Natural looking belly button after Tummy Tuck?

Do you think my belly button will open up and look more natural after everything starts to relax and heal? How long before my belly button starts to open up and look normal again? Right now it looks like a coin slot (I am 2 and a half weeks post-op).

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5 answers to “Natural looking belly button after...”

A: Belly Button Healing

By Theodore Katz, MD - Philadelphia Plastic Surgeon

It is always easy for the surgeon to say but a lot more difficult for the patient to do and that is be patient. Changes will occur over the next 4-6 months and if the belly button needs a revision this can usually be done under local anesthesia in the office. I find that sometimes physicians... more

A: Tummy Tucks and Belly Buttons

By Peter A. Aldea, MD - Memphis Plastic Surgeon

The sheer fact that there are AT LEAST 10 ways (last time I counted) to re-create a belly button (ie UMBILICOPLASTY) should tell you that no one technique is the undisputed winner. Plastic surgeons as a whole share several qualities; We are all obesessive, perfectionists who constantly tinker with out... more

A: Tummy Tuck and Belly Button

By Farbod Esmailian, MD - Orange County Plastic Surgeon

Every surgeon does their belly button in a particular way. Right now you do have some swelling and it will settle over time and may open up. It will take about 4 months time before the swelling resolves. At that point you can then re-evaluate and see how your belly button looks like. At that... more

A: Belly button appearance after tummy tuck

By Otto Joseph Placik, MD - Chicago Plastic Surgeon

At this point in time, there are alot of forces working on the belly button that make it difficult to predict exacxtly how your belly button will eventually look. There are scar contraction forces that tend to make it smaller and wound tension forces that tend to make it larger. In my own practice, I prefer to... more

A: Belly button after tummy tuck

By Matthew Schulman, MD - New York City Plastic Surgeon

It is difficult to tell. The belly button will definitely change as it heals, but in my experience, the belly button tends to get a little smaller as time goes on (scar tissue). So if your belly button is very narrow right now, it may get narrower. One little "trick" that helps to keep the belly... more

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tracyface
8 posts
21 Jul 2009

I am 3 moths post op, and this past month I have noticed my belly button is getting smaller and smaller. I did not notice this at 2 months. I cant fit the tip of my pinky in it. I also have noticed that my scarring seems to be puckering as well. Is this normal at my stage of healing?

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