Ohh wants his belly button removed. Now, contrary to popular belief the belly button is actually important. Many people believe that the belly button is useless after birth, which is not the case. The belly button or umbilicus. The umbilicus can be used for many things throughout someone’s life. One use is that the umbilicus is used in gallbladder surgery. This allows the doctor to access the gallbladder if it needs to be removed through surgery. Not long ago gallbladder surgery was invasive, dangerous, and extremely difficult to recover from, now through surgery done through the umbilicus. With the help of robotics Dr. Lyons has said that, “The robotic system gives me the ability to access a natural opening like the umbilicus with one small incision.” (USMD). This would mean that the patient undergoing the surgery would not be so daunting and hard to recover. It is safer which is a reason that Vinny Ohh should not remove his belly-button, it can be used for medical purposes. Another reason why he should not remove his belly-button is that these procedures are becoming very extreme. This is becoming body mutilation. Dr. Anthony Youn, a board-certified plastic surgeon, has stated, “there is a big difference between plastic surgery and extreme body modification,” (Youn). Meaning that plastic surgery and body modification are two seperate things. Vinny Ohh should be aware that he is not having plastic surgery but is making his body something that it is not something that it can
Ohh wants his belly button removed. Now, contrary to popular belief the belly button is actually important. Many people believe that the belly button is useless after birth, which is not the case. The belly button or umbilicus. The umbilicus can be used for many things throughout someone’s life. One use is that the umbilicus is used in gallbladder surgery. This allows the doctor to access the gallbladder if it needs to be removed through surgery. Not long ago gallbladder surgery was invasive, dangerous, and extremely difficult to recover from, now through surgery done through the umbilicus. With the help of robotics Dr. Lyons has said that, “The robotic system gives me the ability to access a natural opening like the umbilicus with one small incision.” (USMD). This would mean that the patient undergoing the surgery would not be so daunting and hard to recover. It is safer which is a reason that Vinny Ohh should not remove his belly-button, it can be used for medical purposes. Another reason why he should not remove his belly-button is that these procedures are becoming very extreme. This is becoming body mutilation. Dr. Anthony Youn, a board-certified plastic surgeon, has stated, “there is a big difference between plastic surgery and extreme body modification,” (Youn). Meaning that plastic surgery and body modification are two seperate things. Vinny Ohh should be aware that he is not having plastic surgery but is making his body something that it is not something that it can