Umbilicoplasty Revision After Full Tummy Tuck, Thin Patient

Question

I am 5'7, 130 lbs, athletic, with a lot of abdominal muscle tone.I had a full TT done in November 2010.My belly button didn't have any depth after my TT so in February 2011 we decided to do an umbilicoplasty to try and correct the problem.The revision, again, didn't turn out as we hoped. My belly button is flat with zero depth.I'm scheduled for another revision in just a few months but I am a little discouraged.Is it going to be difficult for my doctor to correct this mistake?Any advice?

Miguel Delgado, MD · Answer

This is a difficult problem because your fat content around the area is small. trying to rebuild an inny belly button is difficult for this reason. The only option is to minimize the scar as much as possible, make it smaller with a purstring suture.

William Bruno, MD · Answer

I would wait a few months longer and allow your skin to fully heal from the last revision before you have another attempt at revision. The scar tissue needs time to soften before you have surgery again.

	Best wishes,

	Dr.Bruno

Kamran Khoobehi, MD · Answer

Scar revision will not help an will make the suitation worse. The better option would be fat grafting to tissue around the belly button so it would seem deeper

Darryl J. Blinski, MD · Answer

Very difficult issue to repair the depth appearance of the umbilicus. If after the second attempt you are still unhappy try skin color tattoos to appear as shadowing giving the impression of depth.

Steven Turkeltaub, MD · Answer

Despite what would seem to be a fairly straightforward problem, an umbilicoplasty in a thin person like yourself is challenging aethetically. There are limitations with regard to outcome but it is reasonable to wait a few months before attempting a revision of your results.

Umbilicoplasty Revision After Full Tummy Tuck, Thin Patient

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