I know this may sound kinda weird, but here it goes. Do I need to remove my navel ring for surgery? My friend asked the same thing also. So I guess it's a valid question.:biggrin:

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You ladies.....if you are small enough to have your belly button peirced ......what in the world do you need lap band surgery for......i'm not trying to be smart but you must not carry your weight in your tummy...

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LOL Bttrfli :biggrin:, that is what I was thinking. I cant even find my belly button. I know it is there somewhere! Back to the original question. There are many reasons not to wear it. Infection and getting lost being the two biggest.

Generally speaking, doctors make you wear no makeup and no jewelry... so I would assume this would have to be removed as well :-) You should be able to put it back in soon after surgery though, so no worries about it healing unless you've just had it done recently.

Thanks for the tips guys. I picked up the palstic retainer, and hopefully I can use it. It was cheap enough. I was afraid that the hole would close up.

I have had my navel pierced for a few years now, and while I do carry quite a bit of weight around my middle, I can see the navel ring when I stand up or lie down.

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I took mine out. Mine is open and really well healed so now I only wear my navel rings for "special" occasions :wub:

It stretched to oblivion when I was pregnant with my twins, but it looks OK now.

I had to take out my tongue ring for my c-section and that closed up within an hour :thumbup: That sucked..

For my band I took out all my jewelry. It can get lost, get inside your body, conduct electricity etc.

I believe the reason for 'no metal jewellery' is in case they end up having to use a defibrolator during surgery, you could get burned at the metal sites.

I replaced all of my gold piercings with plastic & they were still there when I woke up after surgery. :thumbup:

(I had told the nurse about them just before I went under.)

BTW - My port scar is 1" to the right of my belly button. Even being that close, my surgeon did not remove my belly ring.

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You ladies.....if you are small enough to have your belly button peirced ......what in the world do you need lap band surgery for......i'm not trying to be smart but you must not carry your weight in your tummy...

Confused?

I don't know about the others, but I got my piercings long before I gained the weight. :thumbup: I was only about 140lbs at the time, & quite a bit younger.

For everyone that has to take it out I actually lost my ball on one end and i have no idea how long it was out but it was kinda trick to get back in this sounds kinda gross but lube up the barbell or ring your trying to put in I find it moves smoother that way *and if there are any dirty minds out there think about small hole big gauge of course lube will help* okay that was a little dirty:rolleyes2:

some people have lost the majority of their weight and feel that they look great, better then what they looked like before surgery and feel good about what they have done, and want to have their belly button pierced. Some people here shouldn't be so judgemental about who they think should and shouldn't have lapband.