Can Neucrosis of the Belly Button Spread?

I am 3 weeks post-op of a tummy tuck. I have neucrosis of belly button. Over half was neucrotic with the rest looking very normal. I have been packing with gauze diligently. I am concerned because the normal part has now turned yellowish and neucrotic. Can this continue to spread? It seems to be spreading underneath the outside flap! Will it continue to spread out?

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Necrotic belly button

What you're describing does occasionally happen with a tummy tuck. The good news is it may slow down your overall healing but in the long term usually has no negative effect on your final result. With most types of tummy tuck, an incision is made around the edge of the belly button separating it from the surrounding skin. As a result the only blood supply to the belly button after surgery comes from the stalk of the belly button. If anything interferes with this blood supply... more