It really irritates me that the focal point of the abdomen, the belly button, is given the least amount of thought and surgical time. Most surgeons make a round hole and stick the belly button into it. Okay I digress, see my blog for more. For your problem I would re excise the scar, use... more
Fixing belly button after Tummy tuck
I had a tummy tuck 1 year ago and am not pleased with my belly button. It has a raised scar all the way around it. Is it possible to fix that? If so, what are the chances that it will scar that way again?
2 answers to “Fixing belly button after Tummy tuck”
A: A scar revision may certainly help
A year after surgery it is ceratinly reasonable to consider revising a scar of this nature. I would say given the suture marks and rasised nature of the scar, you would be able to make it better by re-excising it. We are also getting some really exciting results in scar appearance using the echo2... more
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19 Apr 2009
I have this same problem but i think my belly button is bigger, like a quarter, i have marks everywhere where the sutures where placed, the biggest problem i have its that its so big i wonder if it could be made smaller
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23 May 2009
Thank you for the information. Not what I was hoping to hear, but helpful nevertheless.
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28 May 2009
I also have a thick scar around my belly button after a tummy tuck. I am going in next week for a scar revision. My doctor is "cutting my belly button out and restiching from underneath. I cannot wait.
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20 Jun 2009
Hi my belly button is about the same, and I also had a tummy tuck about 7 yrs. ago. I was just looking at it and wondering the same....can I have a revision.