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

Options are manuel dilation, re operation to enl;rage opening (but there could be scars). Otherwise not many other thoughts. 

Hi,  The closing or scar contraction around the belly button can happen and when the timing is correct, your plastic surgeon will give you the options on how to revise it in the office.  It seems from one of your pics that you had some skin breakdown around the belly button in the earlier phases of your post op healing.  This will definitely add to the contracture of the "circle" of the belly button.  The opening can actually close and inserting a Q tip like you are doing can help stretch it.  Some doctors even have the patients put in larger stretching objects to try to prevent complete closure.  Having said this, it seems to me that you will need a revision and that can be done under local anesthesia in the office in most cases.