Dermal piercing and pregnant.

It has to be removed by a professional as a scalpel is needed xx

No piercing shop will remove it you’re going to have to get it removed at a doctors/hospital because you’re pregnant

I have a email written by my midwife and doctor saying that it needs to be removed by a professional piercer and they told me to try use that email and see if someone will remove it.... if not do you think maybe I should ring the doctors?

personally I would ring the doctors a piercing shop needs to have special insurance for something like that so they won’t touch a pregnant woman x

Hmm.. interesting you’re being told you have to remove it. I have two in my hips and they havnt grown out like I thought they would in pregnancy. I had a fetal MRI and was able to keep them in. I can imagine if I did end up with an emergency c section (hopefully not), they wouldn’t remove them in theatre there and then.
More risky to have them taken out by a piercer in pregnancy due to infection risk

Oh dear.... 😪 this is the email my midwife wrote me

Definitely is weird they are asking you to take it out I’ve got a normal piercing in my belly button and I’ve never had to take it out with either of my pregnancies even had it in while in Labour x

@Chloe I thought the doctor would do it while I had the c section but no...😪 xxx

I've been told my VCH needs removing however in last week or so it's sunk into itself so ball on top of bar is inside me. I'm seeing a piercer Saturday but my midwifes said it might have to be removed once spinal blocks done on c section. Could that be an option if u can't get it removed?
Apparently its in case they need to shock us to save r life in worse case scenario x

Do not remove it at home. You’ll have to go to a piercers or hospital.

I have now got an appointment with a piercer to remove it but I am going to call the doctors to see if they can do it as I'd prefer that. :) xxx

The problem is we don’t know how to remove dermal piercings in theatre
And we wouldn’t want to cause you harm

We use special equipment that stops the bleeding during your surgery but it can cause severe burns if you have metal in your body

@Harriet I went to my appointment today to remove the piercing and it didn't go well. They couldn't remove it and now ots very sore and swollen... I'm unsure what to do now... xxx

they shouldn’t struggle if they are professionally trained they should have numbed you with lidocaine then used a scalpel to make a small incision to take it out xx

where is your dermal piercing?
If it’s in a certain area they may just be able to tape it and avoid causing a burn xx

@Chloe I did think that tbh... I wasn't numbed at all and they used a needle to make cuts around it to try remove it. After an hour I told them to not bother xxx

@Harriet it's on my stomach... nesr my hip xxx