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Contents

- 0.0.1 What happens if you don’t have a belly button?

1 Why do humans have belly buttons but animals don t?
2 Is belly button connected to anything?
3 Can a human have 2 belly buttons?
4 Can the belly button open?
- - 4.0.1 What is the T shaped belly button?
5 Why shouldn’t you mess with your belly button?
- - 5.0.1 Do belly buttons ever come undone?
  - 5.0.2 What is the black stuff in my belly button?
6 Why does touching my belly button feel good?
- 6.1 Do you clean inside your belly button?
7 What is the belly button rule?
- 7.1 Should you touch inside your belly button?
- 7.2 Why do surgeons avoid the belly button?
8 Is it better to have an in or out belly button?
- - 8.0.1 Can you be without a belly button?
  - 8.0.2 Do we need a belly button?
- 8.1 Do all people have a belly button?
  - 8.1.1 Why do surgeons avoid the belly button?

What happens if you don’t have a belly button?

Innie or outie? How about neither? There are lots of people who have surgery at birth or later in life that mean they have no belly button at all. If you’re one of the few and proud who don’t have a belly button, you aren’t alone. Keep reading to find out how belly buttons form, why you may not have a belly button, and how you can have surgery to create one if you desire.

The belly button is the remnant of the body’s umbilical cord. An umbilical cord is vital to a baby’s development because it contains blood vessels that transmit oxygen-rich blood from mother to baby and deliver oxygen-poor blood back to the mother. When a baby is born, a person cuts the umbilical cord,

The remaining portion of the umbilical cord leaves a small “stump.” In about 1 to 2 weeks after a baby is born, the umbilical cord stump falls off. What’s left is the belly button. It’s essentially a scarred area of skin that still has blood flow and some tendons connected to it — which may explain why it’s so sensitive if you touch it.

Why do humans have belly buttons but animals don t?

Do live-born lizards have belly buttons, and do live-born reptiles have an umbilical cord? – Gaelle, aged 12, Bristol, UK What an interesting question! A belly button or tummy button is technically known as a navel or umbilicus, Humans have belly buttons because before we are born, we are connected to our mothers via an umbilical cord.

This is a tube that delivers nourishment to the unborn baby, known as an embryo, and removes waste.
It runs from the placenta – an organ in the mother that provides a source of food and oxygen – to the tummy of the embryo.
Once a baby is born, it can get nourishment such as milk through its mouth, and the umbilical cord is no longer needed.

The umbilical cord shrivels up and drops off after a few weeks. So, a belly button is basically a scar from where the umbilical cord used to attach to the baby’s tummy. Humans are part of the group of animals called mammals, and other mammal babies develop inside their mother in the same way, getting nourishment from the placenta via an umbilical cord. A baby orangutan showing its belly button. olga_gl/Shutterstock Belly buttons are quite large in humans, so they are pretty obvious. They are also visible in large mammals such as dolphins, orangutans and whales. Smaller mammals like cats, dogs and mice also have them, but the scars do not form large holes and they are often covered by hair or fur.

Other animal babies develop in different ways, though.
Animals are actually separated into three groups, depending on how the embryos develop.
The first type is the one we have already talked about – when the embryo develops inside the mother and gets the food and oxygen it needs from the placenta.
The second type is animals that lay eggs.

These animals, including reptiles, birds, amphibians and some mammals, don’t have a placenta to provide food for their babies. So, do they have a belly button too?

Is belly button connected to anything?

Misconceptions about belly buttons Others believe their belly button is somehow connected directly to their uterus or the placenta or even the baby’s belly button. This isn’t the case. As you can see in the picture below, the belly button normally isn’t connected to anything in adults.

Why do we have belly buttons after birth?

Why does my baby’s umbilical cord need care? – Umbilical cord care prevents infection of the small part of the umbilical cord that stays attached to your baby for a short time after birth, known as the umbilical stump. In the uterus (womb), the umbilical cord delivers the oxygen and nutrients needed to allow your baby to grow.

Is it bad if I cut my belly button?

A Pimple-Like Lump – A red, pimple -like lump in or near your belly button could be an epidermoid cyst, It’s a non-cancerous growth that forms when skin cells don’t shed the way they should. These cysts usually develop on irritated or injured skin. They can arise anywhere on your body, but they’re most common on the torso, face, and neck.

Thick, yellow, smelly dischargeSwelling, redness, tenderness

If you think you have an epidermoid cyst, have your doctor check it out to see if you need treatment. If your cyst ruptures or is painful, call the doctor right away.

Why do belly buttons smell?

Causes of Belly Button Odor – There are three main causes of belly button odor:

Accumulation of dirt and debris. Simply put, a belly button full of gunk will eventually start to smell. And that gunk can be things other than belly button lint. Your belly button is home to many types of bacteria. You may also have fungi (like the yeast called Candida ) and other germs in there. Combine that with dead skin cells and the natural oils from your skin and you’ve got the recipe for an unpleasant odor. Infection. As noted above, your belly button has its own dark, warm, moist ecosystem of microorganisms. If any of them start to grow out of control for any reason, you can develop an infection. People with diabetes mellitus may have a higher risk of developing an infection in their belly button area, as do patients who recently had surgery in that area, such as to correct an umbilical hernia, Having a belly button piercing also increases your risk of infection. Cysts. It’s possible to develop different types of cysts in your belly button. These include epidermoid cysts (which develop on the top layer of skin), pilar cysts (which start near a hair follicle), and sebaceous cysts (which are less common and develop in sebaceous glands).

Did Adam and Eve have belly buttons?

Did Adam and Eve have navels? | Notes and Queries | guardian.co.uk

Did Adam and Eve have navels?
Eamon Warnock, Guangzhou, China

Darwinian theory would suggest that they had. From a theological perspective; if we are all made in God’s image, not only do we and Adam and Eve have them, but God must have one too.
2. Andrew Cramer, Blackpool

If, as fundamentalists would have us believe, God created all living things as they are now, of course Adam and Eve had navels. However, if that is what He did, why did He give Adam, and all male mammals, nipples? It seems a pointless provision – especially since Eve (who came to have need of them, once they found out what their other naughty bits were for) was, according to Genesis, an afterthought to the original grand design.
- Mike Bird, Maryport, Cumbria

In 1857 (2 years before On the Origin of Species) Philip Gosse published ‘Omphalos’ (Greek for navel) which argued that Adam & Eve must have had navels although they had not been born for the same reasons that God decided to plant fossils in the rocks which seemed to be older than the Biblical age of the planet. It was a masterful but moronic attempt to reconcile Genesis and Geology and though now generally forgotten it provides a fascinating insight into nineteenth century mental turmoil.
2. Charlie Hartill, London UK

No. They didn’t have any ships in those days.
- Nick Medcroft, Cheltenham, UK

No, they mostly had Sevilles.
2. Jenny, Bradford, Yorkshire

The fact that the navels didn’t exist because the people they were attached to didn’t exist seems to render the debate a bit pointless.
- Steven Johnston, Manchester, UK

