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Is it normal for my belly button to look odd 1.5 weeks after lipo? Will it go back to its original form?

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MylifeisamazingMar 11, 2014
I am 20, 5'7" and 150 pounds. I recently got lipo on my love handles and stomach. My swelling has gone down majorly in the week and a half since surgery. However, my belly button looks squished (almost elongated) will it eventually go back to its original form or is it permanately changed? It looks so ugly!

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Dr. William McClure, MD
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