During Surgery, can I wear any body piercing in surgery?

I advise my patients to remove all of their piercings, if possible.  During surgery an electrocautery device is used, and removing metal piercings helps lower the risk of injuries like burns and pressure sores.  It's generally not an issue to replace the piercings as soon as the procedure is over (depending of course, on the site of the surgery and where the piercings are).It's always a good idea to check with your surgeon and anesthesiologist beforehand about their policies on piercings.Hope this helps, and good luck with your procedures!

I always tell patients to remove all body piercings and jewelry from their body. This is because metal can draw heat and cause a burn. Hope this information helps.

All body piercings must be removed prior to surgery. Surgeons commonly electric scalpels to cut and stop bleeding and if you had s piercing left behind it may cause a significant burn in that location. Peter Aldea MD