1 year post op - can my belly button be fixed? (photos)

Thank you for your question regarding whether your belly button can be fixed one year after your—mommy makeover. Yes, your belly button can be fixed. It requires a procedure called an umbilicoplasty. An umbilicoplasty is a fancy medical term to describe surgery on the umbilicus or belly button. In your case, I would suggest the belly button be entirely reconstructed. It appears that the belly button was your original belly button. There are a variety of surgical techniques to reconstruct the belly button, including skin grafts and flaps. It will be essential to discuss various options with your plastic surgeon. Also, be sure your plastic surgeon is experienced in reconstructing the belly button, as it is not easy. Thank you for your question regarding whether your belly button can be fixed one year after a mommy makeover.
Sincerely,
Dr. Katzen

Dear babyd09,
I understand your concern. However, without a proper assessment, it would be difficult to determine what went wrong. It is best that you visit your plastic surgeon for further assessment or ask for a second opinion. Only after a thorough examination, you can get proper recommendations and advice.
Daniel Barrett, MDCertified, American Board of Plastic SurgeryMember, American Society of Plastic SurgeryMember, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Yes your belly button can be addressed with an umbilicoplasty. This is a relatively simple procedure and should improve your concern. The contour irregularities on the abdomen are likely from the aggressive liposuction.

You would need to be examined to see if anything could be done safely. You did not state how it bothers you. It cannot be moved.

Unfortunately, your liposuction was done to aggressively and also unevenly. Was this done using VASER?
Your belly button stock was left a little long. Shortening your belly button stock so it has more of a pulled in effect. Should be a pretty straightforward and easy revision. Of all the bellybutton issues and you can have this one is actually one of the few that is easy to fix, and can substantially improve the outcome.
It’s important that the surgeon does not make the skin incision on your abdomen larger, but keep it as small as possible and then remove the excess length of the belly button and re-suture it. I would think most plastic surgeons could do this in their office using local anesthesia.
Personally, I prefer to keep the belly button stalk short so it pulls in on the abdominal skin, creating a more natural mid abdomen contour. Being left with no fat it’s going to be hard to get a pulled in looking belly button.The success of shortening, the belly button stalk depends a lot and how deep your belly button is. If you can take a Q-tip and push it in quite far, then there’s lots of skin they can be taken off the belly button stalk.
Did your surgeon show you a lot of before and after pictures of Liposuction results before you scheduled surgery? Did those results look like you do?
Best,
Mats Hagstrom, MD