My naval piercing is saggy after pregnancy. How could I fix this? (Photo)

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I'm 22 year old. Had my baby 15 months ago. I'm back to my ore pregnancy weight and my stomach is very flat but mg belly button is so saggy due to my belly piercing :( how could I fix this!?

Thomas P. Sterry, MD · Answer

We can fix that.  Go to a local plastic surgeon that does a lot of tummy tucks and I'm sure he or she can handle this little problem.  It's a fairly simple procedure, but each one is different.  I wouldn't imagine any new scars should be visible when it's all done.Good Luck!

Paul W. Papillion, MD · Answer

Hello, one option is to remove the skin bridge and underlying skin. The trade off would be a small scar just above your belly button...assuming you heal well, this scar should fade to a white line and be less visible than your piercing is now. Good Luck.

Douglas J. Mackenzie, MD · Answer

Often with the changes from pregnancy, the skin around the belly button piercing will loosen or atrophy, sometimes even causing the piercing to come through the skin, leaving behind scarred and loose skin.  Unfortunately there is no perfect answer.  A scar revision could remove the loose redundant skin, but put a bigger scar above your naval than you already have.  You may want to consider re-piercing, to cover and camouflage the changes.

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