Belly buttons are an anatomical wildcard. Whether you have an innie or an outie is mostly up to chance. Learn more about belly buttons and what you can do if you don’t like how yours looks.

We asked the experts common questions about outie belly buttons (like why they occur)—and to dispel some myths about this body part. Here’s all you need to know about them.

You may think of your belly button as just a scar from your umbilical cord, but it's actually a bustling hub for bacteria. A ...

A navel or belly button is the remnant of your former umbilical cord. They come in lots of different shapes and sizes, and is one of the unique attributes that makes you, you.

Medically reviewed by Daniel Combs, MDMedically reviewed by Daniel Combs, MD Outie belly buttons are usually the result of normal variations in how the umbilical cord heals. The belly button is ...

Your belly button, or navel – clinically, your umbilicus – is the permanent scar left from where your umbilical cord connected your circulatory system, when you were a fetus, to the placenta.