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Pain following an umbilicoplasty is usually mild and can be easily controlled with painkillers suggested by your surgeon.
Bruising and swelling after belly button surgery is usually quite light and short-lived.
Like all surgical procedures, there is always a possibility of risks or side effects and, although rare, these can include infection, a reaction to the anaesthesia, blood or fluid collection underneath the skin, numbness and an irregular or a “lop-sided” appearance of the belly button (which may require further surgery to correct).
Scars are usually hidden within the belly button, but excessive scar formation can occasionally occur where the scars broaden and thicken.