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How to fix my belly button? (Photo)

smallscleJul 14, 2022
Female - 34 years old Ive had this crease in my stomach through my bellybutton ever since I was a kid. I was overweight most of my life until I lost a ton of weight around the age of 24 (I walked a ton when living in NYC). Ive maintained that weight loss for 10 years. No matter how much I workout or lose weight, this stomach crease doesnt go away. I want my bellybutton to look less...horizontal. What procedure do I need to fix this?

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Your belly button is too large and very visible. You will need an elliptical incision to vertically oriented and the umbilicus sutured down to the base of the original umbilicus to hide the scar deep in the concavity of the umbilicus. Best Wishes, Gary Horndeski, M.D.

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