My belly button is too high and flat - can anything be done to correct this? (Photo)

Getting natural looking bellybuttons during tummy tuck surgery is one of the more difficult aspects of the procedure.
I generally recommend patients judge tummy tuck outcomes based on who gets the most natural looking bellybuttons with a very low set scar that follows anatomic, contours evenly, and naturally on both sides.
These are the hallmarks of quality work.
During tummy tuck surgery, the surgeons do not change the position of the bellybutton.
The bellybutton states attached to the abdominal wall, and the surgeon does make a decision regarding where to make the opening on the abdominal skin, after tightening the abdominal wall.
Some people have bellybuttons that are easier to work with than others in regards to getting the ideal shape and contour.
Getting a bellybutton that is a pulled in appearance is more difficult on those who have thin layers of subcutaneous fat and especially those who have a shallow bellybutton that is not deep initially.
The skill of getting a natural appearing belly button varies substantially from provider to provider, and is also highly dependent on each unique patients candidacy for a good looking bellybutton in there result.
In other words, it is highly dependent on each unique patients candidacy and equally important is the skill and experience of the provider.
Patients should recognize that a tummy tuck is a permanent and more or less irreversible procedure.
Once the bellybutton position is determined, it is generally not a good idea to move it.
It’s difficult to determine if the opening on the abdominal skin was set , high or low, in comparison, to where your actual anatomic umbilical position resides.
Improving the outcome with revision surgery tends to be difficult.
Best,
Mats Hagstrom, MD