Also: While those with outie belly buttons (as opposed to innies) don't typically get belly button lint, it's still important for everyone to clean their belly button pretty regularly (a quick rinse in the shower is good enough). Cassie Shortsleeve Freelance Writer Cassie Shortsleeve is a...
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What you’re left with, in most cases, is a small wrinkled depression. That’s if you have an “innie”, as most of us –90% apparently– do. From this point, the belly button seems to become redundant – other than to gather dust and fluff. But that’s not the whole story – ...
If the complaint is an outie belly button, which is very common, Troy, MI plastic surgeonAnthony Youn, MD, says it’s a relatively straightforward procedure to make an outie an innie. “Basically, there is a hole at the base of the belly button, allowing fat from the inside to pooch o...
At some point, you’ll probably wonder what kind of belly button your child will have. Will it be an “innie” or an “outie”? You’ll have to wait until the stump is gone to know for sure. But know that the way your baby’s navel will look has nothing to do with how the do...
So, the umbilicus is something of a reliable crystal ball in diagnosing internal illnesses. But as to whether you regard it as an attractive part of your own anatomy, one has to ask the question: are you innie or outie? Dan Baumgardtis senior lecturer at the School of Physiology, Pharmacol...