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Vertical Scar from Old Belly Button?

asked 1 year ago by Sunshine90 in Sioux Falls, SD
Latest answer by Brent Moelleken, MD
Question viewed 1,057 times
Tags: belly button, vertical scar

My PS said I could possibly have a vertical scar from the old belly button in addition to the normal TT scar. Does anyone have any info on this matter?

13 answers to Vertical Scar from Old Belly Button?

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Vertical scar with tummy tuck

It is a very innovative approach to do a vertical scar.  This is one of the modified tummy tucks for women who don't "fit the mold" of needing a mini tummy tuck or a full tummy tuck. There are many more tummy tuck procedures available than there were in the past.  This is a good thing.
Brent Moelleken, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

www.drbrent.com

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About the vertical scar from the old site of insertion of the belly button

If when the excess skin is removed from the lower abdomen in the tummy tuck not all of it can be removed from the pubis to above the site of the insertion of your belly button, then this site, as the skin is pulled down, will need to be closed. It usually ends up in the lower part of the abomen. This opening, again representing the old site of your belly button, would be closed as a vertical line. A new opening for your belly button would be much higher, where it was initially situated... more
Steven Turkeltaub, MD

Scottsdale Plastic Surgeon

www.turkeltaub.com

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Small vertical scar is sometimes necessary

On occasion, a low, vertical scar is necessary.  This is the result of closing the "old" belly button.  Dont worry, this scar is usually very low, and heals nicely.
Michael Orseck, MD

Greenville Plastic Surgeon

www.orseckmd.com

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Not able to completely remove old belly button hole

It seems that you have a surgeon who is doing a good job of educating you. That scar is necessary at times and usually heals very well.  It is preferable to having the whole tummy tuck scar too high.
Byron D. Poindexter, MD

Reston Plastic Surgeon
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Some people need a vertical scar

When I perform a tummy tuck most of the time there is adequate laxity to remove the skin from the pubis to the belly button.  On some occasions there is not enough laxity and the skin where the old belly button will be needed to close the incision.   This is what leads to small vertical scar.  Good luck with surgery.
Vishnu Rumalla, MD

Dallas Plastic Surgeon
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Vertical Scar from Old Belly Button?

You most likely need a full tummy tuck with rectus repair but are deficient of skin from the umbilicus to the position of the incision's horizontal location. There are 2 methods to solve this, either a higher horizontal placed incision (looks bad) or the small verticle scar. Your choice. From MIAMI DR. Darryl j. Blinski
Darryl J. Blinski, MD

Miami Plastic Surgeon
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The vertical belly button scar after tummy tuck

Most often with a tummy tuck there is adequate laxity to remove the skin from a low line above the pubis, up to the level of the existing belly button. The belly button is then brought through a new opening and the 'old' opening is removed with the excess skin. For some though, the skin will not be lax enough to allow the skin to advance all the way down to the level needed to keep the scar low and concealed by clothing. In this case the old opening is closed neatly as a small... more
Peter E. Johnson, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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WHY can I have a Vertical Scar with a Tummy Tuck?

Regarding: "Vertical Scar from Old Belly Button? My PS said I could possibly have a vertical scar from the old belly button in addition to the normal TT scar. Does anyone have any info on this matter?" A Full Tummy Tuck allows for maximal flattening of the tummy by tightening the muscles all the way to the ribs AND by removing all excess skin. To do so, the belly button has to be temporarily dis-inserted from the skin, leaving a round opening where it USED to be. As the... more
Peter A. Aldea, MD

Memphis Plastic Surgeon
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Vertical scar with tummy tuck is sometimes necessary

The traditional way to do a tummy tuck involves removing a football-shaped area of skin from the belly button to the pubic area; the belly button is left in place and the skin going up to the bottom of the ribs is freed up and pulled down so the edges can be sewn together in a low horizontal line just above the pubic area. (In doing so, the flap is pulled over the belly button so an opening has to be made to bring it out.) In some cases, there isn't enough skin in the area above the... more
Richard Baxter, MD

Seattle Plastic Surgeon
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Small Vertical Scar from Old Belly Button with Tummy Tuck

For the vast majority of tummy tucks, a horizontal scar along the lower abdomen and a circular scar around the "new" belly button are sufficient. Once in a while, however, there is insufficient laxity or elasticity on the upper abdominal skin, to allow for the "old" belly button site to be completely removed. In these cases, a small vertical scar may remain below the belly button. Usually this is just above the horizontal scar. Sometimes the extra scar can be... more
Joseph Mele, MD

Walnut Creek Plastic Surgeon
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Vertical scars in tummy tucks

It is generaly undesirable to have vertical scars on the abdomen but sometimes they are necessary either if you have too much skin (weight loss) or if you don't have much extra skin and are trying to keep the horizontal scar as low as possible.
Richard P. Rand, MD, FACS

Seattle Plastic Surgeon
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Vertical Scar in Tummy Tuck

Occasionally i do see patients who have insufficient excess skin  and are otherwise good candidates for TT that there is a need for a small vertical scar where the umbilicus has been circumscribed.  This is very rare, however, and I almost always am able to avoid this scar at this point.
John Whitt, MD

Louisville Plastic Surgeon
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Belly button scar from tummy tuck

This results from the inability to stretch the lower abdominal skin enough to remove the hole created when the belly button is moved. Typically this results when you are getting a fully tummy tuck but the skin above the belly button is not as loose or stretched as the lower, or your proposed position of the transverse scar is relatively low. The optins to avoid this is to  move the position of the transverse scar higher so the belly button hole can be removed with the excess skin or to... more
Robin T.W. Yuan, MD

Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon

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