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! 

Thanks for the question! Yes, please remove all piercings before surgery. I hope this helps.

Thank you for your question. All earrings and other piercings have to be removed prior to surgery. This is required to prevent electric cunduction to the skin from the cautery device used by your surgeon to stop bleeding. I suggest patients remove their piercings at home to eliminate the possibility of losing them at the surgery center. Hope this helps! 

Dear A new me35,

It is always a good idea to remove any metal
piercings in any part of the body because there is a risk of a burn there due
to the cautery device sending current through your body.

I hope this has been helpful.

Robert D. Wilcox, MD

I would always advise removing piercings. There are surgical methods of performing surgery without removal although in my opinion this may not be in your best interest. Best to consult with a PS and run through the pros and cons.

Thank you for your question. No you do not need to remove your vaginal piercing to have a tummy tuck. I hope you find this information useful. 

All metal piercings need to be removed from the body prior to surgery where an electrocautery is to be used.  Most patients use plastic spacers during the surgery and replace it with the metal jewelry as soon as possible after the surgery.  Hope this helps.

Thank you for your question. Yes we do recommend to remove them . We use electrocautery and it can cause burns to the metal bearing area