I Love my Belly Button. Is There a Way to Have a Tummy Tuck and Keep Mine?

It is usually necessary to make an incision around the umbilicus during a tummy tuck.  The exceptions are the Hybrid tummy tuck, where there is no necessity for a belly button incision, and some endoscopic techniques.

It is important to see what style your prospective surgeon has in dealing with belly buttons.  There is considerable attention to detail in reconstructing a belly button properly.

The conventional abdominoplasty leaves the navel attached to the abdominal wall and reestablishes it through the abdominal wall as part of the operation.  It should look close to, but no exactly like yours preoperatively.

When performing a fummy tuck you will keep the same belly button (umbilicus) with a full tummy tuck. However it will exit the skin in a new location (button hole). A mini tummy tuck will tend to leave the belly button untouched. A midi tummy tuck or fusion between the two may "float" your existing belly button down to a new location. See the linked video for a description and before/after photos.

You will keep your belly button after a tummy tuck or abdominoplasty. The skin is moved but your umbilicus stays in place. 

Many people have a hard time picturing exactly what happens with a tummy tuck, but it is your same one, in the same place. However, because it is separated from the skin that surrounds it, and then brought out through a new opening, it can look different. This is where the finesse comes in, as there are specific things that can be done to make it look natural and attractive.