Will Tummy Tuck Remove Scar Near Belly Button?

I have a horizontal 5-6" scar across my stomach about a 1/2"-1" above my belly button, from 2 pregnancies with c-sections. Would a Tummy Tuck be possible with this? Will the scar be removed, or at least be reduced to one scar (placement of new tummy tuck scar is not an issue)?

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Tummy tucks and abdominal scars

The scar will most likely be moved down with a tummy tuck. From your photo, it appears as though you would be a good candidate for a tummy tuck where the belly button is separated from the abdominal wall and moved down. This will help to eliminate the scars around the belly button associated with a full tummy tuck. Also, during the procedure the scar will be lifted up from the abdominal wall and may help to soften it and make it appear less noticeable.

Scar removal after tummy tuck

After reviewing your picture it is unclear to me what you are referring to as a scar above your belly button. I see what looks like a 5 inch fold, but not a scar. Did you have a surgical procure or trauma to this area? If it is a fold it can be improved with a tummy tuck. This is a common deformity following pregnancy. I recommend that you seek a consultation with a board-certified plastic surgeon to evaluate wether there is enough loose skin to perform a tummy. If it is indeed a scar, than... more

Scar on the abdomen prior to a tummy tuck

Most surgeons will proceed with a tummy tuck even with the scar you have in your upper right abdominal area. Some limited release of its attachments to the underlying tissues can be performed but not completely as it is from that area where the needed blood vessels come that are going to help the tummy tuck incision heal. I do not think the scar will be removed, it will be displaced downward, closer to the mid abdomen/ belly button area, but it will not like as folded over. more

Scar removal with tummy tuck

Hi there- In most cases, a well-planned and executed tummy tuck WILL remove abdominal scars from prior surgery. The variables involved would include the location and size of the scar, the quantity and quality of the remaining abdominal tissues, and the planned operation. The only way to be able to answer this question for you accurately and responsibly would be to examine you (allowing me to get a feel for the tissues and what would be possible). Find a surgeon... more

Tummy tuck will fix this skin fold

I have to assume that what you are calling a "Scar" above your belly button, is really just a fold of skin. You should not have a scar here from pregnancy/c-section. Therefore, Yes, a tummy tuck will remove this fold of skin very safely and leave you a scar low across your bikini line. Your current bikini c-section scar would be removed and replaced with a scar about an inch or more lower.

Feasibility of Tummy Tuck with a Scar above the current Belly Button

If the transverse fold in the right upper quadrant of the tummy is a scar not just a fold, the Tummy Tuck scar would have to be placed higher than normal (meaning greater visibility) to allow safe removal of this scar. Scars in the upper quadrants of the tummy skin are associated with a poor blood flow. If left alone, the areas of the remaining tummy skin below them will not be properly perfused and the area will likely die with wound separation. You should consult several plastic surgeons... more

Removing scar with abdominoplasty

The scar you have would be easy to incorporate in an abdominoplasty if you had a significant amount of skin superiorly. It appears, however, that you do not. Therefore, removal becomes harder. The way to end up with only one scar (and, incidentally, reduce the possible complications from the surgery) is to make the scar part of the superior incision. One would then pull the undermined (loosened) upper abdominal skin down. The inferior incision would then be wherever the upper incision... more

Tummy tuck will remove c section scar.

Hi. You appear to have a fold of skin above your belly button, and a low c section scar near your groins. This is a common combination which can be well corrected with a high superior tension tummy tuck and some liposuction.

Scar may or may not be affected by tummy tuck

Is the deep line above your belly button on the right a scar or just a fold. Usually all scars below the belly button are removed - including the C-section scar. Scars above the belly button may be smoothed out and are moved down. With you, a physical examination is crucial to telling you what can and can not be done.