I went to a board certified physician and had a tummy tuck because I had a diastasis that bothered me when I worked out. Almost a year later, I had a revision to remove dog ears and fix my unsightly, bulging belly button. I'm now 4 months past the revision surgery and I am still very upset about how terrible I look. My belly button looks large, painful and scarred and my sides bubble over my pants and didn't prior to the first surgery. What can I do? Is the belly button a lost cause?
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Yes, you are a candidate for a belly button revision. An elliptical incision is made, the skin is pulled down and the scar is hidden at the base attached to the underlying umbilicus,
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Gary Horndeski, M.D.
Unfortunately, your photos are inadequate. However, there is a breast lift procedure that also pulls the upper abdominal skin up and this may solve your problem. I would need photographs of your breasts to see if you would be a candidate for this procedure.
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Gary Horndeski, M.D.
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