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Can I Pierce my Belly Button with a Hernia?

asked 2 years ago by worriedchld in NY
Latest answer by Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Question viewed 501 times
Tags: female, hernia, piercing

I have received a tummy tuck and my stomach looks great. In six months will it be okay ti pierce my navel even though I have an umbilical hernia?

2 answers to Can I Pierce my Belly Button with a Hernia?

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Repair your hernia before your piercing

I would recommend getting the hernia repaired (herniorrhaphy) prior to umbilical piercing. it would othervise be possible to damage the hernai dack,
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Get your umbilical hernia fixed before you pierce your navel!

It is not a good idea to pierce your belly button if you have an umbilical hernia.   You don't say....  How long ago was the tummy tuck? Was the hernia there before the surgery? Has a doctor diagnosed the hernia? Aside from the hernia concern, if there is a scar around your navel a piercing is less likely to be successful because the scar tissue is not as strong as unscarred tissue.  I have seen the metal erode outward through the skin and hav more
Lori H. Saltz, MD

San Diego Plastic Surgeon

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