Belly button healing; scar tissue looks thick. Is that normal? Will it lighten up? (Photo)

This is a very rare complication of a tummy tuck. Just make sure your surgeon is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and your surgery is performed in an accredited outpatient surgery center. Good luck!

If a patient develops a collection of fluid following removal of the drains, it is most commonly treated with needle aspiration. Sometimes the fluid will resolve on its own, if it is a small collection. If a drain needs to be replaced, it can be done under local anesthesia or general anesthesia,...

In general, that's essentially the difference between a mini and a full tummy tuck. In a mini abdominoplasty tummy tuck the umbilicus or bellybutton is floated and not recreated. In a full of Abdomminoplasty this is typically repositioned and a new usually better looking bellybutton is created...

It sounds as if you are having a hernia repair utilizing both a components separation procedure to release the muscles and bring them together with possible mesh reinforcement. I have used mesh for many abdominal wall repairs and on patients for massive hernias and breast reconstruction when we...

From your photos it appears as though you are developing a hypertrophic scar (aka keloid) on the left side of the umbilicus. You should see your plastic surgeon sooner than later to discuss treatment options. Commonly surgeons will inject it a keloid with kenalog to reduce and minimize it.

At your preoperative visit you will be given an overview of the process and cleaning instructions prior to surgery. Your surgeon will give you a postop protocol to follow which involves for the most part keeping things clean. There is no guaranteed way to prevent all incision issues after...