Removing your Belly Button During an Abdominoplasty? Why?

So you went in for an abdominoplasty consultation, and the surgeon said surgery will give you a nice, flat tummy - but that your belly button will be removed. Is this normal? In fact, yes. While it is not the standard procedure, there are certain cases when removing the navel is the best choice.
Don’t let that scare you off from getting an abdominoplasty, body lift, or belt lipectomy though. Modern abdominoplasty allows surgeons to create a new belly button using your own abdominal skin. And most patients can keep their own navel - It will just likely need to be moved higher after the loose skin removal surgery is complete.
Dr. Beldholm’s patients get a beautiful belly button to go with a nice, flat tummy during abdominoplasty. Usually, the original belly button is moved upward after the excess skin is removed. This is necessary because the extra skin is trimmed away and pulled down toward the pubic bone so the tummy looks nice and slim. When that happens, the belly button gets pulled downward. This looks unnatural, so Doctor Bernard simply frees the belly button then sutures it in place higher on the abdomen, right where it should be.
In this video, Dr. Bernard Beldholm, FRACS explains two scenarios when removing the belly button during the initial surgery is needed. Then, a few months after surgery, you will come in for a second procedure to recreate the navel. The new navel looks completely natural. In some cases, it may even look better than the original belly button. There are a few other benefits to this approach. He discusses these in the video.
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Dr Bernard Beldholm M.B.B.S B.Sc(Med) FRACS FACCS
Many women have loose skin after pregnancy or weight loss. Dr Beldholm is a body contouring surgeon that helps mums and post weight loss patients remove loose skin and tighten separated muscles so you can feel confident and wear the clothes you love.
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*Disclaimer: Surgery is a serious decision. More information about risks & recovery are available on our website; beldholm.com.au/about/disclaimer/. Surgery performed by Dr Bernard Beldholm (MED0001186274) M.B.B.S B.Sc (Med) FRACS, Registered medical practitioner, Specialist surgeon (specialist registration in Surgery - general surgery).
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[@cvsimpson35]

Thank you for this video. This has been one of my concerns; the scar bring low enough and my belly button.

[@leticiafarooq3836]

Thank you for sharing this information!!

[@DrBernardBeldholm]

You are so welcome!

[@ketokingdomlife6717]

Thanks so much! I talked to you before and I found this video very helpful! I go in for my lipoabdominoplasty in 4 days! And they just happen to be doing a new bellybutton for me as well because I have none! A very timely video!

[@DrBernardBeldholm]

Ohhh how exciting!!! i am wishing you well with surgery!

[@momplus4336]

Thanks for explaining because I was about to sue her because my belly button was stretched I didn't know it was going appear werid if I left it but she should explained to me in the very beginning because I was not going to do the procedure if that was the case