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47 y/o female. Can umbilicoplasty help with a little bit of loose skin around the navel? (photo)

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47 yo female— I have some loose skin sagging above my naval and wonder if umbilicoplasty could improve that. I’m not looking to have a tummy tuck or reverse tummy tuck, I just want to target skin in the middle there. (I’m posting a photo, the red creases are marks left by my clothes). I recognize I’ll still have some loose skin in my upper abdomen but I’m primarily interested in improving the area right above my navel and wonder if it would help.

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