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Is Surgery The Only Way To Correct Outstretched And Smelly Belly Button?
I have an outie belly button... sometimes it smells very bad and it looks pathetic on my body... I can t take off my shirt just because of my belly button... can I transform it to innie without any surgery? Or can It be cleaned and free from smell. .. ?
Thu, 25 Jun 2015
General & Family Physician, Dr. Nishad BN's Response
Hi Thank you for asking HCM. I have gone through your query. Your problem can be dirt accumulation and secondary fungal , bacterial infection. You can clean the area with warm saline , antiseptic like chlorhexidine and apply ointments with combination of antifungal like terbinafine , antibiotic like ofloxacin & ornidazole and corticosteroid like clobetasol. Always keep the are dry also. Hope this may help you. Let me know if anything not clear. Thanks.
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Is Surgery The Only Way To Correct Outstretched And Smelly Belly Button?
Hi Thank you for asking HCM. I have gone through your query. Your problem can be dirt accumulation and secondary fungal , bacterial infection. You can clean the area with warm saline , antiseptic like chlorhexidine and apply ointments with combination of antifungal like terbinafine , antibiotic like ofloxacin & ornidazole and corticosteroid like clobetasol. Always keep the are dry also. Hope this may help you. Let me know if anything not clear. Thanks.