text: what causes "outies"? i have an outie belly button. i always liked it because it made me different from most other people. when i was little, i decided that outies were caused when the doctor didn't cut the umbilical cord short enough when babies were born. i never gave it a second thought until i over heard someone say something about outies being caused by a hernia. yikes! so, is that what causes outies? hernias? should i be worried?  hey, what's the technical term for an outie anyway? when an outtie happens, all it is is wen the umbilicle cord was taken off, it was pulled a lil funny, and brought tissue out with it. thats it. no big speach and stuff. also, the whole ambilicle chord isnt cut at the bottem, it just falls off, and isnt alive after they take out outta the womb.