Umbilicoplasty is a procedure that changes the appearance of the umbilicus or ‘bellybutton’. It is a very popular cosmetic procedure

Umbilicus is technically a scar, that is formed when the umbilical cord is removed at birth. It is the most beautiful scar. Umbilicoplasty aims in improving the shape of the navel or bellybutton by giving it a more vertical shape from an unpleasant horizontal or a circular shape.

Commonly performed in people with a congenital unpleasant shape, women after childbirth or as a result of ageing changes or stretching of the skin of the abdomen and routinely during abdomenoplasty or “tummy tuck” procedure