Will I Have to Get a Tummy Tuck to Get my Strectched Navel Piercing Removed? (photo)

asked 8 months ago by swilliams03 in Youngstown, OH
Latest answer by J. Jason Wendel, MD
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Will I Have to Get a Tummy Tuck to Get my Strectched Navel Piercing Removed?

10 answers to Will I Have to Get a Tummy Tuck to Get my Strectched Navel Piercing Removed? (photo)

Do I need a tummy tuck?

Dear swilliams, You appear to have an umbilical hernia as well as loose skin and a lax abdominal wall. A tummy tuck would help all those things very nicely. An umbilicoplasty can help with the appearance of your umbilicus and many times the hernia can be fixed at the same time. Discuss your options with your surgeon and decide what's most important to you. Good luck

Douglas L. Gervais, MD
Minneapolis Plastic Surgeon

www.mpsmn.com

Stretched belly button and tummy tuck

Thank you for your question and the photograph. If your main concern is your belly button and small hernia there, this can be fixed by itself. I agree with others comments that you have some diastasis recti as well. A tummy tuck would address your entire abdomen and the belly button (umbilical) hernia can be fixed at the same time. I hope this helps.

J. Jason Wendel, MD
Nashville Plastic Surgeon

Belly button can be fixed by itself

Hello, You can get your belly button fixed by itself. It does not appear that you are a candidate for a full tummy tuck, therefore repairing the belly button by itself will be the best option. Your photo seems to show either a belly button hernia or a belly button "outie". The technique would involve a circular incision at the base of your belly button so that it will not be seen. The belly button hernia is repaired and or "outie" is... more

Remus Repta, MD
Phoenix Plastic Surgeon

You will get the result with tummy tuck

You have umbilical hernia and rectus muscle diastesis. You will get better results with tummy tuck and liposuction.

Kamran Khoobehi, MD
New Orleans Plastic Surgeon

Umbilical hernia after pregnancy

Looks to me you have developed an umbilical hernia, probably after a pregnancy. You will not need a tummy tuck, though you would benefit from having the hernia repaired and things would look much better. Best of luck, peterejohnsonmd.com

Peter E. Johnson, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Will I Have to Get a Tummy Tuck to Get my Strectched Navel Piercing Removed?

A tummy tuck tightens loose skin, moving it down so that the overhanging skin can be removed through an incision low on the tummy. The musces are also tightened at that time if indicated. It looks like you have an umbilical hernia, a stretched out belly button, and the loose stretched out skin and piercing scar above the belly button. With a tummy tuck, all of this would be pulled down. However, it does not look like you have enough loose skin above the belly button for all of... more

Robert M. Grenley, MD
Seattle Plastic Surgeon

Umbilical reconstruction after piercing

To remove the piercing and reconstruct the umbilicus, a tummy tuck would not be required. This is a more limited procedure. That said, the photo demonstrates an abdominal bulge which could be addressed with a tummy tuck if desired.

Robert L. Kraft, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Tummy Tuck For Umbilical Reconstruction?

Thank you for the question. A tummy tuck is not “necessary” to have the stretched piercing removed. a procedure localized to the umbilicus may meet your needs/goals. A tummy tuck will address other issues such as excess skin/ adipose tissue of the abdominal wall as well as abdominal wall laxity that may be present after weight gain/loss or pregnancies. Although difficult to determine accurately based on your picture it would also be necessary to rule out ( or treat)... more

Tom J. Pousti, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon

www.poustiplasticsurgery.com

Stretched belly button

A tummy tuck would do a lot more than just address your belly button. It looks like you might have a hernia, an umbilical hernia. This is making the bottom of your belly button protrude. is the bottom soft and can you push it in, and then it pops out? If so, you will need to get the hernia fixed at the same time or nothing will work. Some plastic surgeons will fix hernias others do not. Most general surgeons fix hernias but may not do such a great job of making things look better. Good luck. more

Ronald Schuster, MD
Baltimore Plastic Surgeon

www.drschuster.com

Piercing

It is possible in many cases to directly correct a problem with the belly button without a tummy tuck. A tummy tuck would also address some of the other issues of your stomach.