During surgery and time in the hospital?

Take it out right before surgery and put it back in right after. You should be fine with it being out for a few hours.

I had my nose and tongue taken out during surgery, you can put them back in when your out

My piercing guy told me ten hours max? I can't believe it closes that fast, but I've never really taken it out.

How long have you had it pierced for? I've had mine pierced for a few years now and have had mine out for about a month and still got it threw, had to push a bit but it went in lol

Over a year. Yikes!! I figure worst case I'll have to re-pierce. The place I got pierced tells me to just put a piece of fishing twine in the hole, but that seems like a bad idea.

Im sure it will be fine, if your worried about it closing just put it back in when you get in your hospital room, or have someone help if you're to drugged up lol jk

U should b ok with taking it out for a few hours. I have my tongue an nose pierced an they both went back in jus fine. U will b up an awake after surgery so jus slip it back in. Good luck girl!!

I have my nips pierced, and they were only 3 months along at the time of my surgery. I had my piercer replace them with tigon. It's a clear rubbery/plastic-y place holder, basically, that is approved to have in place during surgery (medical grade tubing). They had no problem with it, as long as there was no metal. the tigon tube is held in place by two O rings on either side of the piercing. It's not pretty, but gets the job done and saves your piercing.

I was allowed to use plastic retainers in my piercings during surgery.

Yep, I used a "freckle" plastic retainer during surgery and had no problems.

~Cheri

I have a tongue piercing that's nearly 14 years old so I know taking it out a few hours the day of surgery won't be a big deal. But then I've also been thinking-- I'm 32 now and have had this since I was 18. Do I still want it?? Maybe leave it behind with the "old" me?? Still debating and surgery isn't til 7/23 but just thinking maybe I've outgrown it now. We'll see.