The BIG question, of course, is: were they innies or outies?
2. Ian Keldoulis, New York City, USA

If they didn’t, what did they contemplate?
- Ged Balmer, Greenwich, UK

Where would they collect fluff if they didn’t?
2. Aidan Randle-Conde, Crewe UK

For the answer to this and other ‘mysteries’ I suggest you check out the excellent book ‘Did Adam and Eve Have Navels’ by Martin Garder. Click the link below to go there: http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0393049639/qid%3D976887664/202-6340628-6816636
- Paul Brian, London UK

In 1646, the Norwich doctor and philosopher Sir Thomas Browne published his work ‘Pseudodoxia Epidemica’, a collection of ‘vulgar errors’ and received half-truths current in society, which he sought to explore, explode, and generally get to the bottom of. He devoted Book 5 Chaper 5 to the question : ‘Of Pictures Of Adam and Eve With Navels’. Browne admits that pictures featuring the pair with navels are “.observable not only in ordinary and stained peeces, but in the Authentick draughts of Urbin, Angelo and others “, but goes on to say that to admit that Adam and Eve did indeed posess navels would be suggesting that “.in the first and most accomplished peece, the Creator affected superfluities, or ordained parts without use or office”, and as such he believes that the pictures are indeed in error.
2. Adam, Cambridge

I think God was supposed to be their parents. Does that make him an ape? Because apes have navels.
- Adrian, Littlehampton, UK

If Genesis is to be taken literally then they didn’t have belly buttons because God made them himself. They didn’t need an cord to plug them in to a mother! If not they didn’t exist as individuals so it’s not an issue.
2. David, Teddington UK

Can some one please give me one good reason why they wouldn’t?
- Hannah, UK

I have heard that in many paintings of Adam and Eve the navel area is obscured by folliage or tresses of hair, allowing the artists to sidestep the question, so it was clearly a contentious issue at a time when you would not want to stray from religious orthodoxy.
2. Don Stewart, hexham Northumberland

If they did.who cut the cord?
- Judith, Atlanta USA

In response to Charlie Harthill above. The Great Unscientific Theory of Goss is not now largely forgotten, it is a basic part of all philosophy degree courses. Neither is it moronic since it provides an antithesis to all evolutionary theory in one fell swoop and is entirely impossible to disprove. It may be considered merely a tricksy paradox by some but in fact it reveals the full extent of human ignorance by proving that as mere mortals we cannot ever expect to know the answers to such pointless questions as ‘Why are we here?’, ‘Is there a God?’ and ‘Did Adam and Eve have navels?’
2. Chico, Cambridge England

Eve didn’t, but Adam had a bloody great scar in his sternum where God ripped a rib to create Eve and left two scars at each end of the incision which people mistakenly think are nipples.
- Mary Fallon, Chippenham Wiltshire

The navel is a scar left by the umbilical cord which attatches a foetus to the placenta. If Adam and Eve were created as adults by God they would not have had an umbilical cord.
2. Lee, Leeds

god had to provide navals else any children that they may have would notice the abscence and thus grow up disfunctionally.
- trevor dawe, wolverhampton west midlanmds

Surely if you’re believing enough to accept that Adam and Eve existed in the first place it matters not whether they had navels.
2. Chris, Glasgow

with regard to Adam Cramer’s reply, i find it strange that he would back up an issue relating to creation with an opposing theory of evolution! But i really dont believe that Adam and Eve had belly buttons.Genesis said man were created, and as they came from no mother, no belly button / umbilical cord required!
- michelle, dumbarton

Adan and Eve were names at that time for what we call now man and woman, they were’t two especific people, it was used to talk about humankind. so they had navels as we do, they were human beings!
2. Catalina, Santiago Chile

In response to Chico, you can refute any evidence by stating that God made it that way to fool us, but a) it’s not a very good argument, and b) do you want to believe in an alleged divine being that behaves that way?
- Gordon, South Shields Tyne & Wear

On the presumption that Adam and Eve existed and that they were greated in god’s image, and that all man is in god’s image,they must have had a navel. The redundancy of this navel must have been built into Adam and Eve as it is necessary for any offspring and could not have been used in their bodies. Therefore either the rest of mankind is not in god’s image, or god created Adam and Eve knowing that they would have children and introducing the mechanism for that.
2. Danny, Birmingham

I think we should ask if Adam and Eve ever existed or not!!
- Miguel Costa, Macau china

Human beings have navels. If we are created in the image of Adam and Eve and if Adam and Eve were created in the image of the Lord (which we’re reliably informed that they were) then this would suggest that God too had a navel which in turn would suggest that God had parents. did God have parents? Did Adam and Eve have parents? Maybe they did, maybe the parents sought anonymity and never got a mention in the holy book. Or maybe God felt they were never worthy of a mention. Does anybody know? My hunch is that, being aware of this conundrum, God, Adam and Eve would have been equipped with “phantom” navels, serving no practical purpose, but entirely necessary for the future of the human race.
2. Lee Hutchinson, Kenilworth UK

Adam and Eve? It’s all metaphor. Lets run over this again. Around 2000 years ago, in the Middle East, a man called Jesus Christ (faith healer/prophet/cool guy/revolutionary) existed. There is plenty of documentary evidence. The issue of contention since has been whether he was actually the son of God. Plenty of people were serious followers of Jesus, and stories about him were written and combined with existing stories to create what we know as The Bible. It is a great poetic work, full of wonderful lessons and morals. Most of it (Adam and Eve, the virgin birth, God’s meteorological wrath) is a little like children’s stories, and really not to be taken literally. If one considers it, The Bible is very Earth-centric, ie it assumes everything of importance takes place here. What about the other planets? One has to remember the type of people that wrote it and the scientific knowledge they had at the time. Anyone who takes The Bible literally is really headed for trouble, and probably will cause some trouble in their life because of this unreasonable and immature belief. A real divine being would laugh at all the nonsense talked about in their name. Be good to others, and then believe what you want. But if you believe in Adam and Eve, for God’s sake keep quiet about it.
- Jack Baber, Boston, England

I believe they didn’t, because they didnt have any umbilical cords, so there would be none. However, God must have meant for them to come on Adam and Eve’s children.
2. Alice, Stockport, England

I had an umbilical hernia and therefore had my bellybutton removed when I was four. It’s not something I’m chuffed about, and makes bikini-wearing a bit of a no-no, but I think A&E probably would have been more concerned about losing paradise than not having belly buttons. And thanks for making me self conscious.
- Clare, Belfast, Northern Ireland

I was a fundamentalist Christian when I was in my teens and, believe me, there are people out there who believe that every word of the bible is to be taken literally. A variety of explanations are available for contradictions. For instance that the Devil placed fossils in the rocks of the Earth in order to tempt people into believing that the Bible wasn’t to be taken literally. The explanation for the Bible saying that we are made in God’s image but physiologically we appear to be some kind of ape is that Adam and Eve were made in God’s image but when they failed the test and were thrown out of Eden, their offspring were bestial replicas of themselves and not in the image of God until Jesus came to die for our sins and reconcile us with God. To be consistent with this I would have thought that they would not have had navels. A more important anomaly, I would have thought, is where did Cain’s wife come from?
2. Steve Murray, Keynsham, UK

