Your belly button might seem like nothing more than a remnant from your time in the womb, but this small area can actually provide valuable clues about your digestive health and overall wellbeing.

Scientists have discovered a hidden fibrous sheath beneath the belly button that explains why navels stay concave for life.

Sometimes people find a fuzzy little ball of fibers in their navel. Some refer to this as belly button lint, while others call it belly button fluff, navel lint, or navel fluff. In a 2012 study at ...

An umbilical cord granuloma looks like a small, round bump in the middle of the navel after the cord stump has fallen off, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The tissue is often ...

Belly button reconstruction surgery, or umbilicoplasty, is a minimally invasive cosmetic procedure to change the appearance of the belly button. A person may consider belly button reconstruction to ...

Scientists have discovered a new abdominal structure called the umbilical sheath, which anchors the remnant of the umbilical ...