Do vaginal piercings have to be removed for Tummy tuck?

For surgery, any accessory metal of the body like earrings, rings, piercing (e.g vaginal piercing) etc. must be removed from the body to avoid burns. The reason is that during surgery, the surgeons use a device called electrocautery or electro-knife to cut tissues and stop bleeding.  If a metal device is present on the skin when being used, the skin can be burned and therefore leave permanent scarring. That's why the OR nurses usually double check in the pre-op area that the patients the patients have no accessory metal in their body. In my practice, I tell the patients to remove their piercing before going to the operating room at the comfort of their home to prevent delays prior surged and minimize the loos of the piercing while in the hospital /surgery center

Yes, all piercings must be removed before surgery for safety reasons. But you can speak with your surgeon re: putting your piercings back in while you are in recovery. My best,
Dr. Sheila Nazarian
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Removing all metal piercings is the safest thing to do before a plastic surgery operation. There is a risk of burns when cautery devices are used. Often, the OR nurses can remove genital piercings after your go to sleep and replace them before you wake up. Just be sure to let everyone know that the piercings are there! It would be a really bad place for a burn!