NO!!! Absolutely not. One possible theory is that Adam did – because when God pulled his rib out he pulled it through his stomach and left a scar but there was no scar for Eve. The issue has absolutely no relation to “being made in God’s image” or “they must have because otherwise they would not be perfect creations” and “all humans must be the same according to Genesis”. This is all wrong, because our navel is simply a scar and that is it. Not a part of our DNA like a nipple or ear or hair or whatever. It is no more significant than the fact that I have a scar on my leg from stacking it – but Adam didn’t!!! shock horror!!!
- Haylez, Brisbane, Australia

For a Christian, belief in Adam and Eve, created by God from dust in His image and from Adam’s rib, respectively, is not optional. Much of Jesus’ teaching and most of Paul’s is predicated on this understanding of the origin of man and woman, husband and wife. If we disregard the creation account of Adam and Eve, we must consequentially put aside who rafts of Christian wisdom and practice. I don’t know how to move forward as both a Christian and a professional scientist. Adam and Eve did not need navels – but Cain, and Cain’s wife did.
2. Wayne Philp, Largs Bay, SA Australia

Not sure, but since navels indicate an umbilical cord connection to a mother, and that it says somewhere that people were created in the imagine and likeness of god – god’s a female.
- Harry, Victoria, BC Canada

Eve an afterthought? (Mike Bird, above) Nonsense, she was the ‘crown of creation’, the purpose of the whole process. Or as the joke i heard in the primary school playground put it, ‘when God made man, She was only practising.’
2. Rachel, London UK

adam and eve were created by GOD, not born as we were. there was no umbilical cord. most photos of adam and eve show them with a fig in front of them because there is no navel to show. but that my opinion
- joe, jersey shore,nj usa

Moses’ account of Adam and Eve is loaded with symbolism, as are much of the Hebrew texts. Though they were real people, the dust part was used as a symbol to signify man’s dependence on the earth that God had given him and the rib to show man and woman’s equality and need for each other. So yes they had navels being born not zapped into existence.
2. Carson, Utah USA

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Can a human have 2 belly buttons?

Woman with two belly buttons said doctors told her she absorbed her twin in the womb A woman has explained how doctors believe she may have ‘absorbed her twin in the womb’ after she was born with two belly buttons. Appearing in the red chair on The Graham Norton Show on Friday, Jenny, from Wicklow in Ireland, revealed she was born with an, The woman explained she has two belly buttons. Credit: BBC The red chair segment, which appears at the end of, sees Norton meet members of the public who are appearing in the red chair to tell an interesting story or secret. If the story is gripping enough, they are allowed to tell it in full – but if Norton and get bored halfway through, they can pull a lever which sees the chair flip back – and the storyteller is sent flying.

But Norton certainly didn’t need to pull the lever for Jenny’s story, as she went straight into her anecdote by explaining her second belly button even gets her free drinks. “I have two belly buttons and I use them to get free drinks,” Jenny began. Norton was quick to clarify, asking Jenny if she had two umbilical cords, or if one belly button simply looked like a belly button.

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“Doctors think I could have absorbed my twin in the womb,” Jenny added. Vanishing twin syndrome is a type of miscarriage that can occur when an embryo stops developing, and the tissue is absorbed by the mother or the surviving embryo. Vanishing twin syndrome can occur before 12 weeks – and therefore before many women’s first ultrasound scan – meaning in some cases, both parents and doctors are never aware that there were two embryos. Jenny revealed her two belly buttons on the show. Credit: BBC Jenny went on to continue with the rest of her story, explaining that on one birthday, she received free drinks ‘all night’ for showing her unusual addition to a member of staff who had a fear of belly buttons.

I showed them to her and she completely freaked out and started crying and left and they high-fived me and gave me free for the rest of the night,” Jenny explained. Norton – as well as his celebrity guests Stormzy, Geena Davis, Stephen Graham and Motsi Mabuse – were all pretty impressed by the story.

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Can the belly button open?

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You may opt-out of email communications at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the e-mail. During gestation, the umbilical cord passes through a small opening in the baby’s abdominal muscles. The opening normally closes just after birth. If the muscles don’t join together completely in the midline of the abdominal wall, an umbilical hernia may appear at birth or later in life.

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Umbilical hernias are most common in infants — especially premature babies and those with low birth weights. In the United States, black infants appear to have a slightly increased risk of umbilical hernias. The condition affects boys and girls equally.

For adults, being overweight or having multiple pregnancies may increase the risk of developing an umbilical hernia.
This type of hernia tends to be more common in women.
For children, complications of an umbilical hernia are rare.
Complications can occur when the protruding abdominal tissue becomes trapped (incarcerated) and can no longer be pushed back into the abdominal cavity.

This reduces the blood supply to the section of trapped intestine and can lead to abdominal pain and tissue damage. If the trapped portion of intestine is completely cut off from the blood supply, it can lead to tissue death. Infection may spread throughout the abdominal cavity, causing a life-threatening situation.

What is the T shaped belly button?

Horizontal (typically narrow) – Also known as a T-type belly button, a horizontal belly button has most of the belly button fold going horizontally. A depression at the top of the belly button may look like the line that crosses a “T.” This belly button type differs from a deep hollow belly button because the top portion of skin almost completely covers the innermost portion of the belly button.

Why shouldn’t you mess with your belly button?

How to clean your pierced bellybutton – If your piercing is recent, follow the instructions your piercer gave you for the proper cleaning regimen to avoid infection, If your bellybutton piercing is fully healed:

Follow the cleaning instructions for the type of bellybutton you have, innie or outie.
Gently wash the pierced area with a cotton ball that’s been soaked in a solution of 1/4 teaspoon of sea salt in 8 ounces of boiled water that’s been cooled.

If you don’t want to make the solution yourself, you can buy an isotonic saline solution at a drugstore or online, If you don’t clean your bellybutton, a number of problems could occur. These can include:

Yeast infection. Most bellybuttons are a breeding ground for bacteria since they’re a dark, moist area where skin often rests against skin. As a result, you could get a yeast infection in your bellybutton.
Smell. Even if you don’t develop a yeast infection, the accumulation of sweat, dirt, dead skin cells, and lint can cause your bellybutton to smell,
Omphaloliths. As dead skin cells and sebum — the oil secreted by your skin — accumulate in your bellybutton, they can form an omphalolith over time. Also known as a navel stone, they’re made of the same materials that form blackheads, The surface of a navel stone will turn black from oxidation. Naval stones aren’t typically pressured out like a blackhead, but removed with tweezers.

Although most people don’t spend much time thinking about their bellybuttons, it’s not a bad idea to clean yours every week or so. Cleaning your bellybutton can help you avoid potential infections, smells, and other results of poor hygiene.

