Are outer belly buttons after tummy tucks permanent? (photos)

June 17, 2014
Asked By:MommyOfTwins94 in Glendale, AZ

I don't mind my scar after surgery. I don't even mind all of the reddish/purple stretchmarks I'm still left with. But my belly button? I had an innie before pregnancy years ago. Then, I had an umbilical hernia and had it repaired a year before my tummy tuck. I thought for sure my surgery would give me an innie again. But instead, I'm left with an outtie everyone loves to point out. Can it be fixed? Is it possible that my stretch marks will lighten? They got worst after surgery. No rude remarks!

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June 19, 2014

Answer: Outie Belly Buttons and Abdominoplasty

June 19, 2014

Answer: Outie Belly Buttons and Abdominoplasty

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