Question:
Acrylic nails on during surgery
OK..call me vain but..do I have to take off my acrylic nails for surgery?? Seems like I've heard they need to be able to see your nail beds for some reason. Were you able to leave yours on or did they have to go. — Kathleen F. (posted on May 31, 2009)
May 31, 2009
My surgeon, Dr. Michael Snyder in Denver, said acrylic nails are fine....
but no makeup, lotions, or deoderants. They used to judge your oxygenation
(how much oxygen you were getting) by the color of your nail beds during
surgery (pink was good, blueish was not so good).... but now they have that
little "pulse-ox" clip that they put over your finger, and it
reads out the oxygenation levels quite accurately, so it's not necessary to
take your nails off.
— Erica Alikchihoo
May 31, 2009
I have acrylic nails and it was no problem. I even had nail polish
on,hands and feet! Good luck!
— katiecakes
May 31, 2009
My hospital/surgeon said it was ok to leave them on also (no polish), but I
took them off anyways since I didn't know if I'd be up for going and
getting a fill within 2 weeks and I hate how they look when they're overdue
for one. Funny, but I ended up going and getting new ones put on even
before 2 weeks were up. I had a pretty easy recovery, wish you the same!
— opheliafl
May 31, 2009
I kept mine on, was no problem. Good Luck to you!!
— [Deactivated Member]
June 1, 2009
My prep nurse told me fake nails are 'usually' no problem. She said they
attach a heart monitor to your index finger. As long as it gets a reading,
it's okay. I didn't like the sound of "usually", so I had my
nail tech file down (flatten) the nails on the index fingers to make the
acrylic thin. There was no problem!
— jtoothman
June 1, 2009
Hi Kathleen,
I had/have very long (dragon lady nails) and the only problem was they had
to put the tester/monitor on my finger side ways. It all worked out fine. I
was in intensive care for 3 days and all was fine no one said anything
negative about the nails. Best of luck with your up coming event!
— tootsie52
June 1, 2009
the best thing to do is ask the anesthesioligist(?sp)on your pre-op visit.
i think they are usually ok, but no polish! hope this helps...Holly
— RNlvnCARSON
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