Do belly buttons ever come undone?

Can your belly button unravel? – No. The belly button is a remnant of the umbilical cord. Once a baby is born, the cord is no longer needed. So, with a clamp placed on each end, the cord is cut near the baby’s abdomen, leaving about an inch of stump behind.

Within 5 to 15 days, the stump dries out and falls off. About 7 to 10 days later, you have a fully healed belly button. While many belly buttons look as though someone tied a knot in it, that’s not the case. It’s not a knot, and there’s nothing to unravel. Not everyone is a fan of the belly button. Maybe you don’t enjoy looking at them or touching them, even your own.

Or maybe you wonder if your belly button is normal or why you have an outie, None of these things point to a belly button phobia, but to personal preference. If you’re not crazy about belly buttons, you can avoid them for the most part. On the other hand, here are some signs that you may have omphalophobia:

You absolutely dread the thought of seeing a belly button. You actively try to steer clear of them. That might mean avoiding pools, beaches, and changing rooms.When you do see a belly button, you’re overwhelmed. Feelings of panic, horror, or terror flood your brain.A belly button provokes a strong desire to get away.These thoughts are beyond your control, even if you recognize there’s no real reason or threat.

Physical symptoms of phobias can include:

dry mouthtremblingbreaking out in a sweatshortness of breathupset stomach, nauseachest tightnessrapid heartbeat

Fear is a normal response to danger. When you’re in genuine danger, fear induces a fight-or-flight response that can save your life. A phobia goes well beyond this. It’s an excessive or irrational fear that causes problems in your life. Phobias can develop after a bad experience.

When that happens, it’s called experiential-specific phobia. Then again, a bad experience isn’t necessary to develop a phobia. This is called nonexperiential or nonassociative specific phobia. Children can also develop phobias from growing up around family members who have them. Once you have a fear of belly buttons, you may start to associate them with the feeling of panic, so you start to avoid them.

Avoiding them reinforces the fear and your response to it. Genetic, developmental, and environmental factors may play a role in phobias. Fear of belly buttons is irrational, so you may not be able to pinpoint the exact cause. You may be able to manage your phobia on your own.

What is the black stuff in my belly button?

4 min read Belly button lint is a fact of life for anyone with an “innie,” or concave navel. Regular bathing will usually keep your navel free from lint or other dirt and grime. In very rare cases, dirt, oil, and other debris can get trapped in your navel and turn into a navel stone.

Learn more about navel stones and how to prevent them. A navel stone is sometimes called an omphalolith or umbolith. It is a condition where substances like sebum, or skin oil, hair, dead skin cells, and dirt can accumulate and form a hardball. The stone is usually a dark color and firm to the touch. They may resemble a large blackhead in the opening of the navel.

Some navel stones protrude and are easy to see. Others are deep inside the navel. You might not know one is forming. They develop over a long period of time. It can take years for a navel stone to become so large that you can feel it or see it. Your navel, or belly button, is the small round spot on your lower abdomen that marks where the umbilical cord was attached before you were born.

Navels can be concave (an “innie”) or protrude slightly (an “outie”). ‌ Trapped debris. Concave navels can trap debris such as dirt, lint from clothing, or the natural oils that occur on your skin. Some belly buttons can be fairly deep. This makes them hard to clean thoroughly. People who are obese, elderly, or disabled may have trouble cleaning their navels.

If debris builds up, it can start to stick together and form a small, hard ball. Over time, the ball will get larger and might become visible. Some navel stones stay hidden in the folds of skin. Appearance. Navel stones are usually dark brown or black. They are also dry and hard to the touch.

When doctors examine them under the microscope, they can whether the stone is made up of dead skin, hair, sebum, or other debris that has built up in the navel.
Navel stones aren’t usually painful.
They may look unsightly, which can make you want to ask a doctor about removing them.
If you can’t see it, you may not even know it’s there.

Sometimes, the stone starts to irritate the skin inside your navel. This can lead to discomfort. You may also notice pain, discharge from your navel, or an unpleasant odor. The navel stone itself isn’t a health problem or a symptom of an underlying condition.

It’s just an accumulation of dirt and oil in a spot that is hard to clean. But a stone can start to irritate the skin in and around your navel. The irritation might lead to a skin infection inside your navel. This will need medical attention. The doctor treating the skin infection may also be the person who discovers your navel stone.

Removal. The only treatment for a navel stone is to remove it. Your doctor may be able to pull it loose with instruments like forceps. Sometimes, doctors will use a liquid to soften the navel stone and make it easier to pull out. In some cases, the doctor might need to remove it surgically by making a small incision in the surrounding skin.

The stone will then come loose more easily. If there is an infection in the skin, your doctor will also treat that. ‌Testing. Your doctor may want to test the stone after it has been removed. This is usually just a precaution to make sure it’s actually a navel stone and not some other type of growth. Navel stones take years to develop.

They don’t come back quickly if they come back at all. Hygiene. You can prevent navel stones by making sure to clear your navel regularly. Caregivers who take care of elderly or disabled people should be aware of the risk of navel stones and be proactive about hygiene for their patients.

Using soap and water regularly is a good cleaning method.
If you have a particularly deep navel, you can use a cotton swab to gently clean inside it.
Navel stones are quite rare.
Most people will never develop one.
Talk to your doctor in the unlikely event that you have a navel stone.
They can help you safely remove it and treat any problems the stone causes in or around your navel.

Being careful about cleaning your belly button will prevent navel stones.

Why does touching my belly button feel good?

We all do weird things to our bodies when we’re alone: pick our blackheads, clean out our ears for wax, stare at our pores, pick lint out of our belly buttons. And we all notice that when we touch our belly buttons, we get a strange sensation, like we have to go pee. VladimirFLoyd via Getty Images According to Hollingsworth, touching the belly button stimulates the lining of your stomach, which makes you think you have to go to the bathroom, even though you probably don’t really need to go. “At the navel, you have the ability to stimulate not only the skin overlying the navel, but also the fibres of the inner lining of your abdomen,” he said.

“As you stick your finger into your belly button, it sends a signal from the deeper fibres that line your inner abdominal cavity to your spinal cord.” As you stick your finger into your belly button, it sends a signal from the deeper fibres that line your inner abdominal cavity to your spinal cord. He added: “Because your spinal cord at that level is also relaying signals from your bladder and urethra, it feels almost the same.

You interpret this as discomfort in your bladder.” Woah. He also explained why this only happens when you dig deep into the cavity, and not, say, when you push on the skin around your belly button. “You will notice that if you push anywhere around the belly button, it won’t give you the same sensation because you aren’t hitting the deeper fibres behind the muscle layer. doble-d via Getty Images Belly buttons are also filled with bacteria, with one study reporting that the average one is home to 67 different types of bacteria, while other scientists have found 1,400 different strains of bacteria, And because many of us collect lint in our belly buttons, it’s best to give them a good cleaning on the regular by using cotton swabs and a bit of rubbing alcohol to wipe away the dirt.

