Belly Button Appearance After Hernia and Diastasis Recti Repair?

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Will my own belly button look the same after hernia and diastasis recti repair?

Brent Moelleken, MD · Answer

Plastic surgeons often take great pains to make the belly button appealing as will as functional after an umbilical hernia repair and tummy tuck.
With few exceptations, patients will have an appealing looking belly button when a careful plastic surgeon is done with their procedure. 
It makes it much more difficult to achieve an excellent result if the patient has had a umbilical hernia repair with mesh in which the belly button was completely cut off in order to allow a large sheet of mesh to be placed.  It also makes the diastasis repair much more difficult as well.
That is why I prefer to do my own hernia repairs around the belly button.

Chad Deal, MD · Answer

Your belly button should be much improved as they tend to become distorted and stretched with pregnancy. If yours has remained quite normal, then it should be the goal of any great Cosmetic Surgeon to maintain the original shape, if not improve it.

Otto Joseph Placik, MD · Answer

It is very likely that your belly button will become smaller.
There are many different types of hernias in this location i,e, incisional , ventral, umbilical. IF you are referring to an umbilical hernia which presents looking like an "outie", correction may produce an "innie. The diastasis repair will also narrow the appearance of the base.

G. Gregory Gallico III, MD · Answer

Your belly button should look better after Abdominoplasty. Before abdominoplasty, the umbilicus (belly button) is frequently hidden by overhanging skin and fat. A good abdominoplasty will leave the umbilicus more open and normal appearing. Any scar will be hidden inside so the look will be natural.

Elan B. Singer, MD · Answer

If you're having a tummy tuck you can expect your overall belly button appearance to improve. Most patients who present for tummy tuck have hanging skin in their lower abdomen allowing for "hooding" of the belly button. Postoperatively, there will be much tighter skin around the belly button which is usually a desired result. Good luck!
Dr. Singer

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