If so... When did they say to stop shaving?

Or is this just a Mexico thing?

Someone said their surgeon said no shaving because it could lead to infection.

Anyone know anything about this???

I wasn't told this, but they shaved my stomach during surgery. Lol

shaving with a razor can make infection more likely. if you want to remove any body hair, use clippers.

was told no shaving, and THEY shaved what needed to be shaved!

Same here, they told me no shaving within five days of the surgery. Reason: any cuts caused by shaving could be a proponent to infection. I followed their instructions exactly. No taking chances for me.

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If you aren't allowed to shave, you can still use Nair, or wax right?

Ok thanks you guys, that's what I thought I heard.

I don't know about Nair (hate that nasty stuff, eww)

But waxing ...I'm going to guess...no, because you're opening up your pores, and do we really know how long it takes them to close down? Unless your doc says ok, I would error on the side of caution with that one, personally.

Does this only apply to the abdominal area? I wouldn't see anything wrong with waxing eyebrows prior to surgery, but if they told me not to, then I wouldn't

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Just where the surgical part is at. They just don't want you shaving your abdomen then they cut you open and an infection take over your body once it has access.