Do you clean inside your belly button?

How to clean your belly button – To prevent sweat, dead skin cells, oils and other kinds of gunk building up inside your belly button, it’s important to keep the area clean using warm water and mild soap. Use a damp cloth to gently clean in and around the belly button, then rinse with clean water and dry off with a towel.

Of course, if you have a belly button, you’ll need to take extra care to avoid developing an infection.
After washing your hands, you may be advised to gently clean the area with a sterile saline, but this should be specifically labelled to use on wounds.
Contrary to what you might think, the using contact lens saline, eye drops or other saline solutions, homemade salt water solution (as this will be too salty and strong), or alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, antibacterial soaps, iodine or any other harsh product (these can damage cells).

Anyway, BRB, we’re off to wash our eyes after watching that TikTok. This article is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice or diagnosis. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. : Doctor shows what happens if you don’t wash your belly button

What is the belly button rule?

Driver espouses what she terms, ‘the Belly Button Rule,’ as crucial to mastering powerful body language skills. According, to Ms. Driver, belly button positioning, that is, where the belly button is facing, reveals people we like, admire and trust, and can be read as a literal compass for where a person wants to go.

Should you touch inside your belly button?

Why You Should Never Push On Your Belly Button By Dave Basner September 27, 2017 It turns out your mother was right when she told you to keep your finger out of your belly button. Apparently, pushing in there actually does do something – it makes you need to pee. Dr. Christopher Hollingsworth of NYC Surgical Associates explained to what happens when you push in your belly button.

He said that the sensory nerve fibers inside your stomach cavity interpret that pressure as a need to pee, and they relay that news to your brain, which then sends the message to your bladder, which will then have you heading to the bathroom. So unless you’re looking for a reason to leave a room, best to keep your fingers out of your belly button. Photo Credit: Getty

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Why do surgeons avoid the belly button?

