Fixing Belly Button After Tummy Tuck

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 fractional CO2 laser.

There are several reasons why patients do not like their belly buttons after tummy tucks. Here are several examples of why. Some feel that their: 1. Belly button look like a slit 2. Belly button is too large 3. Belly button position is too high or too low 4. Raised or excessive scarring of their belly button First and foremost, all of the concerns above can be addressed in a revision procedure. Their are different techniques for each type of... more

If you are distraught with the appearance, I would certainly advise you to try a scar revision. There are no guarantees that you will get a better scar but you are operating under completely different circumstances. see video

It is certaily possible to revise a belly button scar at one year after surgery, but it may be no better than it was.

Tummy tucks are a very popular and effective way to contour the abdomen. Aesthetically, one of the most important components of a tummy tuck is the appearance of the bellybutton. In our practice, we typically create a vertical bellybutton and avoid placing a scar around the bellybutton by placing it at the bottom of this structure. However, we commonly have patients come to practice after having received a tummy tuck elsewhere for a revision of the bellybutton. If the patient has... more

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 different suture to close it then watch closely to see if the hypertrophy you got the first time occurs again. If it does steroids can help.