of the belly button after childbirth or abdominoplasty. As a plastic surgeon in Los Angeles, I often am asked to fix a belly button after abdominoplasty by another surgeon. In this case, a new belly button will have to be created to improve the marsupialization of the belly button.

Belly Button Revision After Tummy Tuck

Because you are so thin, your belly button is not sufficiently sunken and that appears to be the source of your dissatisfaction. In addition, the classical attractive hooding from 11o'clock to 2 o'clock is missing as well. I would recommend you wait until 8-12 months after surgery and then undergo a belly button revision. It is fairly straight forward and can be done under local anesthesia in some people.

Belly button revision after tummy tuck

Yes, you can sometimes improve an unsatisfactory belly button after tummy tuck. Sometimes there is swelling in the stalk that makes the inside of the belly button puffy. There could be a small umbilical hernia. If the circular scar shrinks it can make the hole too small. It is hard to tell from your photo what your specific issue is, but you can try putting a soft ear plug in the navel to help shape it. If it truly is flat and flush with the surrounding skin,... more

Falt belly button after tummy tuck

It appears that your scars are still fresh and swelling may make your belly button appear full and flat. Consider using the "marble trick" prior to undergoing additional surgery.

Otto Joseph Placik, MD

33 reviews

Chicago Plastic Surgeon

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scenichwy 11 Apr 2013

Don't judge your belly button too soon. Mine was SCARY and now at 6 weeks post op, it's looking pretty good. I did get some decorative marbles (flat on one side) and taped it in my belly button occasionally and I do think it has helped. Good luck!

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