Question:
What about BELLY BUTTONS??
My doctor does the tummy tuck with hernia repair but says I wont have abelly button afterwards. Is this the case for everyone? Has anyone had this done and been bothered by the idea of not having a belly button??? — Carla H. (posted on September 15, 2002)
September 15, 2002
I've heard of plastic surgeons who "make" new belly buttons for
their patients if they want one. Maybe you should ask your doc about it???
— trouble5
September 15, 2002
My new belly button wasn't even an issue, my doctor always gives his tummy
tuck patients a new belly button. It even looks natural! I'd ask your
doctor about this. The idea of this is to have a reconstruction, isn't it?
Reconstruction as in giving us a normal function & appearance.
EVERYONE has a belly button, why would he deviate from that basic??
— Shelly S.
September 15, 2002
I have a new belly button too!! My doctor said my old one was too big for
my new little belly so he gave me a new one too. You should ask about this
if you have a problem with it.
— Patty H.
September 16, 2002
My plastic surgeon offered me a new belly button as an "option"
with my TT. He said that some people just don't care one way or the other,
so he always asks. It adds just a few more minutes to the surgery, but no
extra expense :-) I decided that I had lived with one for so many years, I
was pretty attached to the idea of finishing out my life with one. He made
me a much nicer bellybutton than the original, and now my daughters want me
to get a bellybutton ring :-) With most plastic surgeons, it's the
patients choice. Best wishes!
— Diana T.
September 17, 2002
I got a new belly button when I had my tummy tuck. It looks great. Might
even get a ring in it!
— cindy Q.
September 20, 2002
Hi, I am going in for my hernia repair and tt, on sept. 30, my doctor
isnt going to do the belly button either, he says it just causes
infections
and gets nasty. I haven't seen mine in years, so not having one won't
bother
me one way or the other. Good luck with your surgery.
— Peggy G.
September 20, 2002
Hi again. I saw what Peggy's doc told her and wanted to just say that I
didn't have one ounce of trouble with my new belly button. I treated it
just as I did the rest of my incision site & drain openings - with
antibacterial soap in the shower and neosporin & sterile gauze
bandages. No problem.
— Shelly S.
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