Belly button — stenosis ? PO 5 1/2 months TT (photos)

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Seeing surgeon in 2 weeks but as I live in Europe PSs seem a little blasé when it comes to judging scars... they’re like, give it time... ok . I definitely scar poorly (I know from experience notably a BR 10 years ago) but is my belly button closing up due to stenosis? I’ve ben applying scar sheets/creams and my PS gave betamethosone a try for 6 weeks but no improvement so I stopped (mid February) Any comments beside “see your PS?

Sam Speron, MD, FACS · Answer

It seems that you're very unhappy with your results. To answer your one question, an umbilical or belly button scar can usually be revised for a lot of reasons after a tummy tuck but that is obviously an additional surgery.  I would recommend that you see a board-certified plastic surgeon in your area that is a member of both ASPS & ASAPS and performs a lot of tummy tucks and liposuction. Good luck with your future correction!
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Emile Brown, MD · Answer

It definitely appears that you have developed a hypertrophic scar around your belly button. For whatever reason, this incision in particular seems more prone to hypetrophic scarring. I would attempt 2-3 steroid injections, spaced one month apart. This would be a more effective treatment than a topical steroid cream and would hopefully soften up the scar and shrink it a bit. If you can get the scar to be less hypertrophic, I think it will decrease the overall stenosis. 
Emile N. Brown, MD
Johns Hopkins & Harvard Trained Plastic Surgeon

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