Piercings/Tats and MRIs...Question

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Also wanted to mention that health care staff are trained to have patients remove jewelry before procedures like surgeries. It has been a few years... piercings weren't common when I last worked in a hospital... but I remember that it was frowned upon to even leave a wedding ring on a patient... but it could be left on and taped in place if a patient insisted on keeping it on or if it was non-removable. One reason that was done was so that the patient didn't have their jewelry lost or stolen... (although I am having a hard time imagining anyone stealing most piercing jewelry...(but you never know)).

The finger rings get removed due to possible swelling (wouldn't want to have to cut off wedding bands now would you). I think the rest are removed just so they don't get caught in clothing/during bathing/stolen (and yes there are unscrupulous people who will steal anything - including piercing jewelry).

(I work in a funeral home - families call all the time looking for rings/earrings, stuff that we never picked up that the hospital never has in the security office safe - take everything off that is easily removable that you want to keep if you go into the hospital folks).