My Belly Button to Close to my Scar After Tummy Tuck? (photo)

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3 Doctor Answers | Asked by karla in oakland ca in Oakland, CA

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Tummy Tuck Results?

Thank you for the question and picture. Based on your picture, you are only weeks out of your tummy tuck surgery. It is therefore too early to make a final assessment. However, I do agree with you that your incision line and umbilicus do appear to be close; exactly why this has occurred is hard to know without knowing more about your preoperative situation, intraoperative findings, or “challenges” faced by your plastic surgeon... At this point, there is not... more

Actually, your abdominoplasty scar is too close to your belly button (too high).

You appear to have had an adequately-performed tummy tuck. However, without seeing your preoperative photos, it is really inappropriate for me to pass judgement on your surgeon's efforts on your behalf. But you asked, so I will attempt to answer. I think the cuff of skin around your umbilicus is too large, and even with the scar fading, you will have a "bullseye" effect scar around the normal funnel shape of your belly button. This could have been better. Your... more

TT scar too high??

Although it appears that the contour of your abdomen is pretty good, the main incision is rather high and it appears higher on your right side than on the left. Why the incision is where it is may be determined by the pre-operative situation, and we are not privvy to the pre-op photos. We usually try to keep the incision at or below the top of the pubic hair line, but there are exceptions that may alter that plan. Discuss with your surgeon what can... more