Belly Button M&M pretzels (2024)

FAQs

What is the belly button challenge? ›

Face drawn around female navel in black ball point pen. As I write this, #TheBellyButtonChallenge is on fire, a bizarre self-test in which a person can determine fitness levels by wrapping one arm behind their back, around their side and over to their belly button.

Using Square Skin Flaps to Recreate the Belly Button

In surgery with a midline vertical incision and significant skin laxity, the excess skin in the midline is excised, sparring two flaps of about 2 cm on either side. These flaps resemble the remaining teeth of a carved pumpkin.

Outie: A navel consisting of the umbilical tip protruding past the periumbilical skin is an outie. Essentially any navel which is not concave. Swirly/spiral: A rare form in which the umbilical cord scar forms a swirl shape.

"While we can target weight loss in general through diet and lifestyle changes, it is unrealistic to think that we can target particular areas for fat loss," says Lenherr. Ricketts agrees, sharing that no matter how hard you train your abdominal muscles, you can't spot reduce belly fat.

Bellybutton pain can range in severity from mild to sharp. A person may feel it near the bellybutton, the upper or lower abdominal area, and possibly beyond, depending on the underlying cause of the pain. Anyone experiencing bellybutton pain should talk with a doctor to determine the cause.

While belly buttons come in all shapes and sizes, they generally fall into one of two camps: innie vs. outie belly buttons. Innie belly buttons occur when the skin of the umbilicus goes in when it heals. In outie belly buttons, the skin of the navel sticks out and gives the appearance of a knot.

Although the belly button has no functional use, it does have some points of importance after birth. It is a useful point of entry for certain medical procedures. The umbilical cord stump may be used as a route if transfusions are required in a newborn, instead of a painful poke into a tiny infant's vein.

Dubbed 'The Belly Button Rule', it's all to with the fact that our belly is considered to be one of our core 'power zones', apparently. So, if you angle your belly button towards someone as you speak to them, then this signals that we like, admire and trust them.

In January 2011, we launched Belly Button Biodiversity to investigate the microbes inhabiting our navels and the factors that might influence the microscopic life calling this protected, moist patch of skin home.

Every human belly button is a unique ecosystem, home to hundreds of different species of bacteria and other microorganisms. This microbiome plays an important role in our health, influencing everything from our skin condition to our immune response.

What does playing with your belly button do? ›

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.