Your belly button is one of those body parts that doesn't get a lot of attention. But if you notice an odor wafting from down there, it's more than understandable to wonder, "Why does my belly ...

Most of us probably don't give our belly button a second thought. However, this small fold of skin could be a host for infections, cysts, and even hernias, experts suggest. Dr Dan Baumgardt, a ...

Dr. Polo, I love the results of my liposuction, but my belly button has changed, and I don’t like the way it looks now.

Dr Karl on accepting his Ig Nobel Prize, 2002 My Ig Nobel Prize was physically handed to me by genuine Nobel Laureates Dudley Herschbach (Chemistry '86), Richard Roberts (Physiology or Medicine ...

More men are seeking “six-pack abs" with the help of a surgical procedure called high-definition liposuction, according to plastic surgeons. Experts share how it works and potential risks.

Soggy-stomached US men are increasingly turning to a novel plastic surgery operation that lets them achieve six-packs sans ...

Had my belly button saved my life? If my cancer hadn’t found its way out of my body through my navel, it probably would not ...

I continued getting Pap smears at the recommended intervals and began getting yearly mammograms at age 41, even though my primary care doctor advised against it. “There are too many false ...

As the new season kicks off, so do new fitness regimes – but research led by Professor Tim Spector shows that waist size is a ...

In one to three weeks (six weeks is Dr. P's record), it will fall off completely, leaving your baby's adorable belly button as the only proof of its past existence (Dr P is not going to discuss ...

The doctor explains that the procedure includes a small incision made at the base of the belly button. If any intestine is present in the hernia, it is placed back into the abdominal cavity.