Risk Factors for Transumbilical Wound Complications in Laparoscopic Gastric and Colorectal Surgery 1 Department of Surgery, Division of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan Find articles by 1 Department of Surgery, Division of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan Find articles by 1 Department of Surgery, Division of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan Find articles by 1 Department of Surgery, Division of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan Find articles by 1 Department of Surgery, Division of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan Find articles by 1 Department of Surgery, Division of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan Find articles by 1 Department of Surgery, Division of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan Find articles by 1 Department of Surgery, Division of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan Find articles by Received 2017 May 25; Accepted 2017 Jul 19.2017, International Institute of Anticancer Research Aim: To investigate the risk factors of transumbilical incision for organ removal in laparoscopic surgery. Patients and Methods: We enrolled 643 consecutive patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery from 2010 to 2013. Superficial surgical site infection (SSI) and transumbilical port site hernia were recorded. Results: The participants underwent gastric (n=253) and colorectal (n=390) resections. SSI was observed in 17 cases (colorectal in 15; gastric in two) (2.64%) with colorectal resection having a high rate of SSI, Hernia occurred in 23 cases (colorectal in 22; gastric in one) (3.53%), with a significantly higher rate for colorectal resection (OR=13.052; p<0.001). Female (OR=5.410; p=0.021) and history of diabetes mellitus (OR=4.437; p=0.009) contributed to the risk for developing a hernia. Conclusion: Especially in relation to hernia, being female and having diabetes mellitus were considered independent risk factors. Keywords: Transumbilical, complication, wound Laparoscopic surgery has become a standard gastrointestinal procedure that is currently the first choice. Despite this, there are some ongoing debates, some of which concern the surgical incision. Although adding an incision in the umbilicus has been avoided for fear of increased rates of surgical site infection (SSI) and postoperative adhesion, it was not associated with complications (). There are a number of advantages, including esthetic ones; therefore, we have performed transumbilical incisions for organ removal since shortly after the introduction of laparoscopic surgery in the 1990s. For anatomical reasons, transumbilical incisions can easily be craniocaudally extended to adjust for the size of the excised organs, while maintaining the incision length at a minimum. Therefore, in our Department, after inserting 12-mm ports in the umbilicus, we extend the umbilical wound by approximately 3-5 cm in a craniocaudal direction to remove organs or anastomose them outside the body. In this study, we evaluated the complication rates and risk factors associated with transumbilical incisions and compared the incidence of its complications between colorectal and gastric resections in a cohort study of 643 consecutive laparoscopy performed at our Department in 4 years to examine the usefulness of this incision for laparoscopic abdominal surgery. Study design. This was a cohort study of 643 consecutive patients who underwent laparoscopic procedures at the Department of Surgery, Division of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, Showa University, Japan, between January 2010 and December 2013. We excluded the following cases (n=447): those with follow-up at other hospitals from the early postoperative period within 3 months from surgery (n=221), those without organ removal from the transumbilical wound (n=115), those converted to laparotomy (n=65), and those undergoing multiple simultaneous procedures (n=46). Finally, 643 cases were included. The study protocol was approved by the Showa University Institutional Review Board (Approval number: 1917). Data collection and outcomes. Data were collected from our hospital database on patient sex, age, height, weight, body mass index (BMI), past history of diabetes mellitus (DM), type of surgery, surgical duration, amount of blood loss, maximum tumor diameter, intraoperative accident, SSI, umbilical wound port site hernia, and length of postoperative hospital stay. SSI was defined according to the criteria of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (). Wound hernia was defined according to the definition by Tonouchi et al. (). In order to evaluate early- and late-onset umbilical wound complications for laparoscopic procedures, we followed-up the patients every 3 months in the first postoperative year, and yearly thereafter for 3 years. We evaluated SSI as a short-term complication, and umbilical port site hernia as a long-term complication and risk factors for them. SSIs were monitored by the Infection Control Team of our hospital, and umbilical port site hernias were routinely assessed by follow-up computed tomography (CT). Procedure. In all cases, a second-generation cephalosporin was given intravenously 30 minutes before surgery, and wound closure followed a standardized protocol. Umbilical incision: We did not clean the navel before operation. If gross contamination was observed in the periumbilical area, cleaning was carried out by swab containing olive oil and the removal of as much foreign material as possible with Kocher forceps after the induction of anesthesia. We then cut the skin in a craniocaudal direction from the center of the navel and inserted the first port as closed method (a and b). For cosmetic reasons, the extent of the skin incision was minimized, but the length of incision to the fascia was longer than that to the skin. Transumbilical wound. Cutting the center of the umbilicus in the vertical direction in the head-to-tail side. b: Inserting the 12-mm port. c: Cutting and extending the wound to enable removal of the organ. d: Resected specimens were removed with wound protector. e: The wound just after being closed. f: The wound was covered with silver ions and hydrocolloid dressing Specimen extraction and anastomosis: The umbilical wound was extended in the appropriate craniocaudal direction to fit the size of the organ (Figure 1c). The sarcolemma was cut as extensively as possible, while the skin incision was minimized by employing care and skin extension. A wound protector was attached to the umbilical wound, the specimen was then extracted from the umbilical wound (Figure 1d). Wound closure: The anterior and posterior laminae of the rectal sheath on the wound were continuous-sutured with monofilament absorbable sutures (Figure 1e). All wounds were washed with 50 ml saline, and buried, interrupted dermal sutures were performed using 4-0 absorbable monofilament sutures. The center of the navel was places as close to the preoperative natural depression as possible when suturing the dermis and the fascia of the center of the navel. In order to prevent superficial SSI, we used silver and hydrocolloid dressings, and the wound was managed as sealed coating for 48 hours postoperatively (Figure 1f). Statistical analysis. Risk factors were investigated by univariate analyses, including the chi-square test, Fisher's exact test, Wilcoxon rank sum test, Wilcoxon signed-rank test, and univariate logistic regression. Significant variables were then analyzed by multivariate logistic regression. All analyses were performed using JMP 11 (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, USA). Statistical assessments were two-sided and used a significance level of 0.05. Data are presented as means±standard deviation, unless otherwise specified. A total of 1,090 consecutive patients underwent laparoscopic procedures during the study period, of which we excluded 447 cases. Of the remaining 643 cases, 394 were male (61.3%) and 249 were female (38.7%), with a mean±SD age of 69.42±11.52 years (median=71 years, range=22-91 years). Patients underwent gastrectomy (n=253) or colectomy (n=390). The patient characteristics are shown in, Short-term complication: Umbilical wound SSI. SSI was observed in 17 cases (2.64%), with 15 (3.85%) and two cases (0.79%) following colorectal and stomach resection, respectively. In the univariate analysis comparing the groups with and without SSI, significant differences were observed for the procedure, the analysis revealed that SSI occurred more in patients undergoing colorectal resection than in those undergoing gastric resection (OR=5.020; 95% CI=1.138 to 22.141; p= 0.022) (). Long-term complication: Umbilical wound hernia. Hernia was observed in 23 cases (3.58%), with 22 (5.64%) and one case (0.40%) following colorectal and stomach resection, respectively. The median time to the development of hernia was 12 months (range=3-24 months). When comparing the groups with and without umbilical wound hernias, there were significant differences in sex ( p= 0.030), weight ( p= 0.011), BMI ( p< 0.001), DM ( p= 0.003), and procedure ( p< 0.001). Following multivariate analysis of the three variables that showed a significant difference, being female (OR=5.410; 95% CI=1.284 to 25.700; p= 0.021), DM (OR=4.437; 95% CI=1.485 to 12.459; p= 0.009), and colorectal resection (OR=13.052; 95% CI=2.639 to 236.520; p< 0.001) remained significantly associated with risk of hernia (). Midline abdominal incision is a basic laparotomy procedure in gastrointestinal surgery, and it is usually recommended to avoid the navel because the area is considered dirty, and because it connects to the ligamentum teres (). Nevertheless, umbilical incisions are sometimes used (). Even in patients with much subcutaneous fat, the umbilical fossa allows for easier access to the peritoneum because of its comparatively thin adipose tissue layer. Moreover, wound extension is fairly easy in the craniocaudal direction. Thus, umbilical incisions can be considered reasonable and useful for laparoscopic surgery. Regarding umbilical port site SSI, there have been a number of reports and a systematic review indicating that SSI occurs at rates of 1.06-25.9% (-). In 1963, Jesus et al. reported that out of 44 patients who underwent laparotomy by midline abdominal incision through the navel, only two developed wound infection; consequently, they concluded that transumbilical incision was a safe surgical technique (). Later, in 1987, Peas et al. retrospectively compared transumbilical incision with a method of avoiding the navel in an arc shape, but found no significant differences in rates of infection and hernia (). We investigated the usefulness of transumbilical incision for organ removal over a 4-year period. The following were considered the main advantages of this approach: (i) better cosmetic outcomes and ease of extension, (ii) ability to minimize the skin incision, and (iii) ability to reach the abdominal cavity safely and securely via the shortest anatomical distance. Concerning wound extension, if fasciotomy is carried out in full, then even without significant incision, skin extension, or wound enlargement beyond the navel, it is possible to extract or remove large specimens by utilizing the extensibility of the skin in the umbilicus. We also examined the risk factors for complications. There have been many reports on port-related complications in laparoscopic surgery, with Targarona et al. reporting that laparoscopic procedures had reduced the incidence of port site infections and other wound-related complications (). Weiss et al. reported that increased BMI and long incisions could be risk factors for umbilical wound complications (). According to Horiuchi et al. () and Reid et al. (), and as routinely used in our Department, wound retractors can prevent infection after laparoscopic colorectal procedures, indicating that methods and instruments used are important. Concerning the surgical procedure, SSIs were observed significantly more in those undergoing colorectal resections (n=15; 3.85%) than gastric resections (n=2; 0.79%) ( p= 0.022) (Table II). This result might be related to the anastomosis method. Intra-abdominal anastomosis is generally performed in gastrectomy and rectal resection. However, extra-abdominal anastomosis is frequently performed in colectomy. Although no literature to date has investigated the cause of SSI in colorectal resection, the most likely cause is transfer of Escherichia coli from the resected organ margins. Although the risk factors for SSI limited to laparoscopic colon resection have been reported to include increased BMI and a history of DM (-), in the present study no variable showed significant differences. At our Department, the patients with DM were allowed to attend diabetic assessments preoperatively, and were operated on only after achieving glycemic control. Several studies have reported the incidence of port site hernia, with rates of 0-5.2% (), 0.4% (), 1.06% (), 1.4% (), and 25.9% (). The reports by Morita et al. () and Comajuncosas et al. () were limited to colorectal resection and cholecystectomy, respectively. In the present study, umbilical port site hernia was observed in 23 out of 643 cases (3.58%). In terms of surgical procedures, the majority of cases (n=22; 5.64%) occurred after colorectal resection ( p< 0.001) (Table III). There have been numerous reports about the risk factors for umbilical port site hernia. Nassar et al. observed that extension of the umbilical wound was the most significant risk factor for sarcolemmal deficit after organ removal (). In addition, despite their research being limited to cholecystectomies, Comajuncosas et al. pointed out that DM, SSI, wound size, and increased BMI were risk factors for hernia (). In our study, univariate analysis for port site hernia indicated a greater risk associated with being female ( p= 0.006), increasing weight ( p= 0.011), increasing BMI ( p< 0.001), a history of DM ( p= 0.003) and colorectal resection ( p< 0.001). Finally, the multivariate analysis revealed that being female (OR=5.410), having DM (OR=4.437) and undergoing colorectal resection (OR=13.052) contributed to the risk for developing a hernia (Table III). In terms of differences between the two procedures, the outcome may depend on the umbilical wound extension for extracorporeal manipulation of the remaining intestinal tract at the time of dissection and anastomosis. Colorectal resection sometimes needs longer incision extension than does gastric resection. Moreover, due to the richness in subcutaneous fat in women, suturing a transumbilical wound might be difficult. Thus, technical factors were also conceivably involved; it was necessary to pay particular attention in the case of female patients. The median time to occurrence of transumbilical hernia was 12 months (range=3-24 months). One report has suggested that all hernias occur within 6 months of surgery following an average postoperative follow-up of 22 months (). In addition, SSI was excluded as a risk factor of transumbilical wound hernia. There were three major differences between this and other reports. Firstly, we examined major abdominal surgery for malignant diseases. In addition, the surgeons had at least 5 years' postgraduate experience, with the possibility of minimal selection bias by the surgeon. Due to the strict postoperative follow-up, there was minimal loss of data from follow-up. Secondly, all specimens were removed through the transumbilical wounds and we extended the wound craniocaudally as necessary. Thus, we evaluated the usefulness of transumbilical incisions, showing that they can be extended to accommodate any laparoscopic surgery. Thirdly, all procedures from transumbilical incision to wound coating were standardized, thereby minimizing variation and bias. This study has several limitations. Firstly, this was a retrospective study, and some variables were unknown, including the wound length. Secondly, the low incidence and small number of adverse events means that we cannot exclude the possibility of a type-2 error. Thirdly, our Institution shifted to laparoscopic surgery in 2010; therefore, we were unable to perform a comparison with open surgery. The incidence of transumbilical wound SSI and hernia was 2.32% and 3.58%, respectively. These low occurrence rates might be influenced by the standardization of wound closure and covering method. SSI and hernia occurred at a significantly higher rate in colorectal resection than gastric resection. Especially in relation to hernia, being female and having DM were considered as independent risk factors. We conclude that in modern laparoscopic surgery, our transumbilical incision for organ removal, including wound closure and covering method, can be considered a good surgical approach. The Authors thank the patients for allowing us to publish this study. None of the Authors has any conflict of interest to declare in regard to this study.1. Paes TRF, Stroker DL, Ng T, Morecroft J. Circumumbilical versus transumbilical abdominal incision. Br J Surg.1987; 74 :822–823.2. Horan TC, Gaynes RP, Martone WJ, Jarvis WR, Emori TG. CDC definitions of nosocomial surgical site infections, 1992: a modification of CDC definitions of surgical wound infections. Am J Infect Control.1992; 20 :271–274.3. Tonouchi H, Ohmori Y, Kobayashi M, Kusunoki M. Trocar site hernia. Arch Surg.2004; 139 :1248–1256.4. Glyn GJ. The Anatomy of General Surgical Operations. Third Edition. Philadelphia: Churchill Livingstone.2006; 3 :6–7.5. Lee JS. Surgical Anatomy and Technique. Second Edition. New.2000; York :Springer, pp.157–160.6. Lal P, Vindal A, Sharma R, Chander J, Ramteke VK. Safety of open technique for trocar first placement in laparoscopic surgery: a series of 6.000 patients. Surg Endosc.2012; 26 :182–188.7. Swank HA, Mulder IM, la Chapelle CF, Reitsma JB, Lange JF, Bemelman WA. Systematic review of trocar site hernia. Br J Surg.2012; 99 :315–323.8. Weiss HG, Brunner W, Biebl MO, Schirnhofer J, Pimpl K, Mittermair C, Obrist C, Brunner E, Hell T. Wound complications in 1145 consecutive transumbilical single-incision laparoscopic procedures. Ann Surg.2014; 259 :89–95.9. Morita Y, Yamaguchi S, Ishii T, Tashiro J, Kondo H, Suzuki A, Hara K, Koyama I. Does transumbilical incision increase incisional hernia at the extraction site of laparoscopic anterior resection. Am J Surg.2015; 209 :1048–1052.10. Comajuncosas J, Hermoso J, Gris P, Jimeno J, Orbeal R, Vallverdú H, López Negre JL, Urgellés J, Estalella L, Parés D. Risk factors for umbilical trocar site incisional hernia in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a prospective 3-year follow-up study. Am J Surg.2014; 207 :1–6.11. Jesus G. Midline abdominal transumbilical incision. Phillipp J Surg Spec.1963; 18 :188–193.12. Targarona EM, Balague C, Knook MM, Trías M. Laparoscopic surgery and surgical infection. Br J Surg.2000; 87 :536–544.13. Horiuchi T, Tanishima H, Tamagawa K, Sakaguchi S, Shono Y, Tsubakihara H, Tabuse K, Kinoshita Y. A wound protector shields incision sites from bacterial invasion. Surg Infect.2010; 11 :501–503.14. Reid K, Pockney P, Draganic B, Smith SR. Barrier wound protection decreases surgical site infection in open elective colorectal surgery: A randomized clinical trial. Dis Colon Rectum.2010; 53 :1374–1380.15. Aimaq R, Akopian G, Kaufman HS. Surgical site infection rates in laparoscopic versus open colorectal surgery. Am Surg.2011; 77 :1290–1204.16. Anannamcharoen S, Vachirasrisirikul S, Boonya-Assadorn C. Incisional surgical site infection in colorectal surgery patients. J Med Assoc Thai.2012; 95 :42–47.17. Kiran RP, El-Gazzaz GH, Vogel JD and Remzi FH. Laparoscopic approach significantly reduces surgical site infections after colorectal surgery: data from national surgical quality improvement program. J Am Coll Surg.2010; 211 :232–238.18. Nassar AH, Ashkar KA, Rashed AA, Abdulmoneum MG. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy and the umbilicus. Br J Surg.1997; 84 :630–633. : Risk Factors for Transumbilical Wound Complications in Laparoscopic Gastric and Colorectal Surgery

