Belly Button is Closing After Tummy Tuck, What Can be Done? (photo)

What you have is stenosis (narrowing) of the umbilical opening. The actual belly button is being pulled below the skin and the hole will close up. You will have to have a revision which will open the hole up and suture the belly button to the skin. If you don't the wound will eventually become infected.

      Your plastic surgeon will know better what is appropriate given what was done specifically during your operation and how your belly button looks on physical exam.  A small revision may be in order.  What needs to be done will be dependent upon how much of a belly button remnant you have. 

Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

Once  the wound is healed you will probably need a procedure under local anesthesia to improve this. What that procedure will be will depend on what is behind the narrowed scar. 

Do follow regularly with your surgeon.

All the best.