Can I Get my Belly Button Pierced After a Tummy Tuck?

December 9, 2010
Asked By:Danylle in Longview TX

I will be 6months post-op in February and was hoping to get my belly button pierced. Would that be ok?

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December 30, 2015

Answer: Belly button piercing after a tummy tuck

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William Bruno, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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December 30, 2015

Answer: Belly button piercing after a tummy tuck

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William Bruno, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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March 12, 2025

Answer: Tummy Tuck

Ozge Ergun, MDPlastic Surgeon
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March 12, 2025

Answer: Tummy Tuck

Ozge Ergun, MDPlastic Surgeon
March 13, 2017

Answer: Should be okay

Leila Kasrai, MD, FRCSCCertified Plastic Surgeon
March 13, 2017

Answer: Should be okay

Leila Kasrai, MD, FRCSCCertified Plastic Surgeon

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September 19, 2016

Answer: Can I Get my Belly Button Pierced After a Tummy Tuck?

Eddy Dona, MBBS, FRACSSpecialist Plastic Surgeon
September 19, 2016

Answer: Can I Get my Belly Button Pierced After a Tummy Tuck?

Eddy Dona, MBBS, FRACSSpecialist Plastic Surgeon
December 18, 2014

Answer: Belly Button Piercing After Tummy Tuck

Jerome Edelstein, MDCertified Plastic Surgeon
December 18, 2014

Answer: Belly Button Piercing After Tummy Tuck

Jerome Edelstein, MDCertified Plastic Surgeon
June 16, 2016

Answer: Wait Until Healed Before Getting Piercing Following Tummy Tuck

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Richard J. Bruneteau, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
June 16, 2016

Answer: Wait Until Healed Before Getting Piercing Following Tummy Tuck

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Richard J. Bruneteau, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon

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