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I want to get Smart Lipo on my stomach and back but I have vaginal piercing will I have too remove it?

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Ro92089Jun 22, 2015

Can I replace the medal jewelry with plastic jewelry and keep the piercing in and still have the surgery?

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Dr. Marco A. Pelosi III, MD, FACOG, FACS
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Dr. Darryl J. Blinski, MD
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