Turning Back Time - Houston, TX

Belly button scarring improving :-). These pics are without Dermablend. Really pleased with my results!

Hello all! well, Ifinally took the plunge and had my belly button pierced. My thought is that with the piercing, derma blend, and a self tanner, the bellybutton really won't be that noticeable. My new surgeon inspected the area and gave me the green light for it. The piercer I went to is one that I've gone to in the past for some of my inner ear piercings. He is very knowledgeable, and has a lot of experience. That is incredibly important to this process. He did tell me that women with a TT sometimes have decreased blood flow in the abdominal area from having the abdominal flap lifted. The biggest risk with having a piercing is that due to the surgery in the area, your body can actually reject the piercing. He gave me signs to watch out for, and I basically crossed my fingers LOL. The piercing itself did not really hurt at all which is awesome. I am still decently numb at that level. I did feel a little sting but oddly, the only discomfort I had was a stinging near my right ribs. Odd how the pain was referred by that. It was about 10% of what my piercings have felt like in the past. He said I did bleed a little bit which is actually a good sign indicating vascularization near the area :-). I'm being vigilant with my cleaning and so far really love it. The picture I attached is with a decent amount of derma blend and cover-up. I still have a noticeable circular scar, but I think it all in all looks tremendously better. The scar will fade eventually. I might still at some point have the repair, but I would get it re-pierced after that. I really like how it looks personally. He also mentioned a tattoo to cover up the abdominal hip line star. My scar is a really low so it would just be something for me personally. I told him I did not like it when women have a tattoo over that line and made it incredibly obviously had a tummy tuck (No offense to those who decide to go that route, it's just not personally for me ).He told me not to do what most all women do and get a vine across that scar with one or two flowers lol. He said to instead do a really pretty intricate design that goes up a bit and in the bottom happens to incorporate the scar so it does not look like I'm trying to cover something up. I might do that in the future. :-)

Hi all! Well, it is been about five months since my surgery. All in all, my recovery is going really well. However, it looks like I will need a belly button revision. It appears that I have an umbilical hernia now, and my scar is too far outside the perimeter. My current surgeon is pretending all is fine. My new PS (BA revision), quickly identified the issue and can fix it. Unfortunately, I will need to hold off until next year. After the tummy tuck, last year's augmentation, and having to have a implant revision, I need to save up a little bit. On a positive note, except for days I still have bloating, my stomach is really flat. Once I get the belly button revision, everything will be great! Well, I say that now, but the only seems to be something that I could get a bit tweaked lol