Do I get to keep my belly button during a Tummy Tuck?
The simple answer is, YES! All patients do indeed keep their own belly button. During tummy tuck surgery, it is the surrounding skin and tissues around the belly button that are rearranged.
Steps to Contouring a Belly Button During Tummy Tuck Surgery:
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Step 1: The upper abdominal skin is pulled down like a window shade.
Step 2: The excess skin is trimmed and the remaining skin is sutured together.
Step 3: A new opening for the belly button is created.
Step 4: The belly button is brought through to the surface and sutured into position.
A tummy tuck slims and tightens the stomach however Dr. Fortes believes the belly button is the true star of the show.
Your belly button can be the first sign to others that you have had plastic surgery. If not done correctly and artistically, it can look artificial and misshapen. Before picking a plastic surgeon, it is important to take the time and review their work and results because not all belly button artists are created equal!
Dr. Paul F. Fortes prides himself as one of the best plastic surgeons in the Houston area. Start your journey towards a new designer belly button and your FORTES FIGURE!
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Dr. Paul F. Fortes, a distinguished, dual-board-certified plastic surgeon based in Houston, TX, offers an elite standard of care defined by a rare blend of artistic sensibility and scientific rigor. Dr. Fortes believes superior aesthetic results are never "off the rack," but are meticulously customized and individually crafted to meet each patient’s unique vision. He approaches every procedure with the precision of an artisan, ensuring the safest, most harmonious, and exquisitely detailed outcomes that stand apart from the ordinary.
Trusting your aesthetic goals to Dr. Fortes means placing your care in the hands of a provider with impeccable credentials. A graduate of Rice University (Magna Cum Laude) and an inductee of the exclusive Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, he completed an extensive eight-year surgical residency, including three years of specialized plastic surgery training at the prestigious Northwestern Medical Center in Chicago. Recognized for over a decade as a Texas Super Doctor, Dr. Fortes affirms his position as a preeminent leader, solidifying him as THE trusted expert for those seeking truly transformative, beautiful, and enduring results.
