Is it possible to make the circumference of my belly button smaller? (Photo)

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I am almost four months post op and I think my belly button is too big! I am a petite woman, I wish my surgeon could have made a smaller, delicate belly button! It looks too elongated and too open. It is about 1,5 cm long and 1,1 cm wide. Is it how is supposed to be? Can the circumference Of belly button be made smaller in the future?

Farah Naz Khan, MD · Answer

Remember that it takes a good year (and sometimes even longer) for your scars to mature and start fading. It can also take a good 6 months to a year for all the swelling to resolve. I would suggest you wait another 6-8 months to see your final shape and then discuss with your operating surgeon your options for a revision. You have a nice shaped belly button and the scar should fade with time! Good luck

Joshua Lampert, MD, FACS · Answer

The scar around your umbilicus still looks rather pink.  You are only 4 months out.  I would probably wait 8-12 months for most patients that desires revision of their umbilicus.  Scars soften and improve with time.  I would wait and see an ABPS board certified plastic surgeon to be appropriately evaluated.

Gary Lawton, MD, FACS · Answer

The circumference of your belly button is already borderline small.  It would onot be wise to make it smaller.

David Bogue, MD · Answer

This is a difficult correction and depends on the anatomy of what's left. If the belly button stalk is long enough, it may be possible to shorten the stalk which will narrow the width and pull in the belly button. However, there's no guarantee this would work. From your photos, it does not appear overly large and it may not bother you as time goes on.

Scott D. Holley, MD, FACS · Answer

Based on your photo, I believe that the size of your belly button appears very appropriate.  I also think your surgeon did a very nice job in shaping/insetting your belly button.  It does appear that you have some thickening(hypertrophy) of the scar which is not unusual 4 months following surgery.  You may want to try a scar gel or silicone gel pads to reduce the scar visibility.

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