What Is a Belly Button Infection?
2. Do All Belly Buttons Look the Same?
Every person’s belly button is uniquely shaped. It can be shallow or protruding, horizontal or vertical, round or oval, symmetrical or off-center. The way your belly button looks is a result of your genes, not the technique of the doctor who snipped your umbilical cord. And contrary to some social media posts, the shape of a person’s belly button is completely unrelated to personality characteristics.
Some people have no noticeable belly button, just a slight indentation. This condition is sometimes caused by having surgery shortly after birth to correct gastroschisis, a condition in which the intestines stick through a hole in the baby’s abdomen. Some claim that “lotus birth,” a tradition in which the umbilical cord is not cut but is rather allowed to fall off naturally, results in a greatly diminished or absent belly button.
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