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Possible to Remove the Scarring from Belly Button Piercing?

asked 2 years ago by Lizy in Lynnwood, WA
Latest answer by Beverly Johnson, MD
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Tags: belly button, piercing, scar

I have a large scar from a few attempts at belly button piercings. Two of them forced themselves out and the last one was pierced behind the scarring, hoping it would hold in the jewelry, but it just moved around the scarring to cause a larger scar to appear. Is there any way to remove this scar (surgically or otherwise)?

2 answers to Possible to Remove the Scarring from Belly Button Piercing?

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Scarring from belly button piercing

It may be possible to IMPROVE a scar but never do we promise to remove it absolutely one hundred percent! I like to tell my patients that I am a physician, not a magician.
Beverly Johnson, MD

Washington Dermatologic Surgeon
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Scarring from umbilical piercing

There are no easy ways to remove excessive or hypertrophic scarring from multiple umbilical piercing attempts. You may want to schedule a consultation for steroid injections to diminish the thickened portions of the scar.
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon

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