Must I remove my navel piercing before abdominal lipo?

Yes, any piercing should be removed if it is in the area that will be sterile and prepped for the procedure. A 15 year old piercing will have a mature tract to allow easy replacement of the piercing after the procedure. Good luck!

I have my patients remove the ring.  I suggest a formal consultation with an expert to determine the best way to go about treatment.  Best, Dr. Emer.

Yes it is important to remove the navel ring to prevent possible infection in the area of surgery. Your surgeon can remove it the time of surgery.

It is always a good idea to remove all piercings for surgery to insure a more sterile environment, while minimizing complication.

Yes all jewelry needs to be removed prior to surgery. Although electrocauterry is not used during this procedure you will be safer since no errant soft tissue injuries can occur if the jewelry is removed. 

Yes, it is a good idea to remove a navel piercing before liposuction. Often liposuction of the abdomen is approached around the umbilicus and this could interfere with the liposuction and potentially cause contamination.

You should remove your umbilical piercing the morning of your surgery. It will likely be in the way of any incision sites for the liposuction and is a source of potential infection.

 Yes, it is a good idea to remove any piercings that are present in a proposed surgical site. There is a higher chance of an infection having a foreign body in the surgical field.

Standard procedures would have you remove all jewelry.  Good Luck with your liposuction procedure.

 i do a very large number of Smartlipo cases. IF you can easily remove and then replace the ring immediately after surgery, that is best. if for some reason you cannot get it out, then i think the risks are very lowif you leave it in.david berman md