Naturally high belly button no fat just lax skin - must belly button be moved? (photos)

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Hello. I don’t want to look like i had surgery with a sheet of ice stomach and inny belly button. Everyone knows I’ve had a ton of kids. I’m 5’4 117 lbs (BMI 20) so i don’t have fat, and my stomach is actually flat. It’s just the deflated balloon raisin looking skin beneath my belly button that i want gone. Can’t the surgeon sew my abs back together, remove the wrinkled skin below my belly button, then pull the good skin down and leave my belly button alone?

Camille Cash, MD · Answer

A mini tummy tuck will accomplish all that you mentioned in your question.  This procedure removes less excess skin than a full tummy tuck.  There will be no incisions on the belly button.  I've included a video that I hope you find helpful that explains the different types of tummy tucks.

Finny George, MD · Answer

Hi, thank you for sharing your question. The answer to your question is, yes. The procedure you are describing is called a mini tummy tuck and you can avoid disrupting your belly button with noticeable scarring. I hope this helped.

Gary M. Horndeski, MD · Answer

From your photographs, it appears you would be a poor candidate for a tummy tuck.  You would benefit from an umbilicoplasty.  The excess skin around the umbilicus would be excised, closed and give it more normal appearance.

Best Wishes,

Gary Horndeski, M.D.

Daniel Barrett, MD · Answer

Dear bmh4796,
it is hard to tell for sure without an examination. If you are considering a surgery, I would suggest you to consult a board-certified plastic surgeon. Only after a thorough examination you will get more information and recommendations.
Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Nelson Castillo, MD · Answer

Thank you for sharing your question and photographs.  Yes you may be a mini-tummy tuck candidate which would do exactly what your narrative details.

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