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Body Contouring
 Plastic surgery belly button surgery
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Belly Button SurgeryThe Need for Belly Button Surgery
Belly button surgery (umbilicoplasty) is that final
click button when one’s goal is perfect body. Belly buttons can not be overlooked - on the well contoured belly a nice belly button is the “icing on cake”.
This mini cosmetic plastic surgery is rapidly gaining popularity
in the past few years. The importance of a beautiful belly button
in the modern lifestyle is increased when women tend to be more revealing
in nature. Men also go for umbilicoplasty to sculpt a more aesthetically
pleasing belly button.
Though belly button surgery as a cosmetic procedure is prevalent, some undergo surgery to correct any deformities that they might have been born with. The umbilicoplasty procedure can be performed on young children, whose belly buttons have not formed correctly, or it can be performed on women and men who would like to smooth the appearance of their belly button.
The belly button or navel can be the focal point of the abdomen. As a tethering point in the moving belly, it attracts attention. Beauty can be a function of shape, depth, protrusion, and how it moves. Fashion and jewelry can emphasize the belly button.
Belly Button Surgery – The Big Picture
It is common to have a belly button surgery with a tummy tuck, both women and men may desire a different belly button and not need more extensive surgery. To change the shape and size of belly button alone, some perform belly button surgery, known as umbilicoplasty.
Belly button surgery can turn almost any shape and size of navel into the desired shape and size. Of course, the inclination is to create belly button that give a more youthful look to the midriff. In most of the cases candidates want to correct a protruding bellybutton, or turn their "outie" into an "innie".
There are many types of belly button plastic surgery. Belly button umbilicoplasty options depend on the problem to be treated. Belly button sculpture is a tool for deformities of the navel. Umbilicoplasty by itself can reshape the belly button and sometimes make a completely new navel. When problems extend beyond the usual to general abdominal tissues, belly button umbilicoplasty is often a part of abdominoplasty tummy tuck surgery. Trying to remove excessive surrounding loose skin from the belly button can result in unacceptable deformities.
Belly Button Surgery – What are ‘outie’ and ‘innie’ belly buttons?
Umbilicoplasty solves the problem of having an ‘outie belly button’ rather than an ‘innie belly button’. An ‘outie’ is where the belly button protrudes from the abdomen and extends beyond the surface, forming a small, noticeable lump of skin. The current trend in belly buttons is the ‘innie,’ and because of that trend, umbilicoplasty is becoming more and more popular.
Often, the umbilicoplasty is done in conjunction with other cosmetic surgery procedures, i.e., tummy tuck, liposuction, or breast augmentation. The combination of these procedures and the umbilicoplasty can dramatically change a person’s abdominal appearance.
The shape of the belly button is determined by many factors ranging from heredity to childbirth to hernias or injury. Umbilicoplasty can change the shape of the bellybutton into something more desirable. Various shapes can be requested in the umbilicoplasty surgery. Some patients prefer that the newly formed ‘innie’ have more of a vertical direction, rather than a horizontal one. Others may choose to create a ‘T’ shape in which a small flap of skin hangs over the vertical belly button area. These options and possibilities for umbilicoplasty will need to be discussed between the doctor and the patient.
A surgeon can also correct an umbilical hernia during umbilicoplasty. This hernia may have caused the distortion of the belly button area in the first place. So, the umbilicoplasty surgeon can not only correct the hernia, but also create a belly button that is more to the liking of the patient.
Anesthesia during umbilicoplasty will vary from patient to patient. Much of the choice will depend upon the comfort of the patient and the extent of the surgery. Most commonly, physicians can use local anesthetic to numb the area to be worked on, rather than having to put a patient under general anesthetic.
The patient can have the umbilicoplasty in a surgeon’s office on an outpatient basis or it can be performed in a surgical center. And the umbilicoplasty procedure can last anywhere from thirty minutes to an hour. Only small incisions are made within the bellybutton area, thus the scarring is minimal and unnoticeable. The stitches used to tighten the area after umbilicoplasty are normally small and dissolvable, washing away in a week or so.
Belly Button Surgery – Risks And Complications
After belly button surgery, a patient can expect to be sore with some bruising. Swelling may occur, but the patient can usually return to work one day after having the umbilicoplasty procedure. Normal activities can be resumed the same day in most cases.
Potential risks with umbilicoplasty include scarring and infection. And in some cases, the umbilicoplasty produces a result that is asymmetrical and needs to be corrected with further surgeries. If the patient should feel warmth and tenderness at the surgical site, they should alert their surgeon. An infection may be beginning.
Costs for the umbilicoplasty can range from $500 to $2000, depending in the extent of the rebuild needed. Health insurance companies generally consider umbilicoplasty a cosmetic procedure and will not cover the costs of the surgery. The patient must determine a payment plan that will work for their needs and budget.
Umbilicoplasty can be performed on a wide range of patients for a wide range of reasons. The risks are minimal and the procedure in simple and non-invasive. If a patient has always desired an ‘innie,’ then this is the surgery for them.