I have seen patients in whom an umbilicoplasty was performed to achieve skin tightening around the belly button-the results were very unfortunate. The scarring is visible. Worse, attempting to pull the excess skin into the umbilical area results in puckering that cannot be corrected. I am sure you do not want... more
Umbilicoplasty for removing excess skin above belly button?
I am 5’ 3” and weigh 103 pounds. Six weeks ago I had a mini-tummy tuck and hernia repair in hopes of removing the excess skin I had from two pregnancies. My plastic surgeon and one other recommended that I get a full tummy tuck to correct the amount of extra skin I had above my belly button, but for personal reasons, I chose to do a mini instead.
Although my stomach is very flat and looks much better than it did prior to the mini, I have a small amount of skin that is starting to cover my belly button. The skin covers approximately half my belly button, extends about ¾ of an inch when I pull it away from my stomach and measures approximately 2 inches wide.
What options do I have to remove some of the skin so that I have a normal looking belly button? Could an umbilicoplasty work?
3 answers to “Umbilicoplasty for removing excess...”
A: Slouched skin covering belly button
The veil of stretch marked skin over your belly button is an unfortunate but predictable result of a mini tummy tuck, which did not mobilize and redrape the stretch marked skin in the area between your ribs and belly button. Many women struggle with whether to undertake a mini or full tummy tuck, however,... more
A: Redundant umbilical skin after mini tummy tuck
Your best option is to convert the mini tummy tuck to a full tummy tuck. Otherwise the only other method is to leave you with an unsightly vertical scar. It would be nearly impossible to hide any incision in the umbilicus. I am no aware and cannot recommend any consistent skin tightening... more
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