Can my botched tummy tuck be fixed? (photos)

Yes, this can be fixed. Go back to your surgeon and discuss your concerns. Excess tissue can be removed in the swollen area and the dent plus hole can be excised and closed.

To make an assessment on the outcome of a plastic surgery procedure we always need to see proper before and after pictures. If you don’t have before and after pictures and ask your surgeon to forward the pictures they took. Your before, and after pictures are part of your medical record and are available to you upon request. The bulging above your scar is either related to subcutaneous fat or the muscle wall itself. It’s difficult to make an assessment based on pictures alone, and especially not having access to before pictures.
An individuals who don’t have sufficient skin laxity not being able to clear the belly button is a reality. It may have been better to exercise more skin around the old belly button position to remove the piercing, but doing so create a longer scar. The new belly button position seems to be slightly higher. Changing this will also add more scars on your abdomen.
Consider reposting using proper before and after pictures or schedule a person second opinion consultations with other plastic surgeons in your community. For second opinion, consultations patient should ideally bring with them a complete set of before and after pictures and a copy of your previous operative report. These are all available from your medical provider as they are part of your medical record.
Best,
Mats Hagstrom, MD