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Is it better to have an in or out belly button?

About the procedure – When surgeons perform an umbilicoplasty, they can usually do the procedure under local anesthesia. This means they use numbing medications around the belly button so you can’t feel what they’re doing. They will make several small incisions and sew them together in key areas to create a new belly button.

Because an umbilicoplasty is a fairly minor procedure, there isn’t a lot of downtime for recovery or long-lasting side effects. Some potential complications include infection or tissue death if blood flow to the skin is affected. There’s also the risk you may not like the way the incisions heal. Belly buttons are essentially an anatomical wildcard.

They’re a scarred area in the abdominal wall where your umbilical cord once was. Having an innie or outie doesn’t mean anything for your health. However, if you don’t like the appearance of your belly button — or don’t have one due to past surgery or a childhood medical condition — you can talk to a plastic surgeon about an umbilicoplasty.

Can you be without a belly button?

Strange but true: Babies born with no belly button Belly buttons may be cute – and some are even bling-worthy – but they don’t serve much of a purpose. That’s a good thing, considering the many people who are living happy, navel-less lives. How can this happen? The culprits are two types of hernias, or holes, that can be present in the abdominal wall at birth: gastroschisis and omphalocele,

My son has no belly button,” says mom Becki Noles.
Instead, he has a slight indentation.” Noles’ son was born with gastroschisis,
Babies with this condition have a hole in their abdominal wall on one side of the umbilical cord.
At birth, the intestines protrude through this hole.
Noles’ son’s gastroschisis was fully corrected with surgery, but the belly button itself was a goner.

