Never heard of anyone doing this, but given all the simple plastic surgery cosmetic procedures that can be done, it, like the dr. said, it would be no big deal to do. Given all the scars on my old frame, (helicopter crashes, plane crashes, motorcycle mishaps, surgeries and more), I hardly think of this little pencil sized dot on my stomach. But even if I could have it removed, or for that matter any of the other scars on my body, I do not think that it's/their removal would reduce my memory of the battles