View. comments. She's never hidden her love of plastic surgery-but Cher's latest attempt to Turn Back Time was on display for all to see at the London premiere of her new movie Burlesque on Monday. The music legend was spotted sporting sticky tape at the edge of her jawline, in an old Hollywood face-tightening trick.
Terms to Know. Umbilical cord: A cord that connects the developing baby to the mother in utero. The umbilical cord attaches to the baby at the abdomen and to the mother at the placenta. The cord forms during the fifth week of gestation (seventh week of pregnancy). Add to your pregnancy vocabulary.
An umbilical hernia happens when a weakness in the muscle around the umbilicus, or belly button, allows the tissues of the abdomen to protrude through the muscle. The umbilical cord, or the cord that delivers nutrients from the mother to the fetus, goes through the abdominal muscles, creating an area where a hernia can easily form. An umbilical hernia is typically small enough that only the peritoneum, or the lining of the abdominal cavity, pushes through the muscle wall.