“Most parents of babies with gastroschisis don’t even see the belly button, but it’s there,” says Faisal Qureshi, a pediatric surgeon at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Surgeons put the intestine back into the abdomen and sometimes can stretch the belly button over the hole.

When we do it this way, the belly button itself forms the barrier,” says Qureshi.
But in other cases – such as with Noles’ son – the hole is too big to do that.
If we aren’t able to save the cord, we often will try to cinch the closure the way you would a purse string, which pulls it into a circular shape,” says Shaheen Timmapuri, a pediatric surgeon at St.

Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia. “It’s sort of crinkly and creates the appearance of a belly button.” Babies who have an omphalocele, on the other hand, truly are born without a belly button. The intestines or other abdominal organs protrude through a hole in the middle of the baby’s abdomen, right where the belly button would be.

Here’s how it happens: Early in pregnancy, the umbilical cord is attached to the baby internally, not externally. Around the 11th week, the abdominal wall should seal off the intestines, leaving just a small hole for the umbilical cord. Later, the abdominal muscles should grow together, sealing it off entirely and creating what we call the belly button.

An omphalocele occurs when this process doesn’t happen the way it’s supposed to. In contrast with gastroschisis, abdominal organs may protrude in addition to the intestines, and whatever protrudes is encased in a lining. “Imagine a piece of cloth with a big hole in it,” Qureshi says, “and then imagine putting a sock through the hole.

That sock is the lining, and the intestines are inside the sock.” Doctors repair the omphalecele surgically or, in some cases, using a technique called “painting,” in which the lining is dried off with betadyne or a similar material, allowing the skin to grow over it. This is usually followed up with surgery to repair the muscle when the child is a little older.

“Babies with omphaloceles definitely do not have belly buttons, so generally we try to fashion something to give the appearance of one,” says Timmapuri. It can be scary and unsettling if your baby has one of these conditions. Fortunately, excellent treatments are available.

In some cases, all that remains of the difficult experience is a tiny scar. According to the U.S. National Institutes of health, how well a child does depends on whether he has other conditions that go with it, and if so, which ones. Related birth defects are rare in babies with gastroschisis, but an estimated 25 to 40 percent of infants with an omphalocele have other birth defects, such as chromosomal abnormalities and heart defects.

If your baby has one of these abdominal wall defects, you can find support and more information from other parents in the BabyCenter Community. Visit our and groups, or for “omphalocele” to find related discussions. Was this article helpful? Yes No : Strange but true: Babies born with no belly button

Do we need a belly button?

Your belly button has no function after birth and is simply a scar or remnant of the umbilical cord that connected you to your mother Your belly button, also called the navel or umbilicus, has no function after birth and is simply a scar or remnant of the umbilical cord that connected you to your mother.

Can be innie or outie Visually divides the abdomen into quadrants and is frequently regarded as the body’s center of balance, acting as an essential anatomical marker Often used during laparoscopic surgeries as a port to insert instruments and reduce scars Has several nerve endings, so it can be ticklish to touch

Do all people have a belly button?

Belly Button Biodiversity Citizen scientists navigate‘the intimate forests of the umbilicus.’ Look at your navel, Do you know what it is? It is a scar, or mark, that remains where your umbilical cord attached you to your mother before you were born. Your navel is technically named the umbilicus and is commonly called the “belly button.” All humans have them.

Other mammals have them as well, although theirs are usually smooth or flat—often just a thin line hidden by fur,
Look at your belly button again.
Are you an “innie” or an “outie”? If you have an indentation or depression —if you can put the tip of your finger in—then you are an innie.
Most people are innies.

If you have a bump or protrusion, then you are an outie. What do you think is in your belly button? In 2011, a team of scientists launched the Belly Button Biodiversity Project to find out. These scientists were from the biology department of North Carolina State University (NC State) and the Nature Research Center (NRC) at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.

We’re interested in helping people understand and appreciate the microscopic species with which we share our daily lives,” says team member Dr.
Holly Menninger, an entomologist and NC State’s director of public science.
Usually when we think of body bacteria, she says, we think of the bad microbes that cause illness.

But in reality, most of the organisms on our skin are our first line of protection from pathogens —organisms that can cause disease. It’s a Jungle in There! For this project, people wiped cotton swabs in or on their belly buttons. The first group of 66 samples was collected from visitors to the museum and other participants.

Dr. Meg Lowman, a team member and director of the NRC, says, “This project was not only inclusive of all visitors, but also helped teach them about the challenges and techniques behind the collection of scientific data,” The research team discovered that belly buttons are very diverse habitats ! In total, they discovered 2,368 different species.

More than half of those may be new to science. “The belly buttons reminded me of rain forests,” wrote Dr. Rob Dunn, a biologist at NC State and the project’s leader, in a blog post. “They differed more than we expected.” Each participant’s belly button hosted about 67 different species.

Yet not one was common to every person, and only eight were found on at least 70 percent of participants. The team considered factors including age, sex, and whether the person had an innie or an outie. Despite this research, the scientists can’t quite explain why some belly buttons had a particular species, while others did not.

The researchers did learn, however, that the eight most common species were among the most abundant, This means that if a species was found in a belly button, that belly button usually had a lot of that species! In November 2012, the team published their first findings in a paper called “A Jungle in There: Bacteria in Belly Buttons are Highly Diverse, But Predictable.” They will soon have 600 samples from people all over North America.

“With this variety, we may well begin to explain the differences among people in terms of the intimate forests of their umbilicus,” Dunn wrote. Citizen Science Menninger’s team is passionate about engaging people of all ages in the whole process of science, from collecting and analyzing data, to making observations, producing new hypotheses, and determining what to study next.

Both NC State’s biology department and NRC have multiple citizen science initiatives to get the public involved. These include Armpit-pa-looza, a study of armpits; a census of camel crickets (also known as “sprickets”); and School of Ants, which is identifying ants and mapping their biodiversity across the United States.

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One doesn’t have to go off to the Amazon rain forest to experience biodiversity. It exists in your backyard, your basement and even your belly button!” says Menninger. “This biodiversity is critical to the functioning and health of our ecosystems —be that on our skin, or our forests and streams,” So, will you be a citizen scientist? Join up here!! !! Fast Fact School of Ants School of Ants is a citizen science project that looks at the ants that live in urban areas, especially around homes and schools.

From the School of Ants website: “Learn how to create your own sampling kit, sample your backyard or schoolyard, and get our collection back to us so that we can ID the ants and add your species list to the big, Together we’ll map ant diversity and species ranges across North America!” ! Interested in ants? Holly Menninger, NC State’s director of public science, has just the book for you! “We’ve just released a free eBook called that will surprise and delight young readers with stories (and outstanding photos) of some of the most common ants in North America.” The audio, illustrations, photos, and videos are credited beneath the media asset, except for promotional images, which generally link to another page that contains the media credit.