Body Piercinqs..Nails..Surgery..No No??

[RestlessMonkey 7]

Some nurses are more thorough than others. Some don't think it's as important. One quick way to check circulation and oxygenation is to check capillary refill IN SEVERAL SPOTS .... by quickly mashing on a fingernail and seeing how long it takes the blood to flow back or "refill". Should be under 2-3 seconds. Some rely only on a pulse oximeter (usually placed on an index finger...and acrylic nails stop it from working) but we're taught to check on our own too; equipment can fail. So it is prudent to go in "clean" without acrylics and without polish...we larger ladies are more prone to circulation issues because of our adipose tissue, many with blood pressure problems etc. If you want the nurses to be able to assess you quickly and accurately, leave the nails and polish for another day. They may forget to ask you but in recovery those nurses are going to want to make sure everythings circulating like it should and that you are getting oxygen to your fingers and toes just fine.

[luluc 6]

My finger nails were not done but my toes had french manicare on them and they didnt say a word.

same here - french on the toes, but clear on finger nails.

if your Dr hasn't said anything about it - ask them up front just to be on the safe side.

my dr also wanted clean hair & face - no makeup / hair product / no perfumes etc. i'm sure there was a reason why, but i'm not much of a makeup person anyway - also all peircing out.

[HarleyGirl 1]

I was able to put plastic retainers in my piercings with no problems.