I have a scab in my belly button & can't rid of it. I had a tummy tuck in 08 & no issues till now. Should I be worried? (Photo)

To remove the hole from a belly button piercing it would require a small in office procedure, but it would be a small surgery.  There is no non invasive skin tightening method that could possibly remove the hole from your belly button piercing.

Closures of abdominoplasties are performed with many layers. This is particularly so in the fleur de lis approach. It is possible that something might have broken. Hopefully these are not the plication stitches that hold the abdominal wall fascia together. If you have a new bulge, talk to your...

I am so sorry that you are going through this. While it is difficult to speak definitively, from your photos, things don't look that bad. Vac is a great optIon, a miracle machine. Work closely with your surgeon and you should be fine. Good luck.

The treatment of keloids and scars from a plastic surgery procedure such as a tummy tuck begins with early treatment. I would suggest application of Plato's Scar Serum once the skin has epithelialized, laser with microfractional RF and ablation, and pulsed dye laser. Surgical revision is...

I see no need for either component separation or mesh in tummy tucks I have  performed.  They may have their place in a severely stretched out tummy with a true hernia, but those cases are not the typical tummy tuck.  Component separation and mesh are used in really bad...