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I have an ugly keloid in my belly button after getting a hysterectomy. Might I get another in my belly button after TT? (Photo)

I had a hysterectomy done 10 yrs ago, due to this surgery I have an ugly keloid in my belly button , I don't like it :( I used to have a nice belly button . Am thinking to have a TT but I'm afraid I'll get a keloid in there again. I had Breast lift 2 yrs ago and my scars are ok ( normal ) do you think it's posible that I might get a keloid in my belly button after Tt? Thank you :)

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I have an ugly keloid in my belly button after getting a hysterectomy. Might I get another in my belly button after TT?

September 7th, 2014
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That looks more like hypertrophic healing rather than a keloid.  You have since demonstrated that you can carry out normal healing (lift).  You will not necessarily have hypertrophic healing again.  Good luck.

Web reference: http://blackhawkplasticsurgery.com/procedures/body-procedures/abdominoplasty-tummy-tuck/

Stephen J. Ronan, MD, FACS
September 7th, 2014

I have an ugly keloid in my belly button after getting a hysterectomy. Might I get another in my belly button after TT?

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That looks more like hypertrophic healing rather than a keloid.  You have since demonstrated that you can carry out normal healing (lift).  You will not necessarily have hypertrophic healing again.  Good luck.

Learn more: http://blackhawkplasticsurgery.com/procedures/body-procedures/abdominoplasty-tummy-tuck/

Stephen J. Ronan, MD, FACS

I have an ugly keloid in my belly button after getting a hysterectomy. Might I get another in my belly button after TT?

September 2nd, 2014
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    You may not have any issues with poor scarring at all, but this is difficult to predict.

Kenneth Hughes, MD

Los Angeles, CA

Web reference: http://www.hughesplasticsurgery.com/tummy-tuck-photo-galleries.php

Kenneth B. Hughes, MD
September 2nd, 2014

I have an ugly keloid in my belly button after getting a hysterectomy. Might I get another in my belly button after TT?

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    You may not have any issues with poor scarring at all, but this is difficult to predict.

Kenneth Hughes, MD

Los Angeles, CA

Learn more: http://www.hughesplasticsurgery.com/tummy-tuck-photo-galleries.php

Kenneth B. Hughes, MD

10 days is too early to consider scar revision.

September 2nd, 2014
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And abdominoplasty will completely redo the umbilicus. The picture demonstrates a scar 10 days after surgery in active remodeling. It will change substantially over time.

Web reference: http://www.zubowicz.com/subpag,21-atlanta-abdominoplast.htm

Vincent N. Zubowicz, MD
September 2nd, 2014

10 days is too early to consider scar revision.

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And abdominoplasty will completely redo the umbilicus. The picture demonstrates a scar 10 days after surgery in active remodeling. It will change substantially over time.

Learn more: http://www.zubowicz.com/subpag,21-atlanta-abdominoplast.htm

Vincent N. Zubowicz, MD

Keloid Scar

September 2nd, 2014
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Keloid scars can occur in one area and not others, and often will reoccur after excision so it might reoccur after an abdominoplasty. If your keloid is really a hypertrophic scar and was associated with delayed wound healing or infection at your first surgery, it may not reoccur when reexcised. If it recurs, steroid injections and profractional laser treatments can improve it.
Don W. Griffin, MD
September 2nd, 2014

Keloid Scar

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Keloid scars can occur in one area and not others, and often will reoccur after excision so it might reoccur after an abdominoplasty. If your keloid is really a hypertrophic scar and was associated with delayed wound healing or infection at your first surgery, it may not reoccur when reexcised. If it recurs, steroid injections and profractional laser treatments can improve it.
Don W. Griffin, MD

Keloid

September 2nd, 2014
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Thank you for your question and that is the strange thing about keloids - you can get them in one area and not in another. In this situation your keloid may have been related to the wound creation and after care following your hysterectomy and should not occur again with an abdominoplasty Dr. Corbin
Frederic H. Corbin, MD
September 2nd, 2014

Keloid

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Thank you for your question and that is the strange thing about keloids - you can get them in one area and not in another. In this situation your keloid may have been related to the wound creation and after care following your hysterectomy and should not occur again with an abdominoplasty Dr. Corbin
Frederic H. Corbin, MD

Worried about scar after bad scar from hysterectomy

September 17th, 2014
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You had a laparoscopic hysterectomy. The tummy tuck can remove the scar unless the belly button itself is damaged. Discuss with your plastic surgeon.
Elizabeth Morgan, MD, PhD
September 17th, 2014

Worried about scar after bad scar from hysterectomy

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You had a laparoscopic hysterectomy. The tummy tuck can remove the scar unless the belly button itself is damaged. Discuss with your plastic surgeon.
Elizabeth Morgan, MD, PhD

Belly button scar

September 9th, 2014
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Hello Bene40-
Keloids don't usually occur around the belly button, but hypertrophic scars can occur. These scars are usually easily treated with a little Kenalog injection. If you get a tummy tuck, a bit of a hypertrophic scar may again occur, but just make sure that you and your plastic surgeon catch it early (in first three months) so you can consider injecting it with Kenalog earlier. I would not let this concern stop you from getting a tummy tuck if you desire the changes it can give you and you have found a good surgeon. 
Good luck.

Web reference: http://www.antonaesthetics.com/plastic-surgery-procedures/body-procedures/abdominoplasty/

Mark Anton, MD, FACS
September 9th, 2014

Belly button scar

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Hello Bene40-
Keloids don't usually occur around the belly button, but hypertrophic scars can occur. These scars are usually easily treated with a little Kenalog injection. If you get a tummy tuck, a bit of a hypertrophic scar may again occur, but just make sure that you and your plastic surgeon catch it early (in first three months) so you can consider injecting it with Kenalog earlier. I would not let this concern stop you from getting a tummy tuck if you desire the changes it can give you and you have found a good surgeon. 
Good luck.

Learn more: http://www.antonaesthetics.com/plastic-surgery-procedures/body-procedures/abdominoplasty/

Mark Anton, MD, FACS

Keloids after a tummy tuck

September 5th, 2014
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It is possible to get another keloid either at your belly button or across a portion of your abdominal scar after a tummy tuck. Silicone gel and tape used after surgery can minimize the appearance of scars and keloids. Occasionally steroid injections are needed after surgery to also reduce the recurrence rate of keloids.


Best wishes,


Dr.Bruno
William Bruno, MD
September 5th, 2014

Keloids after a tummy tuck

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It is possible to get another keloid either at your belly button or across a portion of your abdominal scar after a tummy tuck. Silicone gel and tape used after surgery can minimize the appearance of scars and keloids. Occasionally steroid injections are needed after surgery to also reduce the recurrence rate of keloids.


Best wishes,


Dr.Bruno
William Bruno, MD

Will Keloid in Belly Button Recur

September 4th, 2014
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There is no way of knowing if you will or will not develop a keloid post TT.  There is a risk that you will develop a keloid post surgery. The question to ask yourself is, how will I live with this keloid when it does occur?  At this point in time the treatment of keloids may improve but usually  does not eradicate  the problem. 
James R. Benjamin, MD
September 4th, 2014

Will Keloid in Belly Button Recur

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There is no way of knowing if you will or will not develop a keloid post TT.  There is a risk that you will develop a keloid post surgery. The question to ask yourself is, how will I live with this keloid when it does occur?  At this point in time the treatment of keloids may improve but usually  does not eradicate  the problem. 
James R. Benjamin, MD

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