I'm a guy and the thought of this has just recently crossed my mind. It's just something I'm more self-conscious of than anything. Can an umbilicoplasty fix my belly button?
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December 16, 2009
Answer: Umbilicoplasty or belly button repair for "outie"
Our office specializes in belly button repairs. One option is laser tightening. A surgical option is a concentric umbilicoplasty to correct the redundant skin. Raffy Karamanoukian MD FACS
A combination of rectus diastasis and loss of upper pole fat can lead to an indentation in the belly button tissue. We see this commonly in our practice. A belly button revision can help reduce the indentation and improve the cosmetic appearance of the navel. Raffy Karamanoukian MD FACS
Your best option is what is known as a "reverse abdominoplasty". Your picture and your surgical history makes you a "text-book" case for a reverse abdominoplasty. You can mimic the outcome of such a procedure my placing your hands on your upper abdomen under your rib cage and gently lift up....