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Should Belly Button Look Like Hole After Tummy Tuck?

asked 3 years ago by anon
Latest answer by David Shafer, MD
Question viewed 1,965 times
Tags: abdomen, belly button

Are new belly buttons after Tummy Tuck supposed to look like holes, or do they differ with amount of skin placed in the center of them?

8 answers to Should Belly Button Look Like Hole After Tummy Tuck?

Should looks similar to our original belly button

During abdominoplasty (tummy tuck) the belly button is left in place while the skin around it is dissected free and removed during the procedure. So the inside of your belly button should look the same. Depending on how much skin is removed, the external portion of your belly button may look different. Good luck.

David Shafer, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

www.ShaferPlasticSurgery.com

Belly button should look different from the orignial

After a tummy tuck, the belly button is repositioned in a new spot. In order to do that, we need to cut around the old one, tighten the abdomen skin, make a new hole for your belly-button to come out through, and then finally stitch it in place. As already mentioned, the technique to do this varies from surgeon to surgeon. In addition, the way you heal, wound infections, scar tissue, etc., all contribute to how you are going to eventually heal. The new belly button will always look... more

Sirish Maddali, MD
Portland Plastic Surgeon

Umbilicus (belly button) appearance after tummy tuck

The "hole" appearance is a function of several different technical aspects of the procedure. Every plastic surgeon makes the incision differently and according to personal preference: Some use a round hole, others a vertical slit while others a horizontal slit. Some physicians use a C-V type incision while others use an inverted V. Another important factor is the thickness of the fatty layer at the incision and if any De-fatting is performed. Another issue is the healing of the... more

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Sometimes tummy tuck belly buttons can look like holes

However, it depends on how you're defining the "hole". In general, you should have an "inny" belly buttom after a tummy tuck, so if that's what you mean, it's normal. If you feel that the belly button is too small, or that it looks abnormal in some other way, this can be corrected at some point after surgery. I would recommend that you discuss this with your surgeon. Best wishes.

Nina S. Naidu, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

It "Can" look many ways

Even when the surgeon does the belly button the same way in all patients the belly button can still look different in each patient. There are certain patient factors that contribute to the final result. The healing that occurs, the tension around the belly button, the way a patienty scars ar just a few. Yes, the belly button can look like a hole and it is probably due to tight scar tissue around the belly button. It can be improved with additional surgery.

John P. Stratis, MD
Harrisburg Plastic Surgeon

What?

The navel after tumy tuck should look like a normal navel, only more youthful. It should be an "inny" There should be no holes, and every thing should be healed. sek

Scott E. Kasden, MD
Dallas Plastic Surgeon

Belly button after Tummy Tuck depends on many things

1. Type of scar - A round scar will make the belly button look like a donut with a hole in the middle. I do not like this scar, but it works for other people. It can contract and get very tight. 2. Thickness of your abdominal skin flap - If the skin flap is thick and the skin has to be"sunk in " to reach the belly button 3. The belly button stalk is cut too short - Then the abdominal skin has to be "sunk in" to reach the belly button. The center (what's inside of the... more

Ricardo Rodriguez, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

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Tummy tuck holes

The depth and size of the tummy tuck hole at the location of the new belly button is quite variable. However, you do not mention if this hole was present immediately after surgery or presented weeks later as a "final" result. Certainly a small belly button can resemble a narrow hole as a planned result of surgery. But it can also result from circular scar contracture or from loss of the belly button from necrosis. You should discuss this with your surgeon.

Robin T.W. Yuan, MD
Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

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