Belly button area falls into straight line. Umbilicoplasty or diastasis repair by laparoscopy? (Photo)

Question

Im a 40 year old female with two children, the youngest is 5. Ive tried the gym and physio to get my stomach back into shape but my belly button area seems to fall into the line going up my abs. What procedure would fix this? I just want to have my belly button back again

Gregory A. Buford, MD, FACS · Answer

Because of the amount of skin around your belly button and the fact that a diastasis recti repair (repair of the midline muscle separation) will create even more central bunching, you would definitely benefit from a TrueTuck Tummy Tuck.

This procedure is the culmination of 26 years of performing tummy tucks and feeling like we could be doing a little better job.  The TrueTuck Tummy Tuck includes the following:
-Circumferential 2 phase liposuction (ultrasonic + power-assisted) + Renuvion Skin Tightening
-Use of Quilting/Shaping sutures to effectively reduce space between the skin flaps, eliminate the need for drains, and create a more corseted look to the torso
-Mons Lift with internal suture suspension to create a more optimal transition from the abdominal to the pelvic area
-Customized shaping of the umbilicus

The combination of all these techniques would give you a much more optimal result than a standard tummy tuck and certainly more than a straightforward umbilicoplasty (belly button reshaping) and/or a midline muscle repair.

I hope that helps and wish you the very best in your surgical journey.

John LoMonaco, MD, FACS · Answer

You have a bit of excess skin that is causing the slit-like shape.  A simple umbilicoplasty to create a rounder shape may be possible. However, if there is a lot of excess skin, a tummy tuck with muscle repair may be needed.  An in person or virtual consult would be needed to figure that out. Cheers from Texas

Belly button area falls into straight line. Umbilicoplasty or diastasis repair by laparoscopy? (Photo)

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