I had an umbilical hernia in the top of my belly button. I asked the doctor if her could pull some of the loose skin into the incision and he said it would leave a long scar so I advised I didn't want that outcome. He proceeded to repair the hernia with 2 sutures and remove skin & fat despite my wishes. My belly button is gone now and I have a long, dog eared scar with no umbilical stalk. It's important to me to have a belly button, but the plastic surgeon doesn't know if he can give me one.
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Answer: After umbilical hernia repair, I have no belly button and a huge horizontal scar. What can I do?