Have a knot above my belly button, What could it be? Should I be concerned? (photo)

It's hard to give you an exact answer without seeing you, but if you're concerned I would recommend going in to see your plastic surgeon soon.

Thank you for your question and picture. What you're describing may be an incarcerated epigastric hernia. If so, this needs to be urgently attended to. Please see your primary care doctor or general surgeon as soon as possible if it's truly painful and "stuck".

You need to be examined to determine the likely cause of this knot. Kenneth Hughes, MDLos Angeles, CA

Most likely related to the belly button ring, a epidermal cyst maybe? To me an epigastric hernia is a differential but I think I'm staying with a relation to the ring. Best to see a PS for examination in person.//

Hello,Thank you for the question and photo. Have you had surgery? If you have not you will want to have your primary care doctor take a look at you and perhaps get a CT scan. The most common diagnosis is likely a per-umbilical (around the belly button) hernia. All the best,Dr. Remus Repta