Is the Belly Button Positioned Too Low Post Tummy Tuck? What Do You Think About Results? (photo)

Before and 8 weeks after photos.

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7 Doctor Answers | Asked by Julia K. in NJ

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Belly button positioning after a tummy tuck

Thanks for your pictures, but it's hard to tell without see you. However, I would wait 2-3 months to determine the final position. If it's not where you want it may need to be adjusted slightly.

Where to put the bellybutton?

It's a bit hard to guide you without knowing your previous medical history and the decisions that were made involving your previous tummy tuck. From the photos it looks like you had a panniculectomy which is a simple removal of skin and fat that is hanging from the lower abdomen. The pictures that you show seem to have the bellybutton in a sort of OK position, but you still seem to have a lot of extra skin. It may be that your surgeon had to tailor your surgery for specific... more

Tummy Tuck vs Panniculectomy? Which is Right and When should you have it done?

It looks like you had a panniculectomy. This may have been the right operation for you if you have health issues precluding you from undergoing a more involved Full Tummy Tuck operation or if you are intending to lose more weight. Tummy Tucks are not a weight loss operation. It is usually done on patients who have lost all of their excess weight, leaving them with excess skin, or after having children resulting in excess skin. ... more

This isn't a "too-low" belly button. It is a poor (or incorrect) operation.

I'm sorry to tell you this after the pain and expense of your operation, but this is not a tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) result that any ABPS-certified plastic surgeon would be proud of. I reiterate my colleagues' concern that you have not been operated on by a fully-trained, American Board of Plastic Surgery-certified plastic surgeon, or that perhaps you received insurance coverage for a panniculectomy, had that procedure, and were hoping for true abdominoplasty results. Your... more

Your Tummy Tuck results are not ideal

Unfortunately I think your results are not ideal and I am assuming far from what you thought you would get. You may benefit from a revisional procedure. I would need to evaluate you in person to see exactly what can be done, but I think there may be ways to improve your results.

Belly button position after tummy tuck

Thank you for posting your photos. Was your surgeon a board certified Plastic Surgeon? You might have had a panniculectomy, the removal of the apron of excess skin and fat bellow the belly button. It doesn't look like you had a tummy tuck, which is a completely different operation. Check back with your surgeon and discuss your concerns.