Umbilicoplasty (belly button surgery)

Umbi­li­co­plasty is a pro­ce­du­re to cor­rect the shape of the bel­ly but­ton. It is per­for­med on its own or as part of an abdominoplasty.

Appli­ca­ti­on

Reasons include a pro­tru­ding, stret­ched or dis­tor­ted navel, for exam­p­le after pregnan­cy, weight chan­ge or a small umbi­li­cal her­nia. In an abdo­mi­no­plasty, the navel is rou­ti­ne­ly repo­si­tio­ned becau­se the abdo­mi­nal skin abo­ve it is moved. The aim is a natu­ral-loo­king, slight­ly reces­sed shape with the scar as dis­creet as pos­si­ble insi­de the navel. As a stan­da­lo­ne pro­ce­du­re, the cor­rec­tion is usual­ly per­for­med under local anaesthesia.

Good to know

Down­ti­me after umbi­li­co­plasty alo­ne is short, often just a few days. Most of the scar­ri­ng is hid­den insi­de the navel, but it can thi­c­ken or nar­row the ope­ning, see hyper­tro­phic scar. If an umbi­li­cal her­nia is pre­sent, it is repai­red in the same pro­ce­du­re. Whe­re the abdo­mi­nal mus­cles have sepa­ra­ted, cor­rec­ting the navel alo­ne is not enough.

Matching tre­at­ment at Swiss Der­ma Cli­nic: Tum­my Tuck (Abdo­mi­no­plasty)