Belly button issues

[MorganBee 0]

kay so this is probably going to sound gross, so excuse the TMI, but my belly button is N A S T Y. and annoying lol. It's not draining or leaking. But there is somewhat of a smell. But the main issue and there is like some hard crustiness inside of it. I'm 5 days post op and I really just wanna clean it. It doesnt hurt to pull some of the stuff out but I wanna know if it's a good idea or should I just leave it alone? It doesn't look like glue or anything like on my other incisions, it's kinda black and kinda looks like earwax. It's bugging me so bad cause I just wanna clean it lol. Help.

[JamieLogical 8,713]

I didn't have any incisions inside my belly button, so I am not sure how it would/could be related to your surgery. You could call your surgeon's office and ask, just to be safe.

[dodlbug 23]

I'd ask your surgeon what's going on. I didn't have anything done with my bellybutton during WLS.

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[busybeebug 415]

If you know it's not an incision site, I would clean it out. If it is a site then call you doctor

[MorganBee 0]

I wish I knew if it was an incision site. How can I tell?

[redfire_angel75 62]

Call your surgeons office to find out. Even if it's not an incision site it sounds like it needs to be checked for infection and cleaned. I wouldn't let it go too long because if it is infection, you don't want it to get into your blood stream and become systemic.

[jwinters19 124]

I had an incision right above my belly button that folded into my fat roll where my belly button is. If you had six incisions, one I'd probably right above your belly button.

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[sleeved.jennys2xo 5]

Hello!

I had an incision in my belly button that I cleaned with hydrogen peroxide every day it healed right away. Although I'd still definitely recommend that you contact your doctor to explain to them what you're experiencing.. Just to make sure it's not infected.

Edited January 8, 2017 by sleeved.jennys2xo