I have a question about belly button post tummy tuck. You know how you have the stitch/incision line around the perimeter of the new belly button? When the swelling goes down does that become the outer edge? Does that question make any sense? My belly button is still close to entirely closed at most points during the day and that incision line is not at all near the edge.

It depends on how well you heal. There will be slight scarring around the edge, but it fades with time. How quickly that happens depends on what sort of healer you are. I had a tummy tuck in early June and the scar is invisible. My LB surgeon just went in to place the LB through my belly button on 10/16, and that is almost unnoticeable.

What works for me is to keep the area hydrated. I use mostly shea butter body buffers and vitamin e oil, or vitamin e oil containing product like baby oil. I've also had a breast reduction and breast surgery and even my surgeons are amazed at the lack of scarring. I hope this helps.

Thanks for answering. I think it looks better today - the rest of my scars are healing very well so I am optimistic.

No problem! If your other scars healed well, this one will too! Congrats on the tummy tuck!

Is anyone else going to get their button pierced when it looks more "normal" ? Mine looks like a slit, instead of a circle. Doc will fix it in December if it does not fix itself.

It depends on how well you heal. There will be slight scarring around the edge, but it fades with time. How quickly that happens depends on what sort of healer you are. I had a tummy tuck in early June and the scar is invisible. My LB surgeon just went in to place the LB through my belly button on 10/16, and that is almost unnoticeable.

What works for me is to keep the area hydrated. I use mostly shea butter body buffers and Vitamin e oil, or vitamin e oil containing product like baby oil. I've also had a breast reduction and breast surgery and even my surgeons are amazed at the lack of scarring. I hope this helps.

when do you start putting shea butter? when the wound is already healed?

Yes...don't put ANY kind of oil on the wound until it scabs over...then you can start putting on the emollient.