Black belly button. Will the color change or is there something that can be done to fix this now? (Photo)

December 13, 2014
Asked By:Kksb123 in Atlanta, LA

I got a tummy tuck with hernia repair and lipo done 9 days ago and my navel is black will the color change soon or is the something that can be done to fix this now?

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January 1, 2015

Answer: Belly button

Gary Lawton, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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Gary Lawton, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
December 15, 2014

Answer: Black belly button

Earl Stephenson, Jr., MD, DDS, MBABoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
December 15, 2014

Answer: Black belly button

Earl Stephenson, Jr., MD, DDS, MBABoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
December 15, 2014

Answer: Have your surgeon follow the progression of your umbilicus after abdominoplasty.

Vincent N. Zubowicz, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
December 15, 2014

Answer: Have your surgeon follow the progression of your umbilicus after abdominoplasty.

Vincent N. Zubowicz, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon

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December 14, 2014

Answer: Black belly button may indicate poor blood flow

Matthew H. Steele, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
December 14, 2014

Answer: Black belly button may indicate poor blood flow

Matthew H. Steele, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
December 15, 2014

Answer: Belly button is black

Allen Gabriel, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
December 15, 2014

Answer: Belly button is black

Allen Gabriel, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon

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