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Muscle Repair Through Belly Button?

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When I stand, my tummy looks flat. My lower abdomen is kinda puffy. When I bend over, my tummy sags. I am wondering, can the muscle repair be done through my belly button? My plastic surgeon already said he could fix my belly button (with stiches to make a circle on belly button). I read something about defatting the fascia and/or a high lateral tension abdominoplasty.

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