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Archive > July, 2010 Vol. XI, No. 7

Safety

Are Piercings and Jewelry Allowed in Your ORs?

Steven Butz, MD

Since body piercing is an increasingly popular form of self-expression, you're likely faced with patients presenting for surgery with jewelry in places other than in their ears or on their fingers. A survey of surgery center patients 18 to 50 years old published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology found that 14% have body piercings. The survey notes piercings are equally common among men and women. So what should you do when a patient shows up with a piercing? Cancel the surgery? Put tape on it and go ahead with the procedure? In my opinion, there's only one sensible option: Remove it for safety and liability reasons.

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