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I'm having surgery on Wednesday the 31st and I have acrylic nails my surgeon did not say anything to me about removing them do you think they will be OK for surgery or should I have them removed

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  • fairyann
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    You need to have at least one without polish so they can check your oxygen level during surgery- they use one of your fingers/nail beds.

  • Joann454
    Joann454

    When I had gallbladder surgery they told me to remove mine. This time they said no polish but I have my natural nails now. If your hesitant to remove them call and ask. You don't want a surgery day su

  • TammyLee66
    TammyLee66

    I did talk to my nurse today for my surgery and she said my acrylic nails are fine as long as I have no polish on them which I have French tip

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When I had gallbladder surgery they told me to remove mine. This time they said no polish but I have my natural nails now. If your hesitant to remove them call and ask. You don't want a surgery day surprise. My gut says remove them.


You need to have at least one without polish so they can check your oxygen level during surgery- they use one of your fingers/nail beds.


I'm having surgery on Wednesday the 31st and I have acrylic nails my surgeon did not say anything to me about removing them do you think they will be OK for surgery or should I have them removed




I'm having my surgery on the 30th and I asked this same exact question! I love my acrylics, so they told me that it needs to either be a clear coat, or something light, like a French manicure!
Good luck on your journey![emoji177]



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I'm having my surgery on the 30th and I asked this same exact question! I love my acrylics, so they told me that it needs to either be a clear coat, or something light, like a French manicure!
Good luck on your journey![emoji177]




Thank you good luck on your journey as well yes I have French tip so I wonder if that will be OK I did call the hospital this morning and they're calling me back


In my class we were told to remove at least one nail if you had fake nails and if you had polish to remove the one nail of polish.

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I had surgery 2 months ago and I got a mani/pedi beforehand; natural nails with clear on fingers and purple on toes. No problem at the hospital.

I had surgery 2 months ago and I got a mani/pedi beforehand; natural nails with clear on fingers and purple on toes. No problem at the hospital.

I went in with purple toes too. Natural fingernails-no polish.

I had acrylic nails and they had no issues with them.


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