The new position is found by first marking the midline of abdomen. The height of the navel above the pubic region is then identified by drawing a line between the highest point of the hip bones (iliac crests).
It is common for the surgeon to thin the skin in the area around the navel so that a more natural appearance is achieved.
Stitches are placed around the navel. Some surgeons feel that if no stitches are placed it the upper part, twelve o’clock position, then a more natural hooded appearance may occur.
Unfortunately no matter what the surgeon does, scar tissue can pull the navel out of position.
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- Patrick Hudson MD PA,
Board Certified Plastic Surgeon,
Cosmetic Surgery and Plastic Surgery
in Albuquerque & Santa Fe for over twenty five years
1101 Medical Arts NE #3, Albuquerque NM 87102, USA
Tel: 505 242 0070
Directions to office
- Dr. Patrick Hudson is a plastic surgeon in Albuquerque & Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
Although his patients come from all over the world, most are European or American.
They come for all kinds of plastic surgery and cosmetic surgery.
- His special interest is corrective or revision cosmetic plastic surgery.
He will redo an unsatisfactory result from cosmetic plastic surgery performed elsewhere.
- His aim is to create a more natural appearance & fix the results from a poor outcome.
- Caution: Not all poor outcomes from cosmetic plastic surgery can be improved.