Will my belly button go back to normal after BBL? (photos)

For what is essentially a scar, there's a ton written about it and worried over. I know your belly button is different from your preop belly button but it looks pretty normal to me. I wouldn't fixate over it.

Hello, thank you for your question. It is far too early to determine what is your final result will look like.  Please give yourself more time, follow the instructions of your surgeon.

Great question!  First off, you are only 17 days after surgery - there is still alot of changes your body will undergo for the next several months so I would not worry about it at the moment.  Secondarily, I always tell my patients that liposuction is like deflating a balloon - often times there can be looser skin afterwards as liposuction is only a volume procedure and not a skin procedure.  If it tightens up, then amazing, but don't count on it.  The reason your belly button looks "sad" is because now you have loose skin that is "hanging over" the belly button.  Again this can all change and improve over the next several month.  If it bothers you enough after everything has healed and settled, then you could benefit from a skin tightening laser such as radio frequency.Best of luck and hope this information helps!- Dr. Roger Tsai   @DrRogerTsaiBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon

Hello and Great Question.  I appreciate the time you are spending researching this procedure.  My name is Dr. Matthew J. Nykiel.  I am a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon, a Fellowship Trained Cosmetic Surgeon, and a Butt Augmentation Specialist.
 You are still in the very early stages of the healing process. Your will need to be patient at this moment and follow what your surgeon has instructed you to do post operatively.
I hope that helps!  Best of Luck!
Matthew J. Nykiel, MD
#CoreAesthetic
Butt Augmentation Specialist
Liposuction Specialist
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

Dear mariah1984007I understand your concern and it is quite normal to be concerned about the outcome following a BBL surgery. However, you are still in the very early stages of the healing process.Your will need to be patient at this moment and follow what your surgeon has instructed you to do post operatively.At the early stage of the healing process, the tissues are still swollen. Once the swelling subsides  you will be able to see the final result of your surgery.Daniel Barrett, MD
Certified, American Board of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Plastic Surgery
Member, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Thank you for your photos. Your surgeon is correct that removing the fat around the belly button will change the look of your belly button as the skin redrapes. That being said, you are very early out in your healing process. Your skin can continue to tighten and may return back into a more oval, less "sad" shape. I would not worry this early on in your healing since you are swollen and the skin has not yet tightened at this point. Hope this helps!

Johnson C. Lee, MD
Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon

Hello dear!!
Thanks for the question and provided information as well.
You are still early on the healing process, it can take up to six months to see your final results, so please be patient. At the stage you are in, this is normal is normal.
If you have any concerns, please follow up close with your plastic surgeon.
Good luck :)

I suggest waiting for the skin's natural retraction process to finish, this can take up to 3-6 months after that, the position and way in which your navel was left is established.and in that way the treatment is guided but from now on if you can start with radiofrequency, it will not do any harm and it can be beneficial