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Is the horizontal surgery scar on stomach possible to remove? Or is it possible to make it less noticeable? (photo)

smileforever318
Hi, I am 14 (almost 15) years old. I am about 5'0 and the doctors say I'm not going to get much taller. At birth I had Meconium ileus and have a scar right above my belly button going about 5-inches across my stomach. I also have a scar right above that, that is about 1-inch long from a feeding tube. My mom and I have been discussing taking me to a plastic surgeon for a while now. I was just wondering if it is possible to make the scar less noticeable or possible to get rid of it?

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