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Acrylic nails and nail polish during surgery?

Naubell
Scheduled for a tummy tuck, lipo and breast augmentation for October 14th. I have acrylic nails on, with gel nail polish. Do I just need th polish removed or should I plan on removing my acrylic nails as well?

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